Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Kirkus Reviews: Nonfiction 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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- 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2023: Washington Post

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Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Favorite Movies of 2025 Barack Obama

Trending Works

Resurrection Bi Gan
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Hamnet Chloé Zhao
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Train Dreams Clint Bentley
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Sirāt Oliver Laxe

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