Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2025
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The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top Ten Films of 2025 Ben Kenigsberg · RogerEbert.com
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 A.A. Dowd
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal

Trending Works

I'm Still Here Walter Salles
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow Julia Loktev
Sorry, Baby Eva Victor
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Splitsville Michael Angelo Covino
The Director Daniel Kehlmann
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Thresholder Ian William Craig
Mother Mary Comes to Me Arundhati Roy
Vida
Queen & Slim: The Soundtrack various artists
The Shrouds David Cronenberg
Train Dreams Clint Bentley

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