Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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1. 6 Favorite Poetry Collections of 2023: Dasia Moore: Boston Globe
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- 100 Recommended Books of 2018: San Francisco Chronicle

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Movies of 2024 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s Pitchfork
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

A Guardian and a Thief Megha Majumdar
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Those Who Are About to Die Harry Sidebottom
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Hamnet Chloé Zhao
Blue Heron Sophy Romvari
The Phoenician Scheme Wes Anderson
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
XXX Danny Brown
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
House of Huawei Eva Dou
The Antidote Karen Russell

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