Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
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J. Ryan Stradal

Kitchens of the Great Midwest
- Top Ten Books of 2015: Chicago Public Library

Trending Lists

The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Movie Club 2025 Slate · Movie Club
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
10 Favorite Books of 2025 Maureen Corrigan · NPR · Fresh Air
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker

Trending Works

Projections Romare
Chokepoints Edward Fishman
Blue Laws Kevin Young
The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Natpwe: The Feast of the Spirits Tiane Doan na Champassak and Jean Dubrel
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Detroit 2 Big Sean
Yes! Nadav Lapid
Raising Hare Chloe Dalton
Long Story Short
Body Talk Robyn
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
Support the Girls Andrew Bujalski

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