Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
New Yorker: The Best Books of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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Karin Tanabe

The Sunset Crowd
- 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2023: Washington Post
A Woman of Intelligence
- 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2021: Washington Post
A Hundred Suns
1. The Best Books of 2020: Real Simple

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Dean's List 2025 Robert Christgau
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Peter Travers · The Travers Take
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2022 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Poetry of 2023 Elisa Gabbert · New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker

Trending Works

Sinners Ryan Coogler
Portrait of a Lady on Fire Céline Sciamma
Health and Safety Emily Witt
Rotting in the Sun Sebastián Silva
Archipelago of the Sun Yoko Tawada
Resurrection Bi Gan
The Last Rotation of Earth BC Camplight
The Even More Freewheelin' Jeffrey Lewis Jeffrey Lewis
XXX Danny Brown
Hallow Road Babak Anvari
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle Arthur Harari
Unnecessary Riffness Red Sun & Bonus
Orient Nicholas Gulig
Rituals Watchhouse

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