Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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- Our 65 Favorite Books of 2020: Lit Hub

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2015 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top Ten Films of 2025 Glenn Kenny · RogerEbert.com

Trending Works

XXX Danny Brown
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Eddington Ari Aster
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Keeper of the Shepherd Hannah Frances
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Boom Town Sam Anderson
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
Broker Hirokazu Kore-eda
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Sinners Ryan Coogler
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
The Lowdown
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan

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