Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Maureen Corrigan: NPR: 10 Favorite Books of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Slate: Movie Club 2025
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An Honest Living

by Dwyer Murphy

Lists

Our 38 Favorite Books of 2022: Lit Hub

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
Movie Club 2025 Slate · Movie Club
Best Films of 2025 Spectrum Culture
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
10 Favorite Books of 2025 Maureen Corrigan · NPR · Fresh Air
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire

Trending Works

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

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