Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2022: Christopher Borrelli: Chicago Tribune

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich

Trending Works

XXX Danny Brown
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
Pillion Harry Lighton
All-Night Pharmacy Ruth Madievsky
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
Tár Todd Field
The Guardians Sarah Manguso
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams
The Beast Bertrand Bonello
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho

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