Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Time: Top 10 Best Albums of 2015
A.V. Club: 25 Best Films of 2025
Peter Travers: The Travers Take: The 10 Best Movies of 2025
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Lists

Favorite Books of 2022: Salon

The Best Books of 2022: BuzzFeed
Our 38 Favorite Books of 2022: Lit Hub

Trending Lists

25 Best Films of 2025 A.V. Club
Top 100 Albums of 2025 Under the Radar
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2019 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Best Albums of 2015 Time
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
The Best TV Shows of 2021 Emily St. James · Vox
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Peter Travers · The Travers Take
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 50 Best Films of 2022 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

Is This Thing On? Bradley Cooper
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail Steve James
All That Glitters Orlando Whitfield
There's a Monster Behind the Door Gaëlle Bélem
End Explosions in the Sky
In Covid's Wake Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee
Marissa Nadler Marissa Nadler
Electric Pet Shop Boys
Beau Is Afraid Ari Aster
Pater Alain Cavalier
Everything Makes Me Sick Sex Scenes
The Cathedral Ricky D'Ambrose
Peki Momés Peki Momés
The Endless Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead

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