Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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Lines of Englishness 1922-2022

by John Greening & Kevin Gardner (editors)

Lists

Best Poetry Books of 2023: Rishi Dastidar: Guardian

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100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 100 Albums of 2017 Village Voice · Pazz & Jop
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Movies of 2020 Empire
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The Best Books of 2025 Boston Globe

Trending Works

Angel Falls Sylvie Courvoisier & Wadada Leo Smith
The Fighter David O. Russell
Dying for Sex
The Ugly Stepsister Emilie Blichfeldt
Kiff
Maffia
War for the Planet of the Apes Matt Reeves
Weapons Zach Cregger
The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson
Tonight in Jungleland Peter Ames Carlin
Health and Safety Emily Witt
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Wonderstruck Todd Haynes
XXX Danny Brown

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