Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
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Death of an Ordinary Man

by Sarah Perry

Lists

The Observer's Books of the Year 2025: Observer

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

Lese Majesty Shabazz Palaces
Maffia
The Ugly Stepsister Emilie Blichfeldt
Kiff
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
War for the Planet of the Apes Matt Reeves
Hallow Road Babak Anvari
The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson
Health and Safety Emily Witt
Anora Sean Baker
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
I'm Still Here Walter Salles
Wonderstruck Todd Haynes
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi

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