Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Atlantic: The Best Books of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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by Laura Sims

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The Best Novels of 2019: Vogue

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Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Washington Post
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Atlantic
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma

Trending Works

Diamond Eyes Deftones
HeidiWorld: The Heidi Fleiss Story
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Anna’s War Aleksei Fedorchenko
Clean Slate
Idlewild Idlewild
Half Eaten By Dogs The Serfs
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Sly Thom Zimny
Francesca David Murray Quartet
The Sunshine Place
Liars Sarah Manguso
Fingernails Christos Nikou
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas

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