Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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The 15 Best Books of 2025: People

50 Notable Works of Fiction from 2025: Washington Post
100 Notable Books of 2025: New York Times: New York Times
The 20 Best Books of 2025: Town & Country

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The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Poetry Collections of 2025 Electric Lit
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s Pitchfork
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
100 Best Albums of the 2010s Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The Best Poetry Books of 2024 Elisa Gabbert · New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times

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NDN Coping Mechanisms Billy-Ray Belcourt
Raising Hare Chloe Dalton
Sex Education
Body High Lucki Eck$
Peak Human Johan Norberg
Perfect Days Wim Wenders
Esquinas Becky G
The Book of Wounded Sparrows Octavio Quintanilla
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn Radu Jude
Dexter: Resurrection
Alpha Julia Ducournau
Deadwood: The Movie Daniel Minahan
Assisted Living Nikanor Teratologen
Sport Powell

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