Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2025
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by Sandra Newman

Lists

15 Best Novels of 2019: Electric Lit
2019 Books in Review: Anthony Domestico: Commonweal
100 Notable Books of 2019: New York Times: New York Times

Trending Lists

Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
50 Best Albums of 2015 Complex
The Best Movies of 2020 Empire
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 100 Albums of 2017 Village Voice · Pazz & Jop

Trending Works

Angel Falls Sylvie Courvoisier & Wadada Leo Smith
Maffia
Health and Safety Emily Witt
Weapons Zach Cregger
The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson
Dying for Sex
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
War for the Planet of the Apes Matt Reeves
Getting Killed Geese
Contagion Steven Soderbergh
XXX Danny Brown
The Ugly Stepsister Emilie Blichfeldt
Tonight in Jungleland Peter Ames Carlin
Kiff

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