Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2025
Film Stage: Top 50 Films of 2025
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Lists

Top 20 Books of 2017: Time

100 Notable Books of 2017: New York Times: New York Times
Best Fiction of 2016: Goldsmiths Prize

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Movies of 2025 Adam Nayman · The Ringer
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Top 50 Films of 2025 Film Stage
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Sound of Falling Mascha Schilinski
Weapons Zach Cregger
Magdalene FKA twigs
Sinners Ryan Coogler
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Alpha Julia Ducournau
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Neighboring Sounds Kleber Mendonça Filho

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