Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
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12 Best Poetry Collections of 2016: E. Ce Miller: Bustle

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

Boom Town Sam Anderson
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Kahlil Joseph
Like Cattle Towards Glow Dennis Cooper & Zac Farley
The Highest Exam Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li, with Claire Cousineau
Weapons Zach Cregger
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Sinners Ryan Coogler
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Highest 2 Lowest Spike Lee
Lurker Alex Russell
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi

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