Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Blow the Man Down
1. Top 25 Films of 2020: Robert Daniels
2. My Favorite Movies of 2020: Sean Fennessey

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Movies of 2025 Matt Singer · ScreenCrush
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey

Trending Works

Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology Willie Dunn
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Heavy Metal Cameron Winter
Angel Down Daniel Kraus
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Victorian Psycho Virginia Feito
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Past Lives Celine Song
Tótem Lila Avilés
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Buckley Sam Tanenhaus
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping Sangu Mandanna
Sirāt Oliver Laxe

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