Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
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- Best Movies of 2022: Justin Chang: Los Angeles Times

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Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Kahlil Joseph
My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow Julia Loktev
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Unseen Truth Sarah Lewis
Resurrection Bi Gan
Getting Killed Geese
Sinners Ryan Coogler
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Like Cattle Towards Glow Dennis Cooper & Zac Farley
The Highest Exam Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li, with Claire Cousineau
Weapons Zach Cregger
Sirāt Oliver Laxe

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