Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
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1. Best Movies of 2020: Peter Debruge: Variety
- Top 25 Films of 2020: Robert Daniels

Trending Lists

Best Fiction and Nonfiction of 2018 Wall Street Journal
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
10 Best Books of 2017 Library Journal

Trending Works

Pillion Harry Lighton
American Eden Victoria Johnson
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Common Side Effects
Phantom Thread Paul Thomas Anderson
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping Sangu Mandanna
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan

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