Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Christian Science Monitor: The Top 25 Books for 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Kirkus Reviews: Fiction 2025
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1. Top 20 Movies of 2018: David Fear: Rolling Stone
- Best Movies Directed By Women in 2018: Valerie Ettenhofer: Film School Rejects

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Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The Top 25 Books for 2025 Christian Science Monitor
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

American Eden Victoria Johnson
Rise and Kill First Ronen Bergman
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Paddington 2 Paul King
She Has Her Mother’s Laugh Carl Zimmer
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Moonage Daydream Brett Morgen
The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams
American Prison Shane Bauer
Sorry, Baby Eva Victor
The Idler Wheel… Fiona Apple

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