Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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Dan Krauss

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1. 20 Favorite Movies of 2014: J.R. Jones: Chicago Reader

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

Horse Money Pedro Costa
House of Huawei Eva Dou
Buck Cindy Meehl
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
The Love That Remains Hlynur Pálmason
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Cigarettes After Sex Cigarettes After Sex
Alpha Julia Ducournau
Margin Call J.C. Chandor
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Tatsuya Yoshihara
Sinners Ryan Coogler

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