Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Is That Black Enough for You?!?

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Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The Top 25 Books for 2025 Christian Science Monitor
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker

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Rise and Kill First Ronen Bergman
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
American Prison Shane Bauer
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
American Eden Victoria Johnson
She Has Her Mother’s Laugh Carl Zimmer
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Sorry, Baby Eva Victor
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
The Idler Wheel… Fiona Apple
The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams
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