Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Movies of 2023
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2024
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1. 10 Best Films of 2014: John Waters: Artforum
2. Top 12 Films of 2014: Michael Sicinski

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 30 Best Books of 2025 New York Post
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Movies of 2023 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2022 James Quandt · Artforum
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2023 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

Love in Exile Shon Faye
Acid Rap Chance The Rapper
The Road to Unfreedom Timothy Snyder
Hail and Farewell Abby E. Murray
Hands In The Air! Told Not To Worry
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Synthetic Cinema Wheeler Winston Dixon
The Song of the Cell Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Read Until You Understand Farah Jasmine Griffin
Missionaries Phil Klay
Fierce Poise Alexander Nemerov
Alpha Julia Ducournau
Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc Bruno Dumont

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