Year-End Lists

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Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
Jonathan Rosenbaum: La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Sirāt
Fire Will Come
- Best Films of 2019: Erika Balsom: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
Mimosas
You All Are Captains
1. 26 Best Films of 2011: Richard Brody: New Yorker

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire

Trending Works

Weapons Zach Cregger
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Caught by the Tides Jia Zhang-ke
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Highest 2 Lowest Spike Lee
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Kahlil Joseph
Boom Town Sam Anderson
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi

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