Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Uncut: 80 Best Albums of 2025
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Refuse Room
- Twenty-One Experimental Films That Defined 2024: Michael Sicinski
Let's Talk
- 25 Great Experimental Films of 2023: Michael Sicinski
Devil’s Peak
1. The Ten Best Experimental Films of 2022: Jordan Cronk
Fallen Arches
1. Top 30 Experimental Films of 2018: Michael Sicinski

Trending Lists

The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Ten Best Films of 2020 Jonathan Rosenbaum · Sight & Sound Poll
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
10 Favorite Books of 2025 Maureen Corrigan · NPR · Fresh Air
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
10 Narrative Podcasts We Loved in 2025 Nicholas Quah · New York · Vulture

Trending Works

Can't Rush Greatness Central Cee
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Matt Shakman
Equus Asinus Men I Trust
The Sword & The Soaring Navy Blue
Portrait of My Heart Spellling
Bury the Key Tops
In Transit David Usui, Lynn True, Nelson Walker, Ben Wu, and Albert Maysles
KicK iii Arca
Anth01 Jacques Greene
Soul Pete Docter
Indignation James Schamus
Lorem Ipsum Jeff Jakobs
Star Line Chance the Rapper
The Afrorack Afrorack

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