Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Atlantic: The Best Books of 2025
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
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Lists

The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Washington Post
The 10 Best Movies of 2023 Washington Post
The 10 Best Movies of 2022 Washington Post
Best Movies of 2021 Washington Post
Best Movies of 2020 Washington Post
Best Movies of 2019 Washington Post
Best Movies of 2018 Washington Post
12 Best Movies of 2017 Washington Post
26 Best Movies of 2016 Washington Post
29 Best Films of 2015 Washington Post

Trending Lists

The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Washington Post
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Atlantic
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Anna’s War Aleksei Fedorchenko
Diamond Eyes Deftones
Fingernails Christos Nikou
Sly Thom Zimny
Man-Eating Typewriter Richard Milward
Half Eaten By Dogs The Serfs
Idlewild Idlewild
The Sunshine Place
Francesca David Murray Quartet
HeidiWorld: The Heidi Fleiss Story
Clean Slate
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas

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