Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Lists

The 15 Best Films of 2025 Independent
The 15 Best Films of 2024 Independent
The Best Films of 2023 Independent
The Best Films of 2022 Independent
The 10 Best Films of 2021 Independent

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Movies of 2019 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
The 50 Best Films of 2024 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Ten Best Films of 2020 Jonathan Rosenbaum · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
10 Favorite Books of 2025 Maureen Corrigan · NPR · Fresh Air
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal

Trending Works

Indignation James Schamus
Anth01 Jacques Greene
Songs from Big Pleasant Big Pleasant
Lorem Ipsum Jeff Jakobs
The Sword & The Soaring Navy Blue
XXX Danny Brown
Equus Asinus Men I Trust
Star Line Chance the Rapper
Can't Rush Greatness Central Cee
The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall
Bury the Key Tops
Soul Pete Docter
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Matt Shakman
The Afrorack Afrorack

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