Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
IndieWire: Best Films of 2011
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Lists

Best TV of 2020 NPR · Fresh Air
The Best TV of 2019 NPR · Fresh Air
Best TV Shows of 2018 NPR · Fresh Air
Best TV of 2017 NPR · Fresh Air

Trending Lists

100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Dean's List 2025 Robert Christgau
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Guardian
50 Best Albums of 2015 Mojo
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Movies of 2025 Alissa Wilkinson · New York Times
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2011 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll

Trending Works

True Detective: Night Country
Too Far with Rachel Kaly and Robby Hoffman
Behave Robert M. Sapolsky
The Big One
Wake Up Dead Man Rian Johnson
Yenbett Noura Mint Seymali
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter Stephen Graham Jones
Heavyweight
Ants From Up There Black Country, New Road
Nouvelle Vague Richard Linklater
Get Out Jordan Peele
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Legend of e'Boi (The Hypervigilant Eye) Darius Jones
Image Control Patrick Nathan

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