Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Lists

Favorite Films of 2019
Top Ten Films of 2018
Top Ten Films of 2017 Criterion · Daily
Top 13 Films of 2016 Fandor · Keyframe Daily
Top 17 Films of 2015 Fandor · Keyframe Daily

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Movies of 2025 Adam Nayman · The Ringer
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize

Trending Works

One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Weapons Zach Cregger
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Pillion Harry Lighton
Neighboring Sounds Kleber Mendonça Filho
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Sinners Ryan Coogler
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra

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