Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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Lists

The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Atlantic
The 10 Best Movies of 2024 Atlantic
The 10 Best Films of 2023 Atlantic
The 10 Best Films of 2022 Atlantic
The 10 Best Films of 2021 Atlantic
The 10 Best Films of 2020 Atlantic
The 10 Best Films of 2019 Atlantic
Best Films of 2018 Atlantic

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
2025 Dublin Literary Award
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Best Movies of 2018 Richard Brody · New Yorker

Trending Works

How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier
Allies at War Tim Bouverie
Strange Hearts Secret Cities
Jen Cloher Jen Cloher
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Her Spike Jonze
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Getting Killed Geese
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Arctic Passages Kieran Mulvaney
Highway Thirteen Fiona McFarlane
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese

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