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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Some 2018 Releases I Liked
Favorite Movies of 2017
16 Favorite Movies of 2014
Top 10 Films of 2012 Village Voice
Best Films of 2011 Village Voice

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2021 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

Getting Killed Geese
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
The MANIAC Benjamin Labatut
The Corporation in the 21st Century John Kay
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Los Thuthanaka Los Thuthanaka
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier
The Ice Tower Lucile Hadzihalilovic
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Saint Omer Alice Diop
Sirāt Oliver Laxe

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