Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2025
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Lists

Top Ten Films of 2019 Filmmaker Magazine · Village Voice Film Poll
Ten Best TV Shows of 2018 Miami New Times
Best Films of 2017 Village Voice · Village Voice Film Poll
16 Best TV Shows of 2017 Village Voice
Best Films of 2015 Village Voice · Village Voice Film Poll

Trending Lists

The 35 Best Books of 2025 Adam Morgan · Esquire
The Best Poetry of 2025 Elisa Gabbert · New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Movies of 2025 Owen Gleiberman · Variety
The 30 Best TV Shows of 2021 Paste
100 Best Albums of the 2010s Rolling Stone
The Best Films of 2020 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s Pitchfork
50 Best Albums of 2014 Rolling Stone
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 50 Best Albums of 2022 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2021 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll

Trending Works

May December Todd Haynes
Thelma Joachim Trier
Blade Runner 2049 Denis Villeneuve
The Unknown Man of Shandigor Jean-Louis Roy
Narcos: Mexico
Last Summer Catherine Breillat
XXX Danny Brown
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
The Voice of Hind Rajab Kaouther Ben Hania
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn Radu Jude
A Brighter Summer Day Edward Yang
In Covid's Wake Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee
This Mournable Body Tsitsi Dangarembga
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