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
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
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Best Poetry Collections of 2018 Chicago Tribune
Notable Poetry of 2017 Chicago Tribune
4 Best Poetry Books of 2016 Chicago Tribune
7 Best Small-Press Poetry Books of 2012 Chicago Tribune

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Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
50 Notable Works of Fiction from 2025 Washington Post
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 15 Best TV Shows of 2025 Rolling Stone
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

Like a Ribbon John Glacier
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
The Wayfinder Adam Johnson
Sound of Falling Mascha Schilinski
Russia's Man of War Cathy Scott-Clark
Long Story Short
1929 Andrew Ross Sorkin
In Covid's Wake Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee
Caught Stealing Darren Aronofsky
Life After Reid Davenport
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
The Boy Who Played the Harp Dave
Eusexua FKA twigs
The Secret Gate Mitchell Zuckoff

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