Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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Best Albums of 2017
50 Best Albums of 2016
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The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Our Top Films of 2025 The Next Picture Show
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top Ten Films of 2025 Tasha Robinson · The Next Picture Show
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Movies of 2025 John Waters · New York · Vulture
Best Films of 2025 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

XXX Danny Brown
Boom Town Sam Anderson
I'm Still Here Walter Salles
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
What We Can Know Ian McEwan
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
Past Lives Celine Song
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
The Taste of Things Trần Anh Hùng
Souleymane's Story Boris Lojkine
Dark Renaissance Stephen Greenblatt

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