Year-End Lists

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Films of the Year 2022 Wendy Ide
Films of the Year 2021 Wendy Ide

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The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 In Review Online
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

Boom Town Sam Anderson
XXX Danny Brown
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Urchin Harris Dickinson
The Passionate Ones Nourished By Time
Souleymane's Story Boris Lojkine
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
The History of Sound Oliver Hermanus
Asako I & II Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Los Thuthanaka Los Thuthanaka
Magic, Alive! McKinley Dixon
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Predators David Osit

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