Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
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The 50 Best Podcasts of 2020: Atlantic

The 20 Best Podcasts of 2025: Brendan Menapace: Esquire
The 30 Best Podcasts of 2022: Esquire
The 33 Best Podcasts of 2019: Wired UK

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2021 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 David Sims · Atlantic
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode

Trending Works

More Pulp
Sex Education
By the Stream Hong Sang-soo
Heart, Be at Peace Donal Ryan
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Parasomnia Dream Theater
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Foretold
Flashlight Susan Choi
The Gods of New York Jonathan Mahler
Bottoms Emma Seligman
Vortex Veering Back to Venus Mosquitoes
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Wolfwalkers Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart

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