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
Economist: The Best Films of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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The 10 Best Podcasts of 2023: Eliana Dockterman: Time

The Best Podcasts of 2023: Vogue
Top 10 Favourite Podcasts of 2022: Globe and Mail

Trending Lists

The Best TV Shows of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
25 Best Films of 2013 David Ehrlich
Best Movies of 2023 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2023 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 30 Best Books of 2025 New York Post
The Best Films of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

An Elephant Sitting Still Hu Bo
Chokepoints Edward Fishman
Misinterpretation Ledia Xhoga
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Get Millie Black
YOLO: Rainbow Trinity
The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell
The Midnight Sky George Clooney
The Hour of the Predator Giuliano da Empoli
We Need to Talk About Kevin Lynne Ramsay
Commander Khawani Florent Marcie
Land Ho! Martha Stephens & Aaron Katz
A Murder at the End of the World
XXX Danny Brown

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