Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
IndieWire: The 25 Best Movies of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
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The Best Podcasts of 2023: Sarah Larson: New Yorker

Favourite Podcasts of 2023: Economist

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
50 Best TV Shows of the 2010s Alan Sepinwall · Rolling Stone
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Washington Post
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode

Trending Works

The Worst Person in the World Joachim Trier
Sorry, Baby Eva Victor
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Stillness in Wonderland Little Simz
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Get Out Jordan Peele
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Alpha Julia Ducournau
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
Archipelago of the Sun Yoko Tawada

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