Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2021
Film Stage: Top 50 Films of 2025
Jonathan Rosenbaum: IndieWire: Favorite Films of 2011
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10 Best Films of 2020: Cassie da Costa: Artforum

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2021 New York Times · New York Times
The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s Billboard
21 Best Books of 2024 Vanity Fair
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 100 Best Albums of 2024 Paste
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Movies of 2024 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Complex
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 Consequence
Top 50 Films of 2025 Film Stage
The 50 Best TV Shows of 2024 Guardian
Favorite Albums of 2022 Steven Hyden · Uproxx
Favorite Films of 2011 Jonathan Rosenbaum · IndieWire · Village Voice Film Poll

Trending Works

The Price of Tea in China Boldy James & The Alchemist
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman
Detective vs Sleuths Wai Ka-fai
Apex Predator - Easy Meat Napalm Death
Either/Or Elif Batuman
thank u, next Ariana Grande
Juror #2 Clint Eastwood
2024/09/25 St. Paul, MN [concert recording] Sturgill Simpson
Uncanny Valley Anna Wiener
Meek’s Cutoff Kelly Reichardt
Project Unabom
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum Chad Stahelski
A Star Is Born Soundtrack Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Matt Johnson

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