Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
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Top 26 Movies of 2012: Ty Burr: Boston Globe
20 Best Movies of 2012: Andrew O’Hehir: Salon

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The 100 Best Albums of 2022 Rolling Stone
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Best Films of 2023 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Literary Podcasts of 2025 Brittany Allen · Lit Hub
The 72 Best Albums of the 2010s Mixmag
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich

Trending Works

I'm Still Here Walter Salles
Out of Touch Jaakko Eino Kalevi
The Disciple Chaitanya Tamhane
The Harbingers
Communion Park Jiha
Elvis & Nixon Liza Johnson
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt Raven Jackson
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny Kiran Desai
Drive My Car Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
The Highest Exam Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li, with Claire Cousineau
Hallow Road Babak Anvari
Early Work Andrew Martin
The Moment of Lift Melinda Gates
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay

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