Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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21 Favorite Movies of 2013: Stephanie Zacharek: Village Voice

Trending Lists

Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker

Trending Works

The Director Daniel Kehlmann
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Buckley Sam Tanenhaus
Evil Does Not Exist Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Zbig Edward Luce
Strangers in the Land Michael Luo
Dark Renaissance Stephen Greenblatt
The Gods of New York Jonathan Mahler
Resurrection Bi Gan
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
Boom Town Sam Anderson
See You in the Stars Lightning Seeds
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad
King of Kings Scott Anderson

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