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
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
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20 Best TV Shows of 2017: Maureen Ryan: Variety

Top TV Shows of 2018: Maureen Ryan

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Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Fiction and Nonfiction of 2018 Wall Street Journal
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
10 Best Books of 2017 Library Journal
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams
Boom Town Sam Anderson
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
American Eden Victoria Johnson
Blade Runner 2049 Denis Villeneuve
The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Phantom Thread Paul Thomas Anderson
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping Sangu Mandanna
Pillion Harry Lighton

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