Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Dublin Literary Award: 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet

Lists

The Best TV Shows of 2020: LaToya Ferguson: ScreenCrush

The Best TV Shows of 2020: Caroline Framke: Variety
Best TV Shows of 2020: Esquire
The Best TV Shows of 2020: Joshua Rivera: Verge

Trending Lists

The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
2025 Dublin Literary Award
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Best Films of 2023 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize

Trending Works

Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
No Other Choice Park Chan-wook
Bo Burnham: Inside Bo Burnham
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Stillness in Wonderland Little Simz
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Power of the Dog Jane Campion
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Sorry, Baby Eva Victor
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi

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