Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
NPR: Best Albums of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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The 10 Best TV Series of 2025: IndieWire

Best TV Shows of 2025: James Poniewozik: New York Times
The 10 Best TV Shows of 2025: Slate
The Best TV Shows of 2025: Uproxx
The 20 Best TV Shows Of 2023: The Playlist

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Movies of 2024 Brian Truitt · USA Today
Best Albums of 2025 NPR · NPR Music
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Paste
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut

Trending Works

The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
I'm Still Here Walter Salles
Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller
Pain to Power Maruja
Babes Pamela Adlon
Margin Call J.C. Chandor
Horse Money Pedro Costa
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
The Mill and the Cross Lech Majewski
Cigarettes After Sex Cigarettes After Sex
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Tatsuya Yoshihara
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Rye Lane Raine Allen-Miller
Looper Rian Johnson

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