Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
Mojo: The 75 Best Albums of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Top 50 Films of 2021: Robert Daniels

Favorite Films of 2021: Max Weiss: Baltimore Magazine

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The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone

Trending Works

Long Story Short
Common Side Effects
The Souvenir Joanna Hogg
Invisible Child Andrea Elliott
This Strange Eventful History Claire Messud
Pain and Glory Pedro Almodóvar
A Brighter Summer Day Edward Yang
Top Doll Karen McCarthy Woolf
Trainwreck Judd Apatow
Because the Boss Belongs to Us
When We Were Birds Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Maps to the Stars David Cronenberg
Adults
Universal Language Matthew Rankin

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