Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Uncut: 80 Best Albums of 2025
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The Best Movies of 2025: John Waters: New York: Vulture

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10 Best Books of 2015 Washington Post
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Ten Best Books of 2014 Washington Post
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
50 Notable Works of Nonfiction in 2021 Washington Post
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma

Trending Works

Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Succession
The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Caught by the Tides Jia Zhang-ke
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
What We Can Know Ian McEwan
Roma Alfonso Cuaron
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Boom Town Sam Anderson
We’re Not Talking The Goon Sax
The Post Steven Spielberg
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan

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