Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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The Confirmation

by Bob Nelson

Lists

26 Best Movies of 2016: Ann Hornaday: Washington Post

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
26 Best Films of 2011 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2011 Village Voice · Village Voice Film Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 100 Albums of 2013 Village Voice · Pazz & Jop
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Mad Men
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
The Director Daniel Kehlmann
Pluribus
Django Unchained Quentin Tarantino
Black Bag Steven Soderbergh
Blue Rev Alvvays
Alpha Julia Ducournau
Results Andrew Bujalski
Renaissance Beyoncé
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
3 Faces Jafar Panahi
I'm Still Here Walter Salles

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