Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Kirkus Reviews: Fiction 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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The 50 Best TV Shows of 2023: Guardian

Best TV Shows of 2025: Kelly Lawler: USA Today
The Best Television Shows of 2023: Economist

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The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich

Trending Works

Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Weapons Zach Cregger
Getting Killed Geese
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Resurrection Bi Gan
The Unseen Truth Sarah Lewis
Like Cattle Towards Glow Dennis Cooper & Zac Farley
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Kahlil Joseph
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
The Highest Exam Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li, with Claire Cousineau
Boom Town Sam Anderson

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