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
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
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10 Best Films of 2018: James Quandt: Artforum

The 25 Best Films of 2019: Glenn Kenny
Top Ten Films of 2019: Sheila O’Malley: RogerEbert.com

Trending Lists

100 Best Albums of the 2010s Rolling Stone
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Peter Travers · The Travers Take
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Boeckner! Boeckner
Electric Spark Frances Wilson
Song to Song Terrence Malick
Big Dreams, Mister Good Luck
Sex Education
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Passages Ira Sachs
Equus Asinus Men I Trust
Cigarettes After Sex Cigarettes After Sex
Stop Me If You've Heard This One Kristen Arnett
Titane Julia Ducournau
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan

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