Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Jonathan Rosenbaum: La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Films of 2025
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by James Watkins

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Top 5 Films of 2012: Jasper Sharp: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll

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Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker

Trending Works

The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Kahlil Joseph
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Highest 2 Lowest Spike Lee
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
The Highest Exam Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li, with Claire Cousineau
Like Cattle Towards Glow Dennis Cooper & Zac Farley
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Weapons Zach Cregger

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