Year-End Lists

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The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Washington Post: The 10 Best Books of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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The Best Films of 2022: Owen Gleiberman: Variety

The 25 Best Movies of 2022: Alissa Wilkinson: Vox

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The 10 Best Books of 2025 Washington Post
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
50 Best TV Shows of the 2010s Alan Sepinwall · Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Mary Bronstein
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Stillness in Wonderland Little Simz
Archipelago of the Sun Yoko Tawada
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Alpha Julia Ducournau
The Worst Person in the World Joachim Trier
Sorry, Baby Eva Victor
Get Out Jordan Peele

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