Year-End Lists
A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.
Movies
TV Shows
Music
Books
Poetry
Podcasts
Highlights
Economist: The Best Books of 2023
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2023
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2023
Mojo: 75 Best Albums of 2023
Barack Obama: Favorite Movies of 2023
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Oliver Hermanus
Living
Rolling Stone: David Fear: 22 Best Movies of 2022
Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2022
Film Stage: Top 50 Films of 2022
Sean Fennessey: My Favorite Movies of 2022
Daily Beast: Nick Schager: Best Movies of 2022
Mercury News: Randy Myers: Top 10 Movies of 2022
Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang: Best Movies of 2022
RogerEbert.com: Nell Minow: Top Ten Films of 2022
Vogue: The 29 Best Movies of 2022
Moffie
Paste: The 50 Best Movies of 2021
Hollywood Reporter: Jon Frosch: Best Films of 2021
Entertainment Weekly: The 10 Best Movies of 2021
Vanity Fair: Cassie da Costa: 21 Most Underrated Movies of 2021
Beauty
Sight & Sound Poll: Ryan Gilbey: Top 5 Films of 2012
Sight & Sound Poll: Tim Robey: Top 5 Films of 2012