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.

Film Stage: Top 50 Films of 2017

03 January 2018

Good Time - Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie

The Film Stage: Top 50 Films of 2017. See also their list of documentaries.

[see also 2023202220212018]

Robert Koehler: Best Movies of 2017

03 January 2018

Twin Peaks: The Return - David Lynch

Robert Koehler: Best Movies of 2017 (as posted to Twitter in a series of tweets starting here and ending here)

[see also 20192012]

Genevieve Koski: Top 15 Films of 2017

03 January 2018

Lady Bird - Greta Gerwig

Genevieve Koski: Top 15 Films of 2017 (as posted to Twitter in Comic Sans because she felt like it)

[see also 20182014]

Next 5

Saige Walton: Best Films of 2017

03 January 2018

Twin Peaks: The Return - David Lynch

Saige Walton: Best Films of 2017, as posted to Twitter

[see also 2022202020192018]

Mercury News: Best TV Shows of 2017

03 January 2018

Big Little Lies - Jean-Marc Vallée

San Jose Mercury News: Best TV Shows of 2017

[see also 2018]

Stranger: Top 20 Books of 2017

03 January 2018

The Stranger: Top 20 Books of 2017, plus a list of “besties”

Besties

Week: Best Books of 2017

02 January 2018

The Week: Best Books of 2017, divided into novels and nonfiction

Novels

Nonfiction

Vibe: 25 Best Albums of 2017

02 January 2018

Vibe Magazine: 25 Best Albums of 2017 (“in nonsequential order”)

[see also 20192018]

Reverse Shot: Best Films of 2017

01 January 2018

A Quiet Passion - Terence Davies

Reverse Shot: Best Films of 2017

[see also 20232022202120202010s20192018201620152014201320122011]

Darren Hughes: 20 Favorite Films of 2017

31 December 2017

Good Time - Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie

Darren Hughes: 20 Favorite Films of 2017 (as posted to Letterboxd and Twitter)

[see also 20212010s20182016201520142012]