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.

Justine Smith: 30 Favorite Films of 2017

31 December 2017

Thelma - Joachim Trier

Justine Smith: 30 Favorite Films of 2017, as posted to Letterboxd

[see also 20192018]

John Rangel: Favorite Films of 2017

31 December 2017

Faces Places - Agnès Varda and JR

John Rangel: Favorite Films of 2017, as posted to Twitter

Marya E. Gates: Favorite Fifteen Films of 2017

31 December 2017

God’s Own Country - Francis Lee

Marya E. Gates: Favorite Fifteen Films of 2017

[see also 202320222021202020192018201620152014201320122011]

Barack Obama: Best Books I Read in 2017

31 December 2017

The Power - Naomi Alderman

Barack Obama: Best Books I Read in 2017

[see also 202320222021202020192018]

Bonus for hoops fans

Daily: David Hudson: Top Ten Films of 2017

31 December 2017

A Ghost Story - David Lowery

David Hudson: Top Ten Films of 2017, as published by Criterion’s The Daily

[see also 2019201820162015]

Honorable Mentions

Jordan Hoffman: Top Ten Films of 2017

31 December 2017

The Florida Project - Sean Baker

Jordan Hoffman: Top Ten Films of 2017, as posted to Twitter

[see also 2013]

Lists Curated by Toronto Film Review: Sophy Romvari: Top Ten Films of 2017

31 December 2017

A Quiet Passion - Terence Davies

Sophy Romvari: Top Ten Films of 2017, as submitted to the annual collection of Lists Curated by Toronto Film Review

Honourable Mentions

Lists Curated by Toronto Film Review: Blake Williams: Top 20 Films of 2017

31 December 2017

Twin Peaks: The Return - David Lynch

Blake Williams: Top 20 Films of 2017, as submitted to the annual collection of Lists Curated by Toronto Film Review

Paste: 50 Best Movies of 2017

31 December 2017

Get Out - Jordan Peele

Paste Magazine: 50 Best Movies of 2017

[see also 2022202120202010s20182015]

Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2017

30 December 2017

A Deeper Understanding - The War on Drugs

Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2017

[see also 2023202220212020201920182016201520142011]