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.
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  1. RogerEbert.com: Scout Tafoya: Top Ten Films of 2016
  2. RogerEbert.com: Niles Schwartz: Top Ten Films of 2016
  3. Seventh Row Critics Survey: Orla Smith: Best Films of the Decade
  4. Les Inrocks: Best Films of 2017
  5. RogerEbert.com: Tina Hassannia: Top Ten Films of 2016
  6. Seventh Row: 50 Favourite Films of the Decade
  7. Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2017
  8. Les Inrocks: Marilou Duponchel: Top 10 Films of 2017
  9. IndieWire Poll: B. Ruby Rich: Best Films of 2016
  10. Nictate: Top 11 Films of 2016
  11. Keyframe Daily: David Hudson: Top 13 Films of 2016
  12. RogerEbert.com: Noah Gittell: Top Ten Films of 2016
  13. Sight & Sound Poll: Top 30 Films of 2016
  14. Film Comment Poll: 20 Best Films of 2016
  15. GCN: Steve Erickson: 20 Best Films of 2016
  16. Cinema Scope: Top Ten Films of 2016
  17. Les Inrocks: Emily Barnett: Top 10 Films of 2017
  18. Village Voice Film Poll: Miriam Bale: Top 14 Films of 2016
  19. Metro: Matt Prigge: 25 Best Films of 2016
  20. RogerEbert.com: Peter Sobczynski: Top Ten Films of 2016
  21. RogerEbert.com: Collin Souter: Top Ten Films of 2016
  22. IndieWire Poll: Jonathan Rosenbaum: Top 10 Films of 2016
  23. Reverse Shot: 12 Best Movies of 2016
  24. Peter Labuza: 15 Favorite Films of 2016
  25. Keith Uhlich: 15 Favorite Films of 2016
  26. AP: Lindsey Bahr: Top 10 Movies of 2016
  27. Darren Hughes: 10 Favorite Films of 2016
  28. Keith Phipps: Top 15 Films of 2016
  29. Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
  30. RogerEbert.com: Michael Snydel: Top Ten Films of 2016
  31. Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang: Top 25 Movies of 2016
  32. IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
  33. Marya E. Gates: Favorite Fifteen Films of 2016
  34. A.V. Club: Noel Murray: The Best Films of 2016
  35. A.V. Club: Jesse Hassenger: The Best Films of 2016
  36. Slant: 50 Best Films of 2016
  37. IndieWire: Eric Kohn: 16 Best Movies of 2016
  38. Paste: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
  39. New Yorker: Richard Brody: 35 Best Movies of 2016
  40. Hyperallergic: The Best Films of the Decade

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