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. New York Times: Stephen Holden: Top 11 Films of 2012
  2. Entertainment Weekly: Owen Gleiberman: 10 Best Movies of 2012
  3. HuffPost: 30+ Best Movies of 2012
  4. New York: David Edelstein: Top Ten Movies of 2012
  5. Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: 20 Best Movies of 2012
  6. Philadelphia Weekly: Sean Burns: Top 10 Films of 2012
  7. Chicago Reader: J.R. Jones: 22 Favorite Movies of 2012
  8. Entertainment Weekly: Lisa Schwarzbaum: 10 Best Movies of 2012
  9. New York Times: A.O. Scott: 25 Favorite Films of 2012
  10. Slant: Nick Schager: Top 20 Films of 2012
  11. Time Out New York: Joshua Rothkopf: 10 Best Movies of 2012
  12. Tom Shone: 10 Best Films of 2012
  13. Bilge Ebiri: Top 20 Films of 2012
  14. Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2013
  15. Salon: Andrew O’Hehir: 20 Best Movies of 2012
  16. National Catholic Register: Steven D. Greydanus: Top 30 Films of 2012
  17. Boston Globe: Ty Burr: Top 26 Movies of 2012
  18. Time Out Chicago: Ben Kenigsberg: 10 Best Movies of 2012
  19. Time Out New York: David Fear: 10 Best Movies of 2012
  20. HitFix: Kristopher Tapley: Top 10 Films of 2012
  21. Glenn Kenny: 25 Best Films of 2012
  22. Film Comment Poll: 50 Best Films of 2012
  23. IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2012
  24. Village Voice Film Poll: Best Films of 2012
  25. Marya E. Gates: Favorite Fifteen Films of 2012
  26. Reverse Shot: 10 Best Films of 2012
  27. A.V. Club: Noel Murray: 15 Best Films of 2012
  28. L Magazine: 25 Best Films of 2012
  29. A.V. Club: 20 Best Films of 2012
  30. A.V. Club: Scott Tobias: The Best Films of 2012
  31. Slant: 25 Best Films of 2012
  32. Les Inrocks: 20 Best Films of 2013
  33. Boston Globe: Ty Burr: The 50 Best Movies of the Decade
  34. Rolling Stone: The 50 Best Movies of the 2010s

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