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. Hollywood Reporter: Jon Frosch: Best Films of 2023
  2. Hollywood Reporter: Lovia Gyarkye: Best Films of 2023
  3. Salt Lake City Weekly: Scott Renshaw: Best Movies of 2023
  4. Vanity Fair: Richard Lawson: The Best Movies of 2023
  5. New Yorker: Richard Brody: The Best Movies of 2023
  6. Paste: Jacob Oller: The Best Movies of 2023
  7. IndieWire: The 25 Best Movies of 2023
  8. Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2023
  9. Vulture: Bilge Ebiri: The Best Movies of 2023
  10. Hollywood Reporter: Sheri Linden: Best Films of 2023
  11. The Playlist: The 21 Best Films of 2023
  12. Time: Stephanie Zacharek: The 10 Best Movies of 2023
  13. Hollywood Reporter: David Rooney: Best Films of 2023
  14. Dazed: The 10 Best Films of 2023
  15. The Independent: Clarisse Loughrey: The Best Films of 2023
  16. Film Comment Poll: Best Films of 2023
  17. Little White Lies: The 30 Best Films of 2023
  18. David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2023
  19. IndieWire Poll: The 50 Best Movies of 2023
  20. Jessica Kiang: Top 50 Movies of 2023
  21. Rolling Stone: David Fear: The 20 Best Movies of 2023
  22. Slant: The 25 Best Films of 2023
  23. Film Stage: Top 50 Films of 2023
  24. Sean Fennessey: Best Movies of 2023
  25. Guardian: The 50 Best Films of 2023
  26. Polygon: The 50 Best Movies of 2023

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