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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by Adam McKay

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  1. Vulture: David Edelstein: 30 Best Movies of 2015
  2. New York Times: Stephen Holden: 18 Best Movies of 2015
  3. New York Times: A.O. Scott: 20 Best Movies of 2015
  4. Atlantic: Christopher Orr: 22 Best Movies of 2015
  5. Vogue: John Powers: Top 11 Films of 2015
  6. Us Weekly: Mara Reinstein: Top 10 Movies of 2015
  7. New York Times: Manohla Dargis: 37 Best Movies of 2015
  8. AP: Lindsey Bahr: Top 10 Movies of 2015
  9. Time Out New York: Joshua Rothkopf: 20 Best Movies of 2015
  10. Scott Tobias: Top 30 films of 2015
  11. Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2015
  12. IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2015
  13. Paste: 50 Best Movies of 2015
  14. Glenn Kenny: 47 Noteworthy Films of 2015
  15. Insider: 100 Best Films of the 2010s

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Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, I make no tallies.