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 10 Movies of 2011
  2. MSN: Top 10 Movies of 2011
  3. IndieWire: Anne Thompson: Top Ten Films of 2011
  4. Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: 10 Best Movies of 2011
  5. New Yorker: David Denby: Best Films of 2011
  6. Nerve: 15 Best Movies of 2011
  7. A.V. Club: Nathan Rabin: Best Films of 2011
  8. IndieWire Poll: Best Films of 2011
  9. Chicago Sun-Times: Roger Ebert: Best Films of 2011
  10. Empire: 20 Best Films of 2012
  11. Film Comment Poll: 50 Best Released Films of 2011
  12. Village Voice Film Poll: Best Films of 2011
  13. New Yorker: Richard Brody: 26 Best Films of 2011
  14. David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2011
  15. Slant: 25 Best Films of 2011

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