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. Time Out Chicago: Ben Kenigsberg: Best Films of 2011
  2. IFC: Matt Singer: 10 Best Movies of 2011
  3. Boston Globe: Wesley Morris: Top Movies of 2011
  4. Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: 10 Best Movies of 2011
  5. A.V. Club: Tasha Robinson: Best Films of 2011
  6. A.V. Club: Sam Adams: Best Films of 2011
  7. New Yorker: Richard Brody: 26 Best Films of 2011
  8. A.V. Club: Year in Film 2011
  9. David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2011
  10. A.V. Club: Scott Tobias: Best Films of 2011
  11. Time Out New York: David Fear: Best Films of 2011
  12. Village Voice Film Poll: Best Films of 2011
  13. IndieWire Poll: Best Films of 2011
  14. Slant: 25 Best Films of 2011
  15. Film Comment Poll: 50 Best Released Films of 2011
  16. Total Film: 50 Best Movies of 2011
  17. Consequence: Top 100 Films of the 2010s

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