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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2010s Movies

Hyperallergic: The Best Films of the Decade

23 December 2019

No Home Movie - Chantal Akerman

Hyperallergic: The Best Films of the Decade

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  1. No Home Movie
    Chantal Akerman
  2. Moonlight
    Barry Jenkins
  3. Zama
    Lucrecia Martel
  4. The Act of Killing
    Joshua Oppenheimer
  5. The Look of Silence
    Joshua Oppenheimer
  6. The Tree of Life
    Terrence Malick
  7. Get Out
    Jordan Peele
  8. Under the Skin
    Jonathan Glazer
  9. Cameraperson
    Kirsten Johnson
  10. Horse Money
    Pedro Costa
  11. Inherent Vice
    Paul Thomas Anderson
  12. Lemonade
    Beyoncé Knowles Carter and Kahlil Joseph with Jonas Åkerlund, Melina Matsoukas, Dikayl Rimmasch, Mark Romanek and Tod Tourso
  13. Margaret
    Kenneth Lonergan
  14. Holy Motors
    Leos Carax
  15. Certified Copy
    Abbas Kiarostami
  16. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
    Isao Takahata
  17. Mad Max: Fury Road
    George Miller
  18. HyperNormalisation
    Adam Curtis
  19. Parasite
    Bong Joon-ho
  20. High Life
    Claire Denis
  21. Love is the Message, the Message is Death
    Arthur Jafa
  22. Citizenfour
    Laura Poitras
  23. Certain Women
    Kelly Reichardt
  24. The Grand Bizarre
    Jodie Mack
  25. On the Beach at Night Alone
    Hong Sang-soo
  26. Shirkers
    Sandi Tan

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