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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2020 Movies

RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2020

16 December 2020

Small Axe: Lovers Rock - Steve McQueen

RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2020, as selected by the site’s regular film critics and editors

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  1. Small Axe: Lovers Rock
    Steve McQueen
  2. Nomadland
    Chloé Zhao
  3. David Byrne's American Utopia
    Spike Lee
  4. First Cow
    Kelly Reichardt
  5. Da 5 Bloods
    Spike Lee
  6. Minari
    Lee Isaac Chung
  7. Beanpole
    Kantemir Balagov
  8. Never Rarely Sometimes Always
    Eliza Hittman
  9. The Nest
    Sean Durkin
  10. The Assistant
    Kitty Green

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