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

Marya E. Gates: Favorite Fifteen Films of 2020

11 January 2021

Driveways - Andrew Ahn

Marya E. Gates: Favorite Fifteen Films of 2020

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  1. Driveways
    Andrew Ahn
  2. Emma.
    Autumn de Wilde
  3. First Cow
    Kelly Reichardt
  4. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
    George C. Wolfe
  5. Small Axe: Lovers Rock
    Steve McQueen
  6. I'm Thinking of Ending Things
    Charlie Kaufman
  7. What Did Jack Do?
    David Lynch
  8. Nomadland
    Chloé Zhao
  9. Eurovision
    David Dobkin
  10. Dick Johnson Is Dead
    Kirsten Johnson
  11. Never Rarely Sometimes Always
    Eliza Hittman
  12. Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets
    Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross
  13. Da 5 Bloods
    Spike Lee
  14. Monsoon
    Hong Khaou
  15. The Assistant
    Kitty Green

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