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.
Movies
TV Shows
Music
Books
Poetry
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Highlights
New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Best Movies of 2022
The Needle Drop: Tony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2022
NPR Music: Bob Boilen: Top Ten Albums of 2018
Economist: The Best Books of 2021
Mojo: 75 Best Albums of 2022
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2021 Movies
A.V. Club: Carlos Aguilar: The Best Films of 2021
28 December 2021
Carlos Aguilar
:
The Best Films of 2021
, as published by
The A.V. Club
Identifying Features
Fernanda Valadez
The Souvenir Part II
Joanna Hogg
Flee
Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Drive My Car
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Petite Maman
Céline Sciamma
The Worst Person in the World
Joachim Trier
A Hero
Asghar Farhadi
Parallel Mothers
Pedro Almodóvar
Limbo
Ben Sharrock
Luca
Enrico Casarosa
About Endlessness
Roy Andersson
Belle
Mamoru Hosoda
The Green Knight
David Lowery
This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection
Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
Quo Vadis, Aida?
Jasmila Žbanić
This list contributes to:
A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2021
RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2021