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
Podcasts
Highlights
Cinema Scope: Top Ten Films of 2020
The Needle Drop: Tony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2021
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2021
Economist: The Best Books of 2021
Guardian: The 50 Best Films of 2021
Maggie Nelson
On Freedom
Oprah Daily: 20 Favorite Books of 2021
Boston Globe: The Best Books of 2021
Los Angeles Times: Jessica Ferri: The 5 Best Books of 2021
Washington Post: 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction in 2021
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2021
The Argonauts
BuzzFeed: The 24 Best Books of the Decade
The Art of Cruelty
Lit Hub: The 20 Best Works of Nonfiction of the 2010s
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2011
The Red Parts
San Francisco Chronicle: 100 Recommended Books of 2016