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.

2016

Nictate: Top 11 Films of 2016

12 January 2017

Cameraperson - Kirsten Johnson

Nictate: Top 11 Films of 2016, as posted to Letterboxd

[see also 202220202019201820172015]

San Francisco Chronicle: David Wiegand: 12 Best TV Shows of 2016

11 January 2017

Atlanta

David Wiegand: 12 Best TV Shows of 2016, as published by The San Francisco Chronicle

[see also 2017]

Senses of Cinema World Poll: Brian Darr: Top Ten Feature Films of 2016

11 January 2017

Cameraperson - Kirsten Johnson

Brian Darr: Top Ten Feature Films of 2016, as submitted to the Senses of Cinema World Poll. See also his list of undistributed and first-screened-in-San Francisco films and a list of 19 short films.

[see also 202320222020201920182017201520142013]

Reverse Shot: 12 Best Movies of 2016

10 January 2017

No Home Movie - Chantal Akerman

Reverse Shot: 12 Best Movies of 2016

[see also 20232022202120202010s20192018201720152014201320122011]

Boston Globe: Kate Tuttle: 20 Best Nonfiction Books of 2016

02 January 2017

Kate Tuttle: 20 Best Nonfiction Books of 2016, as published by The Boston Globe

[see also 2017]

Boston Globe: John Freeman: 15 Best Fiction Books of 2016

02 January 2017

The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead

John Freeman: 15 Best Fiction Books of 2016, as published by The Boston Globe

[see also 2017]

Variety: Sonia Saraiya: 20 Best TV Shows of 2016

02 January 2017

Atlanta

Sonia Saraiya: 20 Best TV Shows of 2016, as published by Variety

[see also 202120202010s2019201820172015]

Variety: Maureen Ryan: 20 Best TV Shows of 2016

02 January 2017

Maureen Ryan: 20 Best TV Shows of 2016, as published by Variety

[see also 202120182017]

Village Voice Film Poll: Miriam Bale: Top 14 Films of 2016

02 January 2017

Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Miriam Bale: Top 14 Films of 2016, as submitted to Village Voice Film Poll and posted to Twitter (14 films in total)

[see also 2010s201820172015201420132012]

As listed on Twitter


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Boston Globe: John Freeman: 10 Best Poetry Books of 2016

01 January 2017

John Freeman: 10 Best Poetry Books of 2016, as published by The Boston Globe