Year-End Lists

Steve Erickson: Best Films of 2019, as published by Gay City News

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014]

1. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
2. Transit
   Christian Petzold
3. The Souvenir
   Joanna Hogg
4. The Image Book
   Jean-Luc Godard
5. End of the Century
   Lucio Castro
6. An Elephant Sitting Still
   Hu Bo
7. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
8. In My Room
   Ulrich Köhler
9. Los Reyes
   Ivan Osnovikoff and Bettina Perut
10. Atlantics
    Mati Diop

The runners-up

• Ali Aqa
  Kamran Heidari
• None of Your Business
  Kamran Heidari
• The Art of Self-Defense
  Riley Stearns
• The Burial Of Kojo
  Blitz Bazawule
• Cellophane (FKA twigs music video)
  Andrew Thomas Huang
• Chez jolie coiffure
  Rosine Mfetgo Mbakam
• Cunningham
  Alla Kovgan
• The Farewell
  Lulu Wang
• Ghosts of Sugar Land
  Bassam Tariq
• High Flying Bird
  Steven Soderbergh
• A Man of Integrity
  Mohammad Rasoulof
• Memento Stella
  Makino Takashi
• Midsommar
  Ari Aster
• Movies (Weyes Blood music video)
  Natalie Mering
• Pain and Glory
  Pedro Almodóvar
• Pasolini
  Abel Ferrara
• Synonyms
  Nadav Lapid
• Us
  Jordan Peele

This list contributes to:

• Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2019

Odie Henderson: Top Ten Films of 2019, as published by RogerEbert.com

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016]

1. The Last Black Man in San Francisco
   Joe Talbot
2. Pain and Glory
   Pedro Almodóvar
3. Us
   Jordan Peele
4. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
5. The Farewell
   Lulu Wang
6. Knives Out
   Rian Johnson
7. Dolemite Is My Name
   Craig Brewer
8. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
   Céline Sciamma
9. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
10. Hustlers
    Lorene Scafaria

This list contributes to:

• RogerEbert.com: Ten Best Films of 2019
• Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2019

Anthony Domestico: 2019 Books in Review, as published by Commonweal Magazine. Domestico is "only listing books that I haven’t yet had a chance to write on" and has "tried to avoid books that have popped up again and again on end-of-year lists."

• Lay Studies
  Steven Toussaint
• The Heavens
  Sandra Newman
• The Corner That Held Them
  Sylvia Townsend Warner
• Hue and Cry
  James Alan McPherson
• The Manzoni Family
  Natalia Ginzburg
• Human Relations and Other Difficulties
  Mary-Kay Wilmers
• What It Is

  Race, Family, and One Thinking Black Man's Blues
  Clifford Thompson
• Where Reasons End
  Yiyun Li
• No Matter
  Jana Prikryl
• In My Mind's Eye

  A Thought Diary
  Jan Morris
• Yellow Notebook

  Diaries Volume I 1978–1987
  Helen Garner
• The Caiplie Caves
  Karen Solie
• Cleanness
  Garth Greenwell

Jim DeRogatis: The Best Albums of 2019, as aired on Sound Opinions

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Cuz I Love You
   Lizzo
2. Sound & Fury
   Sturgill Simpson
3. This Mess Is a Place
   Tacocat
4. I Sold My Soul to the Devil When I Was 12
   GRLwood
5. Kills Birds
   Kills Birds
6. It's Real
   Ex Hex
7. How Do You Love?
   The Regrettes
8. Norman Fucking Rockwell!
   Lana Del Rey
9. Remind Me Tomorrow
   Sharon Van Etten
10. Kiwanuka
    Michael Kiwanuka

Dennis Cooper: Favorite Films of 2019, in no order

[see also 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. The Image Book
   Jean-Luc Godard
2. Long Day's Journey Into Night
   Bi Gan
3. The Rest I Make Up
   Michelle Morgan
4. A Hidden Life
   Terrence Malick
5. Journal d'un montage
   Annette Dutertre
6. Monrovia, Indiana
   Frederick Wiseman
7. I Was at Home, But
   Angela Schanelec
8. National Narrative
   Grégoire Beil
9. The Silent Eye
   Amiel Courtin-Wilson
10. The Green Fog
    Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson
11. The Sky Socialist: Environs and Out-Takes
    Ken Jacobs
12. Vitalina Varela
    Pedro Costa
13. Kansas Atlas
    Peggy Ahwesh
14. L. Cohen
    James Benning
15. Ascensor
    Adrian Garcia Gomez
16. If You Won't Read, Then Why Should I Write? by Jarett Kobek (The Movie!)
    Nick Toti
17. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
    Chad Stahelski

Matt Zoller Seitz: Top Ten Films of 2019, as published by RogerEbert.com

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016]

1. A Hidden Life
   Terrence Malick
2. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
3. Us
   Jordan Peele
4. 63 Up
   Michael Apted
5. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
6. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
7. High Life
   Claire Denis
8. Apollo 11
   Todd Douglas Miller
9. Midnight Family
   Luke Lorentzen
10. The Farewell
    Lulu Wang

This list contributes to:

• RogerEbert.com: Ten Best Films of 2019

Decider: Top 20 TV Shows of 2019

[see also 2021 • 2020 • 2018]

1. Fleabag
2. Russian Doll
3. Succession
4. Chernobyl
5. Euphoria
6. Schitt's Creek
7. The Righteous Gemstones
8. Watchmen
9. Barry
10. Stranger Things
11. Unbelievable
12. The Good Place
13. PEN15
14. Glow
15. When They See Us
16. Below Deck Mediterranean
17. Tuca & Bertie
18. Superstore
19. I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
20. The OA

Noisey: The 100 Best Albums of 2019, as published by Vice

[see also 2020 • 2010s]

1. 1000 gecs
   100 gecs
2. Norman Fucking Rockwell!
   Lana Del Rey
3. House of Sugar
   (Sandy) Alex G
4. ZUU
   Denzel Curry
5. Shea Butter Baby
   Ari Lennox
6. IGOR
   Tyler, The Creator
7. Purple Mountains
   Purple Mountains
8. Hiding Places
   Billy Woods & Kenny Segal
9. Careful
   Boy Harsher
10. Charli
    Charli XCX
11. Quiet Signs
    Jessica Pratt
12. African Giant
    Burna Boy
13. Modern Mirror
    Drab Majesty
14. This Is How You Smile
    Helado Negro
15. Over It
    Summer Walker
16. i,i
    Bon Iver
17. Immunity
    Clairo
18. My Star
    The Hecks
19. When I Get Home
    Solange
20. Titanic Rising
    Weyes Blood
21. Anger Management
    Rico Nasty & Kenny Beats
22. Life Metal
    Sunn O)))
23. Brandon Banks
    Maxo Kream
24. All Mirrors
    Angel Olsen
25. Die a Legend
    Polo G
26. Magdalene
    FKA twigs
27. Crush
    Floating Points
28. Caligula
    Lingua Ignota
29. Apollo XXI
    Steve Lacy
30. U.F.O.F.
    Big Thief
30. Two Hands
    Big Thief
31. Chasing Summer
    SiR
32. I Don't Know How to Be Happy
    Deli Girls
33. GREY Area
    Little Simz
34. PROTO
    Holly Herndon
35. Sueños
    Sech
36. Blood
    Kelsey Lu
37. Hoodies All Summer
    Kano
38. GIRL
    Maren Morris
39. Netflix & Deal
    03 Greedo & Kenny Beats
40. Pony
    Orville Peck
41. Pang
    Caroline Polachek
42. Internal Affairs
    Mozzy
43. Sci Fi 1
    Dijon
44. Truck Music
    Body Meat
45. Jules
    Julien Chang
46. Baby on Baby
    DaBaby
47. Nest
    Brutus
48. The Destroyer, Vol. 1
    TR/ST
48. The Destroyer, Vol. 2
    TR/ST
49. Fever
    Megan Thee Stallion
50. Miss Universe
    Nilüfer Yanya
51. LEGACY! LEGACY!
    Jamila Woods
52. Better Oblivion Community Center
    Better Oblivion Community Center
53. Oasis
    J Balvin & Bad Bunny
54. forevher
    Shura
55. Mirrorland
    EarthGang
56. Essentials
    Erika de Casier
57. Bandana
    Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
58. Reward
    Cate Le Bon
59. Sli'merre
    Young Nudy & Pi'erre Bourne
60. ~~~
    Ana Roxanne
61. Painted
    Lucky Daye
62. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
    Billie Eilish
63. Arizona Baby
    Kevin Abstract
64. Divided by Darkness
    Spirit Adrift
65. Nothing Great About Britain
    slowthai
66. Sunshine Kitty
    Tove Lo
67. Bartier Bounty
    Sada Baby
68. Angel's Pulse
    Blood Orange
69. Sound & Fury
    Sturgill Simpson
70. Flamboyant
    Dorian Electra
71. So Much Fun
    Young Thug
72. The Oracle
    Angel Bat Dawid
73. Laughing Matter
    Wand
74. Sulphur English
    Inter Arma
75. Wildboy
    Calboy
76. placeholder
    Hand Habits
77. Devour
    Pharmakon
78. Networker
    Omni
79. Jaime
    Brittany Howard
80. The Unluccy Luccy Kid
    Sheff G
81. The Seduction of Kansas
    Priests
82. Crackheads Live Longer Than Vegans
    Chris Crack
83. Animated Violence Mild
    Blanck Mass
84. A Distant Call
    Sheer Mag
85. Ten-Eight
    G Perico
86. Resavoir
    Resavoir
87. From the Neighborhood to the Stage
    Quando Rondo
88. Heard It In A Past Life
    Maggie Rogers
89. Future Hndrxx Presents: The WIZRD
    Future
90. Ocean
    Karol G
91. Morbid Stuff
    PUP
92. - Ugh, those feels again
    Snoh Aalegra
93. Deserted
    Gatecreeper
94. Sinner: KDJ-48
    Moodymann
95. Atlanta Millionaires Club
    Faye Webster
96. So Emotional
    Key!
97. Punk
    CHAI
98. Posthumous Humiliation
    Pissgrave
99. Father of the Bride
    Vampire Weekend
100. Long Live Mexico
     Lil Keed

Joshua Rothkopf: The 20 Best Movies of 2019, as published by Time Out New York

[see also 2020 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Marriage Story
   Noah Baumbach
2. Midsommar
   Ari Aster
3. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
4. The Souvenir
   Joanna Hogg
5. Apollo 11
   Todd Douglas Miller
6. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
7. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
   Céline Sciamma
8. Little Women
   Greta Gerwig
9. Under the Silver Lake
   David Robert Mitchell
10. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
    Quentin Tarantino
11. Waves
    Trey Edward Shults
12. The Lighthouse
    Robert Eggers
13. In Fabric
    Peter Strickland
14. Gloria Bell
    Sebastián Lelio
15. Hail Satan?
    Penny Lane
16. Rolling Thunder Revue
    Martin Scorsese
17. The Farewell
    Lulu Wang
18. Jojo Rabbit
    Taika Waititi
19. Diane
    Kent Jones
20. Monos
    Alejandro Landes

This list contributes to:

• Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2019

Dennis Cooper: Favorite Music of 2019, in no order

[see also 2015 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

• Life Metal
  Sunn O)))
• Raupenbahn
  Thomas Brinkmann
• A Method To Its Messiness
  Aki Onda
• Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes
  Moor Mother
• Sweating the Plague
  Guided By Voices
• Devour
  Pharmakon
• All My Heroes Are Cornballs
  JPEGMAFIA
• Solitude
  King Midas Sound
• Spirit Counsel
  Thurston Moore
• Girl with Basket of Fruit
  Xiu Xiu
• On Time out of Time
  William Basinski
• Occam Ocean 2
  Éliane Radigue
• Purple Mountains
  Purple Mountains
• When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
  Billie Eilish
• Plastic Anniversary
  Matmos
• Chemical Flowers
  Helm
• The Flower and the Vessel
  Felicia Atkinson
• IGOR
  Tyler, The Creator
• 1000 gecs
  100 gecs
• Domestic Economy
  Finlay Shakespeare
• Tunes 2011-2019
  Burial
• House of Sugar
  (Sandy) Alex G
• Hurt
  Marc Hurtado
• Sulphur English
  Inter Arma
• I Trawl the Megahertz
  Prefab Sprout