Year-End Lists

Caden Mark Gardner: Top 25 Films of 2019, as posted to Twitter

[see also 2018]

1. My First Film [live]
   Zia Anger
2. A Hidden Life
   Terrence Malick
3. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
4. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
5. The Souvenir
   Joanna Hogg
5. Her Smell
   Alex Ross Perry
6. So Pretty
   Jessie Jeffrey Dunn Rovinelli
7. Dark Waters
   Todd Haynes
8. Atlantics
   Mati Diop
9. Too Old to Die Young
   Nicolas Winding Refn
10. Relaxer
    Joel Potrykus
11. Empty Metal
    Adam Khalil and Bayley Sweitzer
12. Coincoin and the Extra-Humans
    Bruno Dumont
13. Knife+Heart
    Yann Gonzalez
14. Synonyms
    Nadav Lapid
15. Us
    Jordan Peele
16. The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
    Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn
17. Little Women
    Greta Gerwig
18. Chained for Life
    Aaron Schimberg
19. Pain and Glory
    Pedro Almodóvar
20. Diamantino
    Gabriel Abrantes and Daniel Schmidt
21. Parasite
    Bong Joon-ho
21. Knives Out
    Rian Johnson
22. The Gospel of Eureka
    Donal Mosher and Michael Palmieri
23. High Flying Bird
    Steven Soderbergh
24. Peterloo
    Mike Leigh
25. Under the Silver Lake
    David Robert Mitchell

American Songwriter: Top 25 Albums of 2019, listed alphabetically

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

• House of Sugar
  (Sandy) Alex G
• All Mirrors
  Angel Olsen
• Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
  Bill Callahan
• Jaime
  Brittany Howard
• Mint Condition
  Caroline Spence
• I Need a New War
  Craig Finn
• Duster
  Duster
• Renegade
  Dylan LeBlanc
• This Land
  Gary Clark Jr.
• On the Line
  Jenny Lewis
• Tales of America
  J.S. Ondara
• The Saint of Lost Causes
  Justin Townes Earle
• White Noise / White Lines
  Kelsey Waldon
• Work To Do
  Marc Cohn & The Blind Boys of Alabama
• Kiwanuka
  Michael Kiwanuka
• Purple Mountains
  Purple Mountains
• Stronger Than the Truth
  Reba McEntire
• there is no Other
  Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
• Remind Me Tomorrow
  Sharon Van Etten
• Sound & Fury
  Sturgill Simpson
• South of Reality
  The Claypool Lennon Delirium
• The Highwomen
  The Highwomen
• III
  The Lumineers
• Help Us Stranger
  The Raconteurs
• Walk Through Fire
  Yola

Other Great Albums of 2019

• Blood
  Allison Moorer
• When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
  Billie Eilish
• i,i
  Bon Iver
• I Made a Place
  Bonnie “Prince” Billy
• Western Stars
  Bruce Springsteen
• Seneca
  Charles Wesley Godwin
• Out of the Blue
  Dan Luke and the Raid
• No.6 Collaborations Project
  Ed Sheeran
• Traveling Mercies
  Emily Scott Robinson
• Faulkner County
  Erin Enderlin
• Magdalene
  FKA twigs
• So Divine
  Horse Jumper of Love
• Love & the Dark
  Jason Hawk Harris
• Bad Wiring
  Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage
• Fever Breaks
  Josh Ritter
• Norman Fucking Rockwell!
  Lana Del Rey
• Thanks for the Dance
  Leonard Cohen
• Why Me? Why Not.
  Liam Gallagher
• Painted Image
  Liz Brasher
• We Get By
  Mavis Staples
• Desert Dove
  Michaela Anne
• When You're Ready
  Molly Tuttle
• Colorado
  Neil Young
• Ghosteen
  Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
• Room 41
  Paul Cauthen
• invisibility
  people-proof
• Morbid Stuff
  PUP
• Hot Spring
  Spencer Radcliffe
• The Unseen In Between
  Steve Gunn
• Eraserland
  Strand of Oaks
• Lover
  Taylor Swift
• I Am Easy to Find
  The National
• Father of the Bride
  Vampire Weekend

Kimber Myers: Favorite Films by Women in 2019, as posted to Twitter in viewing order

• Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins
  Janice Engel
• Birds of Passage
  Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra
• The Breaker Upperers
  Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek
• Fast Color
  Julia Hart
• Sword of Trust
  Lynn Shelton
• The Mustang
  Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
• Captain Marvel
  Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
• Booksmart
  Olivia Wilde
• Island of the Hungry Ghosts
  Gabrielle Brady
• Honeyland
  Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov
• High Life
  Claire Denis
• Clemency
  Chinonye Chukwu
• Little Woods
  Nia DaCosta
• Wild Nights with Emily
  Madeleine Olnek
• Someone Great
  Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
• Stray Dolls
  Sonejuhi Sinha
• Good Posture
  Dolly Wells
• The Weekend
  Stella Meghie
• Late Night
  Nisha Ganatra
• Always Be My Maybe
  Nahnatchka Khan
• The Farewell
  Lulu Wang
• The Nightingale
  Jennifer Kent
• American Factory
  Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
• Tigers Are Not Afraid
  Issa López
• Sea Fever
  Neasa Hardiman
• Varda by Agnès
  Agnès Varda
• Honey Boy
  Alma Har'el
• Little Joe
  Jessica Hausner
• Little Women
  Greta Gerwig
• A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
  Marielle Heller
• Greener Grass
  Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe
• Queen & Slim
  Melina Matsoukas
• Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  Céline Sciamma
• Atlantics
  Mati Diop

Saige Walton: Favorite Films of 2019, as posted to Twitter

[see also 2022 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017]

1. High Life
   Claire Denis
2. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
   Céline Sciamma
3. Midsommar (director's cut)
   Ari Aster
4. Joker
   Todd Phillips
5. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
6. Atlantics
   Mati Diop
7. Booksmart
   Olivia Wilde
8. Hustlers
   Lorene Scafaria
9. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
   Chad Stahelski
10. The Night Eats the World
    Dominique Rocher

David Hudson: Favorite Films of 2019, as posted to Twitter with a list of additional films that he's looking forward to

[see also 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015]

1. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
2. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
3. Heimat is a Space in Time
   Thomas Heise
4. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
   Quentin Tarantino
5. The Souvenir
   Joanna Hogg
6. Pain and Glory
   Pedro Almodóvar
7. Vitalina Varela
   Pedro Costa
8. Shayne
   Stephan Geene
9. Diane
   Kent Jones
10. Climax
    Gaspar Noé

XXL: 50 of the Best Hop-Hop Projects of 2019

[see also 2020]

• AI YoungBoy 2
  YoungBoy Never Broke Again
• Anger Management
  Rico Nasty & Kenny Beats
• Baby on Baby
  DaBaby
• Bandana
  Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
• Bartier Bounty
  Sada Baby
• Brandon Banks
  Maxo Kream
• Covered N Blood
  Shy Glizzy
• Cuz I Love You
  Lizzo
• Death Race for Love
  Juice WRLD
• Diaspora
  GoldLink
• Die a Legend
  Polo G
• Die For My Bitch
  Baby Keem
• El Capo
  Jim Jones
• Eve
  Rapsody
• Everythings for Sale
  Boogie
• Father of 4
  Offset
• Fever
  Megan Thee Stallion
• Foto
  Kota the Friend
• Ghetto Gospel
  Rod Wave
• GREY Area
  Little Simz
• Guns
  Quelle Chris
• Herstory in the Making
  Young M.A
• Hollywood's Bleeding
  Post Malone
• Hot Pink
  Doja Cat
• IGOR
  Tyler, The Creator
• Is He Real?
  IDK
• KIRK
  DaBaby
• Long Live Mexico
  Lil Keed
• May the Lord Watch
  Little Brother
• Mirrorland
  EarthGang
• One of the Best Yet
  Gang Starr
• Perfect Ten
  Mustard
• Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial
  Roddy Ricch
• Port of Miami 2
  Rick Ross
• Psychodrama
  Dave
• Purple Haze 2
  Cam'ron
• Rap or Go to the League
  2 Chainz
• Retropolitan
  Skyzoo & Pete Rock
• Revenge of the Dreamers III
  Dreamville
• Sli'merre
  Young Nudy & Pi'erre Bourne
• So Much Fun
  Young Thug
• The Lost Boy
  YBN Cordae
• The Plugs I Met
  Benny the Butcher
• uknowhatimsayin¿
  Danny Brown
• UNFUCCWITABLE
  Asian Da Brat
• Ventura
  Anderson .Paak
• Wow... That's Crazy
  Wale
• WWCD
  Griselda
• You Can't Sit With Us
  Pivot Gang
• ZUU
  Denzel Curry

Jordan Ruimy: The 10 Best Movies of 2019, as published by World of Reel

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2010s]

1. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
2. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
2. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
   Quentin Tarantino
4. Pain and Glory
   Pedro Almodóvar
5. Dragged Across Concrete
   S. Craig Zahler
6. Luce
   Julius Onah
7. Dogman
   Matteo Garrone
8. Joker
   Todd Phillips
9. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
10. Ford v Ferrari
    James Mangold

David Morgan: The 10 Best Films of 2019, as posted by CBS News

[see also 2021 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015]

1. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
2. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
3. 3 Faces
   Jafar Panahi
4. Knives Out
   Rian Johnson
5. For Sama
   Waad Al-Khateab and Edward Watts
6. Transit
   Christian Petzold
7. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
   Céline Sciamma
8. Midsommar
   Ari Aster
9. Honeyland
   Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov
10. Carmine Street Guitars
    Ron Mann

Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order)

• Apollo 11
  Todd Douglas Miller
• Aquarela
  Viktor Kosakovskiy
• Booksmart
  Olivia Wilde
• Dolemite Is My Name
  Craig Brewer
• Jojo Rabbit
  Taika Waititi
• Marriage Story
  Noah Baumbach
• Midnight Family
  Luke Lorentzen
• Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
  Quentin Tarantino
• Pain and Glory
  Pedro Almodóvar

Susannah Gruder: Best Films of 2019, as posted to Letterboxd

[see also 2021 • 2020 • 2010s]

1. In My Room
   Ulrich Köhler
2. Atlantics
   Mati Diop
3. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
4. Apollo 11
   Todd Douglas Miller
5. The Hottest August
   Brett Story
6. Diane
   Kent Jones
7. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
8. Too Late to Die Young
   Dominga Sotomayor
9. The Lighthouse
   Robert Eggers
10. Uncut Gems
    Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
11. Synonyms
    Nadav Lapid
12. Chained for Life
    Aaron Schimberg
13. La Flor
    Mariano Llinás
14. America
    Garrett Bradley
15. Midnight Family
    Luke Lorentzen
16. Amazing Grace
    Sydney Pollack
17. Midsommar
    Ari Aster
18. Asako I & II
    Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
19. High Life
    Claire Denis
20. 63 Up
    Michael Apted

Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2019

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

1. All Mirrors
   Angel Olsen
2. Titanic Rising
   Weyes Blood
3. Ghosteen
   Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4. Anima
   Thom Yorke
5. Eraserland
   Strand of Oaks
6. Miss Universe
   Nilüfer Yanya
7. Remind Me Tomorrow
   Sharon Van Etten
8. Keepsake
   Hatchie
9. U.F.O.F.
   Big Thief
10. Fibs
    Anna Meredith
11. Purple Mountains
    Purple Mountains
12. Lost Girls
    Bat for Lashes
13. Anak Ko
    Jay Som
14. Magdalene
    FKA twigs
15. Two Hands
    Big Thief
16. Father of the Bride
    Vampire Weekend
17. It Won/t Be like This All the Time
    The Twilight Sad
18. Crushing
    Julia Jacklin
19. Norman Fucking Rockwell!
    Lana Del Rey
20. A New Illusion
    Rose Elinor Dougall
21. The Practice of Love
    Jenny Hval
22. Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?
    Deerhunter
23. Designer
    Aldous Harding
24. I Am Easy to Find
    The National
25. Beware of the Dogs
    Stella Donnelly
26. Any Human Friend
    Marika Hackman
27. This Is Not a Safe Place
    Ride
28. On the Line
    Jenny Lewis
29. When I Get Home
    Solange
30. Schlagenheim
    black midi
31. At the Party with My Brown Friends
    Black Belt Eagle Scout
32. Giants of All Sizes
    Elbow
33. Deceiver
    DIIV
34. Kiwanuka
    Michael Kiwanuka
35. Jaime
    Brittany Howard
36. Patience
    Mannequin Pussy
37. The Center Won't Hold
    Sleater-Kinney
38. i,i
    Bon Iver
39. Reward
    Cate Le Bon
40. My Finest Work Yet
    Andrew Bird
41. IGOR
    Tyler, The Creator
42. Closer to Grey
    Chromatics
43. The Best of Luck Club
    Alex Lahey
44. Cuz I Love You
    Lizzo
45. Dogrel
    Fontaines D.C.
46. SASAMI
    SASAMI
47. Brickbat
    Piroshka
48. Better Oblivion Community Center
    Better Oblivion Community Center
49. Diviner
    Hayden Thorpe
50. The Talkies
    Girl Band
51. Charli
    Charli XCX
52. Bandana
    Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
53. uknowhatimsayin¿
    Danny Brown
54. Office Politics
    The Divine Comedy
55. Ode to Joy
    Wilco
56. Nothing Great About Britain
    slowthai
57. American Football (LP3)
    American Football
58. Forever Turned Around
    Whitney
59. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
    Billie Eilish
60. Health
    C Duncan
61. Metronomy Forever
    Metronomy
62. Twelve Nudes
    Ezra Furman
63. Serfs Up!
    The Fat White Family
64. House of Sugar
    (Sandy) Alex G
65. Part 2 Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost
    Foals
66. Late Night Feelings
    Mark Ronson
67. Memory Emotion
    Electric Youth
68. Animated Violence Mild
    Blanck Mass
69. Distress Signals
    Earthquake Lights
70. The Competition
    Lower Dens
71. Don't You Think You've Had Enough?
    Bleached
72. Vagabon
    Vagabon
73. Return to Center
    Kirin J Callinan
74. Hot Motion
    Temples
75. Birth of Violence
    Chelsea Wolfe
76. Miami Memory
    Alex Cameron
77. Lost Wisdom, Pt. 2
    Mount Eerie feat. Julie Doiron
78. Pang
    Caroline Polachek
79. Quiet Signs
    Jessica Pratt
80. Young Enough
    Charly Bliss
81. Grim Town
    SOAK
82. LEGACY! LEGACY!
    Jamila Woods
83. No Geography
    The Chemical Brothers
84. Girl
    Girl Ray
85. A Bath Full of Ecstasy
    Hot Chip
86. The Soft Cavalry
    The Soft Cavalry
87. Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
    Bill Callahan
88. Both-And
    Luke Temple
89. Until The Tide Creeps In
    Penelope Isles
90. Wheeltappers and Shunters
    Clinic
91. Atlanta Millionaires Club
    Faye Webster
92. Emily Alone
    Florist
93. Part 1 Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost
    Foals
94. This Is How You Smile
    Helado Negro
95. Dissolution
    Jaakko Eino Kalevi
96. Jules
    Julien Chang
97. No Home Record
    Kim Gordon
98. All My Heroes Are Cornballs
    JPEGMAFIA
99. PROTO
    Holly Herndon
100. GREY Area
     Little Simz