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
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2021
Ringer: Sean Fennessey: The Best Movies of 2021
Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2021
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s
Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2020
Gina Prince-Bythewood
The Old Guard
Vulture: Bilge Ebiri: The Best Movies of 2020
RogerEbert.com: Odie Henderson: Top Ten Films of 2020
A.V. Club: Mike D’Angelo: The Best Films of 2020
Time: Stephanie Zacharek: The 10 Best Movies of 2020
Hollywood Reporter: David Rooney: The Best Films of 2020
New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Best Movies of 2020
Beyond the Lights
Chicago Reader: Ben Sachs: 30 Favorite Films of 2014
The Young Folks: Top 50 Films of the 2010s
GCN: Steve Erickson: 20 Best Films of 2014
Karina Longworth: 16 Favorite Movies of 2014
Village Voice: Stephanie Zacharek: 28 Top Movies of 2014
New York Times: Manohla Dargis: 20 Best Movies of 2014
New York Times: A.O. Scott: Top 21 Films of 2014