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
New Yorker: Richard Brody: The Best Movies of 2022
Kirkus Prize: Fiction 2023
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2023
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s
The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2023
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James Benning
Allensworth
Sight & Sound Poll: Erika Balsom: Best Films of 2023
The United States of America
Artforum: Erika Balsom: Best Films of 2022
Jordan Cronk: The Ten Best Experimental Films of 2022
Easy Rider
Mubi: Michael Sicinski: The 30 Best Avant-Garde Feature Films of the 2010s
L. Cohen
Desist Film: Best Films of 2018
Lists Curated by Toronto Film Review: Lydia Ogwang: Top 13 Films of 2018
Dennis Cooper: Favorite Films of 2019
Jordan Cronk: The 50 Best Films of the 2010s
Cinema Scope: Top Ten Films of 2018
Sight & Sound Poll: Erika Balsom: The Best Films of 2018
Readers
Robert Koehler: Best Movies of 2017
Measuring Change
Dennis Cooper: 15 Favorite Films of 2016
Natural History
Dennis Cooper: 12 Favorite Films of 2015
The Second Cabin: Stemple Pass
Dennis Cooper: 16 Favorite Films of 2012
The War
Sight & Sound Poll: Gabe Klinger: Top 5 Films of 2012
20 Cigarettes
Dennis Cooper: Favorite Films of 2011