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
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Highlights
Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2023
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2023
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2023
Barack Obama: Favorite Books of 2023
The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2023
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Matthew Heineman
American Symphony
New York Times: Alissa Wilkinson: Best Movies of 2023
Barack Obama: Favorite Movies of 2023
The First Wave
RogerEbert.com: Jana Monji: Top Ten Films of 2021
Guardian: The 50 Best Films of 2021
New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Best Movies of 2021
A Private War
Esquire: Nick Schager: 25 Best Movies of 2018
Los Angeles Times: Kenneth Turan: Best Movies of 2018
City of Ghosts
Slate: Willa Paskin: The Top 10 TV Shows of 2021
Vulture: Kathryn VanArendonk: The Best TV of 2021
Esquire: Nick Schager: Best Movies of 2017
New York Times: James Poniewozik: Best TV Shows of 2021
GCN: Steve Erickson: Top 26 Films of 2017
Cartel Land
Paste: 50 Best Movies of 2015
Scott Tobias: Top 30 films of 2015
IndieWire: 66 Best Films of 2015