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.
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Highlights
Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2022
Mojo: 75 Best Albums of 2022
Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2021
NPR Music: Bob Boilen: Top Ten Albums of 2018
Les Inrocks: Top 25 Albums of 2022
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S. Craig Zahler
Dragged Across Concrete
World of Reel: Jordan Ruimy: The 10 Best Movies of 2019
Glenn Kenny: The 25 Best Films of 2019
Dan Sallitt: Favorite Films of 2019
A.V. Club: Noel Murray: The Best Films of 2019
Scott Tobias: The Best Films of 2019
Les Inrocks: Top 20 Films of 2019
Slant: The 25 Best Films of 2019
Slant: Ed Gonzalez: Best Films of 2019
Brawl in Cell Block 99
A.V. Club: Mike D’Angelo: Best Films of 2017
Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang: 32 Best Films of 2017
Robert Koehler: Best Movies of 2017
Michael Sicinski: Top 25 Films of 2017
Film Stage: Top 50 Films of 2017
Village Voice Film Poll: Best Films of 2017
Paste: 50 Best Movies of 2017
Senses of Cinema World Poll: Daniel Kasman: Top 20 Films of 2017
The Ringer: K. Austin Collins: 24 Best Movies of 2017
Esquire: Nick Schager: Best Movies of 2017
Glenn Kenny: 63 Best Films of 2017
Bone Tomahawk
A.V. Club: Nick Schager: The Best Films of 2015
Time Out London: 25 Best Films of 2016
Film School Rejects: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
Vulture: Bilge Ebiri: 20 Best Movies of 2015
IndieWire: 66 Best Films of 2015