Year-End Lists

A Compassionate Spy

• Best Films of 2023: Sheri Linden: Hollywood Reporter Honorable mention

City So Real

• #2 The Best TV of 2020: Willa Paskin: Slate
• #3 Top 10 Shows of 2020: Kathryn VanArendonk: New York: Vulture
• #4 Top 10 Shows of 2020: Angelica Jade Bastién: New York: Vulture
• #5 Top 10 Movies of 2020: Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune
• #6 The 10 Best TV Shows of 2020: Judy Berman: Time
• #7 Top 10 Shows of 2020: Matt Zoller Seitz: New York: Vulture
• #8 Top Ten Films of 2020: Cynthia Fuchs: Filmmaker Magazine: Village Voice Film Poll
• #16 The 25 Best TV Shows & Mini-Series Of 2020: The Playlist
• #21 The 25 Best TV Shows of 2020: A.V. Club

• Favorite TV Shows of 2020: Barack Obama
• Best TV Shows of 2020: James Poniewozik: New York Times
• The 10 Best TV Shows of 2020: Robert Lloyd: Los Angeles Times
• The Best TV Shows of 2020: Caroline Framke: Variety
• The Best TV Shows of 2020: Doreen St. Félix: New Yorker
• The Best TV Shows of 2020: Maggie Fremont: Shondaland

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

• Best Films of 2017: Chris Wells: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• Best Films of 2017: Jake Coyle: AP Also excellent
• Top Ten Films of 2017: Seongyong Cho: RogerEbert.com Documentary

Life Itself

• #2 Top 15 Films of 2014: Genevieve Koski: The Dissolve
• #2 Top Ten Films of 2014: Erik Childress: RogerEbert.com
• #3 Top Ten Films of 2014: Collin Souter: RogerEbert.com
• #5 Top 15 Films of 2014: Nathan Rabin: The Dissolve
• #6 Favorite Fifteen Films of 2014: Marya E. Gates
• #6 20 Best Films of 2014: The Dissolve
• #6 Top Ten Films of 2014: Katherine Tulich: RogerEbert.com
• #10 Top 15 Films of 2014: Keith Phipps: The Dissolve
• #11 28 Best Movies of 2014: Ty Burr: Boston Globe
• #18 The 20 Best Movies of 2020: Joshua Rothkopf: Time Out New York
• #35 Top 50 Films of 2014: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll

• Top Ten Films of 2014: Craig Lindsey: RogerEbert.com
• Top Ten Films of 2014: Jana Monji: RogerEbert.com
• Top Ten Films of 2014: Brian Tallerico: RogerEbert.com Special Mention
• The Best Movies of 2014: Matt Singer: ScreenCrush Honorable mention
• Top 20 Movies of 2014: Dana Stevens: Slate Runner-up
• 30 Best Movies of 2014: Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune Nos. 11-30 (in alphabetical order)

The Interrupters

• #3 10 Best Movies of 2011: Matt Singer: IFC
• #3 Best Films of 2011: Ben Kenigsberg: Time Out Chicago
• #4 Top Movies of 2011: Wesley Morris: Boston Globe
• #5 10 Best Movies of 2011: Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune
• #7 Best Films of 2011: Tasha Robinson: A.V. Club Top 15
• #9 Best Films of 2011: Sam Adams: A.V. Club Top 15
• #11 26 Best Films of 2011: Richard Brody: New Yorker
• #14 Year in Film 2011: A.V. Club
• #14 25 Best Films of 2011: David Ehrlich
• #15 Best Films of 2011: Scott Tobias: A.V. Club Top 15
• #15 Best Films of 2011: David Fear: Time Out New York
• #21 Best Films of 2011: Village Voice: Village Voice Film Poll
• #23 Best Films of 2011: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
• #26 50 Best Released Films of 2011: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
• #35 50 Best Movies of 2011: Total Film
• #26 25 Best Films of 2011: Slant The Next 25
• #76 Top 100 Films of the 2010s: Consequence of Sound

• Top 10 Movies of 2011: Dana Stevens: Slate
• The Best Movies of the 2010s: Matt Singer: ScreenCrush Honorable mention