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
Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2023
Atlantic: David Sims: The 10 Best Films of 2023
Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2023
Vulture: John Waters: Best Movies of 2023
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2023
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Taika Waititi
Thor: Love and Thunder
Sarah Knight Adamson: Top 10 Movies of 2022
Forbes: Mark Hughes: The Top 20 Best Films Of The Year 2022
Jojo Rabbit
Rolling Stone: Peter Travers: 10 Best Movies of 2019
Empire: The Best Movies of 2020
Nashville Scene: The 2019 Jim Ridley Film Poll
Time Out New York: Joshua Rothkopf: The 20 Best Movies of 2019
The Playlist: The 25 Best Films Of 2019
IndieWire Poll: The 50 Best Movies of 2019
Economist: The Best Films Released in 2019
Vogue: The 13 Best Movies of 2019
CBS News: David Morgan: The 10 Best Films of 2019
AP: Lindsey Bahr: Best Films of 2019
Thor: Ragnarok
Paste: 50 Best Movies of 2017
Justine Smith: 30 Favorite Films of 2017
Paste: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
cléo: 12 Films That Stayed with Us
Pop Culture Happy Hour: Favorite Movies of 2017
Atlantic: Christopher Orr: Best Movies of 2017
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
RogerEbert.com: Sean Mulvihill: Top Ten Films of 2016
Marya E. Gates: Favorite Fifteen Films of 2016
Uproxx: 20 Best Films of 2016
Film School Rejects: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
Verge: Tasha Robinson: 15 Best Movies of 2016
RogerEbert.com: Seongyong Cho: Top Ten Films of 2016
Boy
A.V. Club: Nathan Rabin: The Best Films of 2012
The Independent: The 40 Best Films of the 2010s