Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

Top 20 Films of 2012 Slant: Ed Gonzalez

Holy Motors - Leos Carax

20 Best Films of 2012 IndieWire: Matt Singer

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

10 Best Films of 2012 Guardian: Peter Bradshaw

Action, Figure - Frank Hinton

21 Favorite Books of 2012 Dennis Cooper

Behind the Beautiful Forevers - Katherine Boo

Top 10 Books of 2012 Salon

Wuthering Heights - Andrea Arnold

20 Best Movies of 2012 Salon: Andrew O’Hehir

Beasts of the Southern Wild - Benh Zeitlin

Top 26 Movies of 2012 Boston Globe: Ty Burr

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

Top 25 Movies of 2012 Boston Globe: Wesley Morris

Almayer’s Folly - Chantal Akerman

10 Best Movies of 2012 Time Out New York: Keith Uhlich

Bernie - Richard Linklater

10 Best Movies of 2012 Time Out New York: Joshua Rothkopf

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

10 Best Movies of 2012 Time Out New York: David Fear

Nashville, Vol. 1. Tear the Woodpile Down - Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives

Top 25 Albums of 2012 Engine 145

Life Is Good - Nas

Top 20 Albums of 2012 Source

Moonrise Kingdom - Wes Anderson

16 Favorite Films of 2012 Dennis Cooper

No Love Deep Web - Death Grips

20 Favorite Albums of 2012 Dennis Cooper

Life Without Principle - Johnnie To

20 Favorite Films of 2012 Chicago Reader: Ben Sachs

22 Favorite Movies of 2012 Chicago Reader: J.R. Jones

Killing Time - Terry Malts

Top 100 Albums of 2012 Austin Town Hall

Channel Orange - Frank Ocean

10 Best Albums of 2012 Billboard

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

25 Best Films of 2012 Glenn Kenny

The Loneliest Planet - Julia Loktev

10 Best Films of 2012 Darren Hughes

Holy Motors - Leos Carax

50 Best Films of 2012 Film Comment Poll

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia - Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Top 20 Films of 2012 Bilge Ebiri

The Deep Blue Sea - Terence Davies

10 Best Films of 2012 Reverse Shot