Year-End Lists

Nicholas Quah: The Best Podcasts of 2019, as published by New York Magazine’s Vulture

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2018]

1. Lost Notes
2. 1619
3. Moonface
4. The WALKING podcast
5. Bundyville
6. Have You Heard George's Podcast?
7. Headlong: Running from COPS
8. 10 Things That Scare Me
9. The Last Days of August
10. The Hottest Take Sports Podcast

Manohla Dargis: Best Movies of 2019, as published by The New York Times

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2010s • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Pain and Glory
   Pedro Almodóvar
2. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
3. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
4. Little Women
   Greta Gerwig
5. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
   Quentin Tarantino
6. Synonyms
   Nadav Lapid
7. Transit
   Christian Petzold
8. American Factory
   Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
9. One Child Nation
   Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang
10. The Last Black Man in San Francisco
    Joe Talbot

And ...

• 3 Faces
  Jafar Panahi
• Ad Astra
  James Gray
• Apollo 11
  Todd Douglas Miller
• Atlantics
  Mati Diop
• Ash is Purest White
  Jia Zhang-ke
• A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
  Marielle Heller
• The Brink
  Alison Klayman
• The Cave
  Firas Fayyad
• Charlie Says
  Mary Harron
• Clemency
  Chinonye Chukwu
• The Disappearance of My Mother
  Beniamino Barrese
• Dolemite Is My Name
  Craig Brewer
• Ford v Ferrari
  James Mangold
• Give Me Liberty
  Kirill Mikhanovsky
• Gloria Bell
  Sebastián Lelio
• Hail Satan?
  Penny Lane
• Invisible Life
  Karim Aïnouz
• Honeyland
  Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov
• Knock Down the House
  Rachel Lears
• Late Night
  Nisha Ganatra
• Leto
  Kirill Serebrennikov
• Marriage Story
  Noah Baumbach
• Midnight Family
  Luke Lorentzen
• Pasolini
  Abel Ferrara
• Peterloo
  Mike Leigh
• Richard Jewell
  Clint Eastwood
• Rolling Thunder Revue
  Martin Scorsese
• The Souvenir
  Joanna Hogg
• Uncut Gems
  Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
• Us
  Jordan Peele
• Varda by Agnès
  Agnès Varda
• Waves
  Trey Edward Shults

A.O. Scott: Best Movies of 2019, as published by The New York Times

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2010s • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Honeyland
   Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov
2. The Souvenir
   Joanna Hogg
3. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
4. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
5. Marriage Story
   Noah Baumbach
6. Little Women
   Greta Gerwig
7. Peterloo
   Mike Leigh
8. The Edge of Democracy
   Petra Costa
9. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
   Quentin Tarantino
10. Atlantics
    Mati Diop

And ...

• American Factory
  Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
• Ash is Purest White
  Jia Zhang-ke
• Birds of Passage
  Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra
• Booksmart
  Olivia Wilde
• The Chambermaid
  Lila Avilés
• An Elephant Sitting Still
  Hu Bo
• Ford v Ferrari
  James Mangold
• I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
  Radu Jude
• Gloria Bell
  Sebastián Lelio
• Her Smell
  Alex Ross Perry
• High Flying Bird
  Steven Soderbergh
• The Nightingale
  Jennifer Kent
• Pain and Glory
  Pedro Almodóvar
• Richard Jewell
  Clint Eastwood
• Transit
  Christian Petzold
• Us
  Jordan Peele

Rolling Stone: The 50 Best Albums of 2019

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2010s • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. thank u, next
   Ariana Grande
2. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
   Billie Eilish
3. Norman Fucking Rockwell!
   Lana Del Rey
4. Lover
   Taylor Swift
5. X 100PRE
   Bad Bunny
6. Cuz I Love You
   Lizzo
7. Father of the Bride
   Vampire Weekend
8. Wildcard
   Miranda Lambert
9. Baby on Baby
   DaBaby
10. The Highwomen
    The Highwomen
11. Ghosteen
    Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
12. IGOR
    Tyler, The Creator
13. On the Line
    Jenny Lewis
14. All Mirrors
    Angel Olsen
15. Jaime
    Brittany Howard
16. Sound & Fury
    Sturgill Simpson
17. Two Hands
    Big Thief
18. So Much Fun
    Young Thug
19. 1000 gecs
    100 gecs
20. Die a Legend
    Polo G
21. i,i
    Bon Iver
22. Western Stars
    Bruce Springsteen
23. Fine Line
    Harry Styles
24. While I'm Livin'
    Tanya Tucker
25. LEGACY! LEGACY!
    Jamila Woods
26. Ode to Joy
    Wilco
27. Remind Me Tomorrow
    Sharon Van Etten
28. Everyday Life
    Coldplay
29. The Center Won't Hold
    Sleater-Kinney
30. I Am Easy to Find
    The National
31. Fever
    Megan Thee Stallion
32. A Distant Call
    Sheer Mag
33. Oasis
    J Balvin & Bad Bunny
34. Lux Prima
    Karen O & Danger Mouse
35. GINGER
    BROCKHAMPTON
36. Magdalene
    FKA twigs
37. Purple Mountains
    Purple Mountains
38. Over It
    Summer Walker
39. Hyperspace
    Beck
40. Death Race for Love
    Juice WRLD
41. Heard It In A Past Life
    Maggie Rogers
42. Eve
    Rapsody
43. Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3
    Todd Snider
44. Let's Rock
    The Black Keys
45. Anger Management
    Rico Nasty & Kenny Beats
46. African Giant
    Burna Boy
47. Hollywood's Bleeding
    Post Malone
48. Walk Through Fire
    Yola
49. The Seduction of Kansas
    Priests
50. Crux
    Moon Tooth

Jon Caramanica: Best Albums of 2019, as published by The New York Times

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017 • 2011]

1. 1000 gecs
   100 gecs
2. X 100PRE
   Bad Bunny
3. Die a Legend
   Polo G
3. AI YoungBoy 2
   YoungBoy Never Broke Again
4. Clarity
   Kim Petras
5. Utopía
   Romeo Santos
6. Norman Fucking Rockwell!
   Lana Del Rey
7. Open Book
   Kalie Shorr
8. Die For My Bitch
   Baby Keem
8. Dior Deposits
   Guapdad 4000
9. Jesus Is King
   Kanye West
10. The Creator
    10k.Caash
11. thank u, next
    Ariana Grande
12. Over It
    Summer Walker
13. The Plugs I Met
    Benny the Butcher
14. Lover
    Taylor Swift

Jon Pareles: Best Albums of 2019, as published by The New York Times

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017 • 2011]

1. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
   Billie Eilish
2. Jaime
   Brittany Howard
3. Africa Speaks
   Santana
4. Athena
   Sudan Archives
5. Almadura
   iLe
6. i,i
   Bon Iver
7. Norman Fucking Rockwell!
   Lana Del Rey
8. Kiwanuka
   Michael Kiwanuka
9. Schlagenheim
   black midi
10. 1000 gecs
    100 gecs

David Sims: The 10 Best Films of 2019, as published by The Atlantic

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2018]

1. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
   Céline Sciamma
2. The Souvenir
   Joanna Hogg
3. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
4. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
   Quentin Tarantino
5. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
6. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
7. The Farewell
   Lulu Wang
8. Ad Astra
   James Gray
9. Little Women
   Greta Gerwig
10. Marriage Story
    Noah Baumbach

Honorable Mentions

• Pain and Glory
  Pedro Almodóvar
• Knives Out
  Rian Johnson
• A Hidden Life
  Terrence Malick
• Us
  Jordan Peele
• High Life
  Claire Denis

The Ringer: The Best Movies of 2019, composed by Sean Fennessey and Adam Nayman

[see also 2020 • 2018]

1. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
   Quentin Tarantino
2. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
3. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
4. Marriage Story
   Noah Baumbach
5. The Souvenir
   Joanna Hogg
6. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
7. High Life
   Claire Denis
8. Little Women
   Greta Gerwig
9. Atlantics
   Mati Diop
10. Knives Out
    Rian Johnson

Honorable Mentions

• Transit
  Christian Petzold
• Midsommar
  Ari Aster

Powell's Books: Best Fiction of 2019

[see also Best Nonfiction of 2023 • Best Fiction of 2023 • Best Nonfiction of 2022 • Best Fiction of 2022 • The 14 Best Nonfiction Books of 2021 • The 18 Best Novels of 2021 • Best Fiction of 2020 • Best Nonfiction of 2020 • Best Nonfiction of 2019 • Best Fiction of 2018 • Best Nonfiction of 2018 • Best Nonfiction of 2017 • Best Fiction of 2017 • Best Fiction of 2016 • Best Nonfiction of 2016 • Best Nonfiction Books of 2015 • Best Fiction Books of 2015 • Best Fiction of 2014 • Best Nonfiction of 2014]

• The Nickel Boys
  Colson Whitehead
• The Beadworkers
  Beth Piatote
• The Need
  Helen Phillips
• The Shadow King
  Maaza Mengiste
• The Man Who Saw Everything
  Deborah Levy
• The Reckless Oath We Made
  Bryn Greenwood
• Black Light
  Kimberly King Parsons
• On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
  Ocean Vuong
• The Factory
  Hiroko Oyamada
• The Golden State
  Lydia Kiesling
• Flights
  Olga Tokarczuk
• The Dearly Beloved
  Cara Wall
• Girl, Woman, Other
  Bernardine Evaristo
• The Topeka School
  Ben Lerner
• Convenience Store Woman
  Sayaka Murata
• The Dreamers
  Karen Thompson Walker
• Like
  A.E. Stallings
• Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
  Olga Tokarczuk
• The Starless Sea
  Erin Morgenstern
• Lanny
  Max Porter

Alissa Wilkinson: The 21 Best Films of 2019, as published by Vox

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017]

1. Parasite
   Bong Joon-ho
1. Marriage Story
   Noah Baumbach
3. The Souvenir
   Joanna Hogg
4. The Irishman
   Martin Scorsese
5. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
   Quentin Tarantino
6. Uncut Gems
   Ben Safdie and Joshua Safdie
7. The Hottest August
   Brett Story
8. Black Mother
   Khalik Allah
9. The Farewell
   Lulu Wang
10. Peterloo
    Mike Leigh
11. A Hidden Life
    Terrence Malick
12. Little Women
    Greta Gerwig
13. Her Smell
    Alex Ross Perry
14. Wild Nights with Emily
    Madeleine Olnek
15. For Sama
    Waad Al-Khateab and Edward Watts
16. Chinese Portrait
    Wang Xiaoshuai
17. Honey Boy
    Alma Har'el
18. 3 Faces
    Jafar Panahi
19. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
    Céline Sciamma
20. Midsommar
    Ari Aster
21. The Competition
    Claire Simon

This list contributes to:

• Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2019