Year-End Lists

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Movies
Licorice Pizza - Paul Thomas Anderson

Top Ten Films of 2021 RogerEbert.com: Sheila O’Malley

Movies
The Green Knight - David Lowery

Top Ten Films of 2021 RogerEbert.com: Roxana Hadadi

Movies
The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

The Ten Best Films of 2021 RogerEbert.com

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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) - Questlove

Top Ten Films of 2021 RogerEbert.com: Odie Henderson

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The Card Counter - Paul Schrader

Top Ten Films of 2021 RogerEbert.com: Nell Minow

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The Worst Person in the World - Joachim Trier

Top Ten Films of 2021 RogerEbert.com: Monica Castillo

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The Velvet Underground - Todd Haynes

Top Ten Films of 2021 RogerEbert.com: Matt Zoller Seitz

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Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time - Lili Horvát

Top Ten Films of 2021 RogerEbert.com: Marya E. Gates

Movies
The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Top Ten Films of 2021 RogerEbert.com: Kristy Puchko

Movies
Licorice Pizza - Paul Thomas Anderson

Top Ten Films of 2021 RogerEbert.com: Christy Lemire

Movies
West Side Story - Steven Spielberg

Top Ten Films of 2021 RogerEbert.com: Abby Olcese

Movies
Faya Dayi - Jessica Beshir

The Best Movies of 2021 Vulture: Angelica Jade Bastién

Movies
Annette - Leos Carax

The Best Movies of 2021 Vulture: Bilge Ebiri

Movies
The Lost Daughter - Maggie Gyllenhaal

The Best Movies of 2021 Vulture: Alison Willmore

Movies
Licorice Pizza - Paul Thomas Anderson

The 20 Best Films of 2021 Time Out London

Music
Nurture - Porter Robinson

The 50 Best Albums of 2021 The Fader

TV Shows

The 11 Best TV Shows of 2021 Los Angeles Times: Lorraine Ali

TV Shows
The Underground Railroad - Barry Jenkins

The Best TV of 2021 Vulture: Matt Zoller Seitz

TV Shows
We Are Lady Parts

The Best TV of 2021 Vulture: Roxana Hadadi

TV Shows
Station Eleven

The Best TV of 2021 Vulture: Kathryn VanArendonk

TV Shows
We Are Lady Parts

The Best TV of 2021 Vulture: Jen Chaney

Music
Heaux Tales - Jazmine Sullivan

The Best Albums of 2021 Vulture: Craig Jenkins

Music
Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Little Simz

The Best Albums of 2021 Ranked The Line of Best Fit

Books
The Copenhagen Trilogy - Tove Ditlevsen

Our 48 Favorite Books of 2021 Lit Hub

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