Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.
Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

Highlights

Movies
Just a Movement - Vincent Meessen

La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Nicole Brenez Best Films of 2021

Movies
Memoria - Apichatpong Weerasethakul

La Internacional Cinéfila Poll Best Movies of 2021

Movies
This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection - Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese

GCN: Steve Erickson Best Films of 2021

Music
Screen Violence - Chvrches

GCN: Steve Erickson The Best Music of 2021

Movies
The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Josh Larsen Top Ten Films of 2021

Music
Glow On - Turnstile

Northern Transmissions Top 20 Albums of 2021

Movies
Annette - Leos Carax

Darren Hughes Favorite Theatrical/VOD Releases of 2021

Movies
The Beatles: Get Back - Peter Jackson

CBS News: David Morgan The 10 Best Films of 2021

Music
Revolution Shuffle - Michael Pisaro-Liu

Tone Glow Our Favorite Albums, 2021

Movies
Belfast - Kenneth Branagh

National Review: Kyle Smith The Top Ten Best Films of 2021

Movies
What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? - Aleksandre Koberidze

In Review Online Top 25 Films of 2021

Music
Montero - Lil Nas X

Dork Albums of 2021

Music
Blue Weekend - Wolf Alice

Atwood Magazine 2021 Albums of the Year

Movies
West Side Story - Steven Spielberg

Deadline: Todd McCarthy Best Movies Of 2021

Music
Painful Enlightenment - Jana Rush

Hanif Abdurraqib 83 Favorite Albums Of 2021

Movies
The Tragedy of Macbeth - Joel Coen

Esquire: Nick Schager The Best Movies of 2021

Movies
Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Film Stage Top 50 Films of 2021

Movies
Belfast - Kenneth Branagh

Sarah Knight Adamson Best 20 Films of 2021

Music
If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power - Halsey

AllMusic Best of 2021

Movies
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Ty Burr The Best Movies of 2021

Movies
The Velvet Underground - Todd Haynes

Polygon: Noel Murray The 10 (or 11) Best Documentaries of 2021

Movies
Parallel Mothers - Pedro Almodóvar

Polygon The Best Movies of 2021

TV Shows
The Underground Railroad - Barry Jenkins

Vox: Emily St. James The Best TV Shows of 2021

Music
i became birds - Home Is Where

Jordan Cronk The Top 30 Albums of 2021

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