Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.
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Movies
Spencer - Pablo Larraín

Owen Gleiberman: Variety The Best Films of 2021

Movies
CODA - Sian Heder

Mara Reinstein: Us Weekly Best Movies of 2021

Music
Call Me If You Get Lost - Tyler, The Creator

Consequence Top 50 Albums of 2021

Music
Heaux Tales - Jazmine Sullivan

Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2021

Music
Call Me If You Get Lost - Tyler, The Creator

The Ringer The Best Albums of 2021

Movies
The Worst Person in the World - Joachim Trier

David Sims: Atlantic The 10 Best Films of 2021

Music
Sour - Olivia Rodrigo

Billboard The 50 Best Albums of 2021

Movies
The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Stephanie Zacharek: Time The 10 Best Movies of 2021

Music
Hey What - Low

Treble The 50 Best Albums of 2021

Books
No One Is Talking About This - Patricia Lockwood

Patrick Rapa: The Philadelphia Inquirer The Best Books of 2021

Music
I Don’t Live Here Anymore - The War on Drugs

Stereogum The 50 Best Albums Of 2021

Movies
Drive My Car - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Manohla Dargis: New York Times Best Movies of 2021

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

A.O. Scott: New York Times Best Movies of 2021

Books
Beautiful World, Where Are You - Sally Rooney

Guardian Best Fiction of 2021

Music
Promises - Floating Points / Pharoah Sanders / London Symphony Orchestra

Time The 10 Best Albums of 2021

Movies
Bergman Island - Mia Hansen-Løve

Vadim Rizov: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

Movies
The Power of the Dog - Jane Campion

Christina Newland: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

TV Shows

Matthew Gilbert: Boston Globe The 10 Best TV Shows of 2021

TV Shows
It's a Sin

Sight & Sound The 10 Best TV Series of 2021

Movies
The French Dispatch - Wes Anderson

Cassie da Costa: Vanity Fair 21 Most Underrated Movies of 2021

TV Shows
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America

Caroline Framke: Variety Best TV Shows of 2021

TV Shows
The Investigation - Tobias Lindholm

Daniel D’Addario: Variety Best TV Shows of 2021

TV Shows
Pose

Margaret Lyons: New York Times Best Shows That Ended in 2021

Movies
Happening - Audrey Diwan

Elena Lazic: Sight & Sound Best Films of 2021

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