Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.
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by Christian Petzold

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  1. Hollywood Reporter: Jon Frosch: Best Films of 2023
  2. Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang: The Best Movies of 2023
  3. Film Comment Poll: Best Films of 2023
  4. Film Stage: Top 50 Films of 2023
  5. Daily Beast: Nick Schager: The 10 Best Movies of 2023
  6. The Ringer: Adam Nayman: The Best Movies of 2023
  7. Slant: The 25 Best Films of 2023
  8. IndieWire Poll: The 50 Best Movies of 2023
  9. Little White Lies: The 30 Best Films of 2023
  10. Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2023
  11. Jessica Kiang: Top 50 Movies of 2023
  12. Sean Fennessey: Best Movies of 2023

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Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, I make no tallies.