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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  1. Boston Globe: Ty Burr: Top 26 Movies of 2012
  2. Time: Richard Corliss: 10 Best Movies of 2012
  3. New York Times: A.O. Scott: 25 Favorite Films of 2012
  4. Artforum: Amy Taubin: Top 10 Films of 2012
  5. HuffPost: 30+ Best Movies of 2012
  6. New York Times: Stephen Holden: Top 11 Films of 2012
  7. Tom Shone: 10 Best Films of 2012
  8. Empire: 20 Best Films of 2012
  9. Sight & Sound Poll: Top 11 Films of 2012
  10. Artforum: John Waters: 10 Best Films of 2012
  11. Entertainment Weekly: Lisa Schwarzbaum: 10 Best Movies of 2012
  12. IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2012
  13. Marya E. Gates: Favorite Fifteen Films of 2012
  14. A.V. Club: Alison Willmore: The Best Films of 2012
  15. A.V. Club: Keith Phipps: The Best Films of 2012
  16. Guardian: Peter Bradshaw: 10 Best Films of 2012
  17. A.V. Club: Tasha Robinson: The Best Films of 2012
  18. Artforum: J Hoberman: 12 Best Films of 2012
  19. A.V. Club: 20 Best Films of 2012
  20. Village Voice Film Poll: Best Films of 2012
  21. Film Comment Poll: 50 Best Films of 2012
  22. L Magazine: 25 Best Films of 2012
  23. Boston Globe: Ty Burr: The 50 Best Movies of the Decade
  24. Glenn Kenny: 25 Best Films of 2012
  25. Slant: 25 Best Films of 2012
  26. Collider: Matt Goldberg: Top 25 Films of the 2010s
  27. The Young Folks: Top 50 Films of the 2010s
  28. IndieWire: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s

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