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  Frederick Wiseman

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Lists

  1. Slant: Ed Gonzalez: Best Films of 2020
  2. Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2020
  3. Cinema Etc.: Cole Duffy: Top 10 Films of 2020
  4. Slant: The Best Films of 2020
  5. New York Times: A.O. Scott: Best Movies of 2020
  6. New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Best Movies of 2020
  7. A.V. Club: Lawrence Garcia: The Best Films of 2020
  8. Rolling Stone: K. Austin Collins: Top 20 Movies of 2020
  9. Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang: The Best Movies of 2020
  10. Cinema Scope: Top Ten Films of 2020
  11. Screen Slate: Top 20 Films of 2020
  12. New Yorker: Richard Brody: The Best Movies of 2020
  13. A.V. Club: Vikram Murthi: The Best Films of 2020
  14. Esquire: Nick Schager: The Best Movies of 2020
  15. Hyperallergic: Favorite Movies of 2020
  16. Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2020
  17. Vox: Alissa Wilkinson: The 25 Best Movies of 2020
  18. Nashville Scene: The 2020 Jim Ridley Film Poll
  19. Paste: The 50 Best Movies of 2020

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