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. Saige Walton: Favorite Films of 2019
  2. Lists Curated by Toronto Film Review: Federica Foglia: Top Ten Films of 2018
  3. A.V. Club: Charles Bramesco: The Best Films of 2019
  4. Mubi: Chiara Marañón: Favorite Films of 2018
  5. Hyperallergic: Top 15 Feature Films of 2019
  6. Robert Daniels: Top 25 Films of 2019
  7. Mallory Andrews: Best Films of 2019
  8. Little White Lies: The 30 Best Films of 2019
  9. Glenn Kenny: The 25 Best Films of 2019
  10. Jordan Cronk: Top 20 Films of 2019
  11. Filmmaker Magazine: Brian Darr: Top Ten Films of 2019
  12. Artforum: Melissa Anderson: 10 Best Movies of 2018
  13. Fernando F. Croce: Favorite 2019 Movies
  14. Les Inrocks: Top 10 Films of 2018
  15. RogerEbert.com: Matt Zoller Seitz: Top Ten Films of 2019
  16. Film Comment: Best Films of 2019
  17. Ringer: The Best Movies of 2019
  18. Michael Glover Smith: Top 25 Films of 2019
  19. A.V. Club: Katie Rife: The Best Films of 2019
  20. Little White Lies: Christina Newland: Top 10 Films of 2018
  21. Reverse Shot: Best Films of 2019
  22. A.V. Club: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: The Best Films of 2019
  23. Scout Tafoya: Favourite Films of 2018
  24. Kristen Yoonsoo Kim: Favorite Films of 2019
  25. A.V. Club: Beatrice Loayza: The Best Films of 2019
  26. Cinema Scope: Top Ten Films of 2018
  27. Nictate: Top 16 Films of 2019
  28. Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2019
  29. Playlist: The 25 Best Films Of 2019
  30. A.V. Club: Best Films of 2019
  31. Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang: Best Movies of 2019
  32. Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2019
  33. David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2019
  34. Scott Tobias: The Best Films of 2019
  35. IndieWire: Eric Kohn: The 19 Best Movies of 2019
  36. Slant: The 25 Best Films of 2019
  37. Susannah Gruder: Best Films of 2019
  38. Hyperallergic: The Best Films of the Decade
  39. IndieWire Poll: The 50 Best Movies of 2019
  40. Esquire: Nick Schager: The Best Movies of 2019
  41. Film Stage: Top 50 Films of 2018
  42. Playlist: The 100 Best Films of the Decade
  43. Jordan Cronk: The 50 Best Films of the 2010s
  44. IndieWire: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
  45. Paste: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
  46. A.V. Club: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s
  47. Film School Rejects: The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s

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