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. Slant: Ed Gonzalez: Best Films of 2019
  2. Dennis Cooper: Favorite Films of 2019
  3. Jordan Cronk: Top 20 Films of 2019
  4. Hyperallergic: Top 15 Feature Films of 2019
  5. IndieWire: Eric Kohn: The 19 Best Movies of 2019
  6. Cinema Scope: Top Ten Films of 2018
  7. David Hudson: Top Ten Films of 2018
  8. A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2019
  9. Cinematary: Top 10 of 2019
  10. Desist Film: Best Films of 2018
  11. Mubi: Anaïs Lebrun: Favorite Films of 2018
  12. Fernando F. Croce: Favorite 2019 Movies
  13. Slant: The 25 Best Films of 2019
  14. Kristen Yoonsoo Kim: Favorite Films of 2019
  15. Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang: Best Movies of 2019
  16. Michael Glover Smith: Top 25 Films of 2019
  17. Film Comment Poll: Best Films of 2019
  18. Nashville Scene: The 2019 Jim Ridley Film Poll
  19. Les Inrocks: Top 20 Films of 2019
  20. A.V. Club: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky: The Best Films of 2019
  21. IndieWire Poll: The 50 Best Movies of 2019
  22. Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2019
  23. Glenn Kenny: The 25 Best Films of 2019
  24. Esquire: Nick Schager: The Best Movies of 2019
  25. Boston Globe: Ty Burr: The 50 Best Movies of the Decade

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