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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The Disciple

by Chaitanya Tamhane

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  1. Sight & Sound Poll: Elena Lazic: Best Films of 2020
  2. A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2021
  3. Time: Stephanie Zacharek: The 10 Best Movies of 2021
  4. New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Best Movies of 2021
  5. Los Angeles Times: Justin Chang: The Best Movies of 2021
  6. Vulture: Alison Willmore: The Best Movies of 2021
  7. New Yorker: Richard Brody: The Best Movies of 2021
  8. Rolling Stone: K. Austin Collins: Top 25 Movies of 2021
  9. The Reveal: Keith Phipps: The Best Films of 2021
  10. Rolling Stone: David Fear: 20 Best Movies of 2021
  11. Esquire: Nick Schager: The Best Movies of 2021
  12. IndieWire Poll: Best Films of 2021
  13. Sight & Sound Poll: The Best Films of 2020
  14. Slant: The 50 Best Films of 2021

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