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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(also known as The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun)

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Lists

  1. New Yorker: Richard Brody: The Best Movies of 2021
  2. A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2021
  3. A.V. Club: The Best Films of 2021
  4. A.V. Club: Noel Murray: The Best Films of 2021
  5. A.V. Club: Jesse Hassenger: The Best Films of 2021
  6. Variety: Peter Debruge: The Best Films of 2021
  7. A.V. Club: Leila Latif: The Best Films of 2021
  8. A.V. Club: Vikram Murthi: The Best Films of 2021
  9. RogerEbert.com: Matt Zoller Seitz: Top Ten Films of 2021
  10. Cahiers du Cinéma: Top Ten Films of 2021
  11. IndieWire Poll: Best Films of 2021
  12. The Playlist: The 25 Best Films Of 2021
  13. A.V. Club: Charles Bramesco: The Best Films of 2021
  14. Collider: Ross Bonaime: Top 10 Films of 2021
  15. The Skinny: Films of 2021
  16. RogerEbert.com: Kristy Puchko: Top Ten Films of 2021
  17. A.V. Club: Caroline Siede: The Best Films of 2021
  18. Paste: The 50 Best Movies of 2021
  19. Scout Tafoya: My Favourite Films of 2021
  20. Guardian: The 50 Best Films of 2021
  21. Slant: The 50 Best Films of 2021
  22. Rolling Stone: K. Austin Collins: Top 25 Movies of 2021
  23. Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2021
  24. Film Stage: Top 50 Films of 2021
  25. Esquire: Nick Schager: The Best Movies of 2021

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