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. Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2019
  2. Dennis Cooper: Favorite Films of 2019
  3. Desist Film: Best Films of 2018
  4. Mubi: Daniel Kasman: Favorite Films of 2018
  5. Cinema Scope: Top Ten Films of 2018
  6. Fernando F. Croce: Favorite 2019 Movies
  7. Lists Curated by Toronto Film Review: Federica Foglia: Top Ten Films of 2018
  8. Artforum: James Quandt: 10 Best Films of 2018
  9. Artforum: J Hoberman: 10 Best Films of 2018
  10. Artforum: Amy Taubin: Best Films of 2018
  11. Jordan Cronk: Top 20 Films of 2019
  12. Mubi: Chiara Marañón: Favorite Films of 2018
  13. Michael Glover Smith: Top 25 Films of 2019
  14. GCN: Steve Erickson: Best Films of 2019
  15. Michael Sicinski: Top 30 Experimental Films of 2018
  16. Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of the Decade 2010-2019
  17. Chicago Reader: Ben Sachs: Top 12 Films of 2019
  18. Michael Sicinski: Top 50 Films of 2018
  19. Sight & Sound Poll: Best Films of 2018
  20. Glenn Kenny: The 25 Best Films of 2019
  21. Chicago Reader: Ben Sachs: 25 Favorite Movies of the 2010s
  22. Film Comment: Best Films of 2019
  23. Scout Tafoya: Favourite Films of 2018
  24. IndieWire Poll: The 50 Best Movies of 2019
  25. Slant: The 25 Best Films of 2019
  26. Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2019

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