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

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