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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by  Mia Hansen-Løve

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  1. RogerEbert.com: Seongyong Cho: Top Ten Films of 2016
  2. Nictate: Top 11 Films of 2016
  3. Vanity Fair: Richard Lawson: The 10 Best Movies of 2016
  4. Keyframe Daily: David Hudson: Top 13 Films of 2016
  5. BuzzFeed: Alison Willmore: 11 Best Movies of 2016
  6. Senses of Cinema World Poll: Brian Darr: Top Ten Feature Films of 2016
  7. Sight & Sound Poll: Top 30 Films of 2016
  8. Glenn Kenny: 50 Noteworthy Films of 2016
  9. GCN: Steve Erickson: 20 Best Films of 2016
  10. Film Comment Poll: 20 Best Films of 2016
  11. Keith Uhlich: 15 Favorite Films of 2016
  12. Les Inrocks: Top 20 Films of 2016
  13. New York Times: A.O. Scott: 10 Best Movies of 2016
  14. Metro: Matt Prigge: 25 Best Films of 2016
  15. Little White Lies: 25 Best Films of 2016
  16. Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
  17. David Ehrlich: 25 Best Films of 2016
  18. IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2016
  19. Slant: 50 Best Films of 2016

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