Year-End Lists

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Highlights

The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2024
Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2024
New Yorker: Justin Chang: The Best Films of 2024
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Sergei Loznitsa

Babi Yar. Context
1. Scout Tafoya: My Favourite Films of 2021
- Slant: The 25 Best Films of 2022
A Night at the Opera
1. Artforum: James Quandt: 10 Best Films of 2020
2. Screen Slate: Susannah Gruder: Best Films of 2020
State Funeral
- Glenn Kenny: Notable Film Releases of 2021
- Cinema Scope: Top Ten Films of 2019
Donbass
- Rolling Stone: David Fear: 22 Best Movies of 2022
- New York Times: A.O. Scott: Best Movies of 2022
The Event
1. Scout Tafoya: Favorite Films of 2017
A Gentle Creature
1. Robert Koehler: Best Movies of 2017
2. Scout Tafoya: Favourite Films of 2018
- Quietus: Top Films of 2018
Austerlitz
1. Artforum: J Hoberman: 10 Best Films of 2016
Maidan
In the Fog
My Joy
1. Time Out New York: David Fear: Best Films of 2011
- New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Best Films of 2011

Recent Lists

Barack Obama: Favorite Movies of 2024
Barack Obama: Favorite Books of 2024
Good Morning America: Peter Travers: The 10 Best Movies of 2024
Vulture: Nicholas Quah: The Best Podcasts of 2024
Obscure Sound: Best Albums of 2024
The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2024
Jezebel: Nora Biette-Timmons: The Best (New) Books I Read in 2024
A.V. Club: The 25 Best TV Shows of 2024
NPR Music: Ann Powers: Top 15 Albums of 2024
Spectrum Culture: Top 20 Albums of 2024
Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2024
Vogue: The Best Books of 2024
Paste: The 50 Best Movies of 2024
Town & Country: The Best Podcasts of 2024
Uproxx: The Best Movies Of 2024
Folk Alley: Best Albums of 2024
Slate: Sam Adams: The Best Movies of 2024
Brooklyn Vegan: Top 50 Albums of 2024
A.V. Club: The 25 Best Albums of 2024
New Yorker: Justin Chang: The Best Films of 2024
Hollywood Reporter: Mesfin Fekadu: The 10 Best Albums of 2024
New York Post: The 30 Best Books of 2024
The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2024
Dazed: The Best Books of 2024
A.V. Club: The 25 Best Films of 2024
Atlantic: Spencer Kornhaber: The 10 Best Albums of 2024
Still Listening: The Top 50 Albums Of 2024
Hollywood Reporter: Angie Han: The Best TV Shows of 2024
Hollywood Reporter: Daniel Fienberg: The Best TV Shows of 2024
IndieWire Poll: Best Movies of 2024
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Dan DeLuca: Best Pop Music Albums of 2024
Boston Globe: The Best Books of 2024
People: Tom Gliatto: The Best Movies of 2024
The Skinny: Favourite Books of 2024
Yardbarker: The 50 Best Albums of 2024
Esquire: The 10 Best Albums of 2024
Esquire: Max Cea: The 60 Best Movies of 2024
Alternative Press: 50 Best Albums of 2024
Josh Terry: The 60 Best Albums of 2024
Boston Globe: Odie Henderson: 10 Best Movies of 2024
Lifehacker: Lauren Passell: The 10 Best New Podcasts of 2024
Hollywood Reporter: Lovia Gyarkye: Best Films of 2024
Hollywood Reporter: Jon Frosch: Best Films of 2024
Hollywood Reporter: David Rooney: Best Films of 2024
The Ringer: Miles Surrey: The Best TV Shows of 2024
Variety: Steven J. Horowitz: The Best Albums of 2024
Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2024
Variety: Thania Garcia: The Best Albums of 2024
Variety: Jem Aswad: The Best Albums of 2024
Slant: The 25 Best Films of 2024
Fire Note: Top 50 Albums Of 2024
Entertainment Weekly: The 10 Best Albums of 2024
Film Comment Poll: Best Films of 2024
Washington Post: Ty Burr: The Best Movies of 2024
Coup De Main: The Best Albums Of 2024
California Review of Books: 10 Best Books of 2024
HuffPost: The 10 Best Podcasts Of 2024
Screen Slate: Best Movies of 2024
Autostraddle: Tima: The 12 Best Queer Albums of 2024
USA Today: Brian Truitt: Best Movies of 2024
BuzzFeed: Best TV Shows of 2024
Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2024
Atlantic: The 13 Best TV Shows of 2024
Polygon: Noel Murray: The 12 Best Documentaries of 2024
Electric Lit: Best Nonfiction of 2024
Washington Post: Lili Loofbourow: The Best TV Shows of 2024
PopMatters: The 80 Best Albums of 2024
Time: Annabel Gutterman: The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2024
HuffPost: The Best Albums Of 2024
Los Angeles Times: Mikael Wood: The 20 Best Albums of 2024
The Ringer: 30 Best Albums of 2024
WBUR: Erin Trahan: The 5 Best Films of 2024
WBUR: Sean Burns: The 5 Best Films of 2024
Uproxx: The Best TV Shows Of 2024
BBC Culture: The 20 Best Films of 2024
Electric Lit: Best Novels of 2024
The Ringer: Adam Nayman: The Best Movies of 2024
RogerEbert.com: The Best Films of 2024
Fresh Air: Maureen Corrigan: The Best Books of 2024
Variety: Peter Debruge: The Best Movies of 2024
Variety: Owen Gleiberman: The Best Movies of 2024
Flood: The Best Albums of 2024
Slant: The Best TV Shows of 2024
New Yorker: Inkoo Kang: The Best TV Shows of 2024
HuffPost: The Best Films Of 2024
Los Angeles Times: The 15 Best Books of 2024
Slate: Dana Stevens: The 10 Best Movies of 2024
Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips: Top 10 Movies of 2024
Polygon: The 50 Best TV Shows of 2024
Complex: The 50 Best Albums of 2024
Slate: Dan Kois: The 10 Best Books of 2024
Slate: Laura Miller: The 10 Best Books of 2024
Entertainment Weekly: Kristen Baldwin: The 10 Best TV Shows of 2024
The Playlist: The 20 Best Films Of 2024
Albumism: The 50 Best Albums of 2024
Polygon: The 50 Best Movies of 2024
Dazed: The 20 Best Albums of 2024
Washington Post: Chris Richards: The Best Albums of 2024
The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2024
Atlantic: David Sims: The 10 Best Movies of 2024
People: Lizz Schumer: Best 10 Books of 2024
New York Times: Elisa Gabbert: The Best Poetry Books of 2024
Time: Stephen Kearse: The 10 Best Albums of 2024
The Times: The 25 Best Albums of 2024
The Times: The 18 Best Novels of 2024

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Trending Lists

Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2024
Barack Obama: Favorite Books of 2024
Obscure Sound: Best Albums of 2024
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2024
Barack Obama: Favorite Movies of 2024
Economist: The Best Books of 2024
Good Morning America: Peter Travers: The 10 Best Movies of 2024
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2024
The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2024
Paste: The 50 Best Movies of 2024
New York Times: Manohla Dargis: Best Movies of 2024
New Yorker: Justin Chang: The Best Films of 2024
A.V. Club: The 25 Best TV Shows of 2024
BBC Culture: The 20 Best Films of 2024

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