Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.
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Highlights

2012
All Movies Music Books Poetry
Music
The Idler Wheel… - Fiona Apple

Pretty Much Amazing 60 Best Albums of 2012

Poetry
The Malady of the Century - Jon Leon

Dennis Cooper 16 Favorite Poetry Books of 2012

Poetry

Boston Globe: Michael Andor Brodeur 8 Best Poetry Books of 2012

Music
Channel Orange - Frank Ocean

Frontier Psychiatrist Top 50 Albums of 2012

Poetry

Chicago Tribune: Michael Robbins 7 Best Small-Press Poetry Books of 2012

Poetry
The Collected Writings of Joe Brainard - Joe Brainard

Frontier Psychiatrist Top 18 Poetry Books of 2012

Poetry

Publishers Weekly 5 Best Poetry Books of 2012

Movies
Beyond the Hills - Cristian Mungiu

Sight & Sound Poll: Vlastimir Sudar Top 5 Films of 2012

Movies
The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

Sight & Sound Poll: Thirza Wakefield Top 5 Films of 2012

Movies
Amour - Michael Haneke

Sight & Sound Poll: Sam Wigley Top 5 Films of 2012

Movies
Tabu - Miguel Gomes

Sight & Sound Poll: Paul Tickell Top Films of 2012

Movies
Cosmopolis - David Cronenberg

Sight & Sound Poll: Matthew Taylor Top 5 Films of 2012

Movies
Beasts of the Southern Wild - Benh Zeitlin

Sight & Sound Poll: Kate Stables Top 5 Films of 2012

Movies
The Turin Horse - Béla Tarr & Agnes Hranitzky

IndieWire Poll: Jonathan Rosenbaum Top 10 Films of 2012

Movies
Margaret - Kenneth Lonergan

Sight & Sound Poll: John Wrathall Top 5 Films of 2012

Movies
Sightseers - Ben Wheatley

Sight & Sound Poll: Jasper Sharp Top 5 Films of 2012

Movies
The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

Sight & Sound Poll: Isabel Stevens Top 5 Films of 2012

Movies
The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

Sight & Sound Poll: Francine Stock Top 5 Films of 2012

Movies
Amour - Michael Haneke

Sight & Sound Poll: Fernanda Solorzano Top 5 Films of 2012

Movies
The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

Sight & Sound Poll: David Thompson Top 5 Films of 2012

Movies
A Dangerous Method - David Cronenberg

Sight & Sound Poll: Brad Stevens Top Films of 2012

Movies
Differently, Molussia - Nicolas Rey

Sight & Sound Poll: Barbara Wurm Top 5 Films of 2012

Movies
Skyfall - Sam Mendes

Sight & Sound Poll: Anna Smith Top 5 Films of 2012

Movies
Holy Motors - Leos Carax

Sight & Sound Poll: Andrew Schenker Top 5 Films of 2012

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