Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

2012
Amour - Michael Haneke

5 Best Movies of 2012 New Republic: David Thomson

Engine Empire - Cathy Park Hong

Top 40 Poetry Books of 2012 Coldfront

The Unspeakable Act - Dan Sallitt

15 Favorite Films of 2012 Jaime Christley

The Kid with a Bike - Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne

Top 30 Films of 2012 National Catholic Register: Steven D. Greydanus

Holy Motors - Leos Carax

Top 12 Films of 2012 Michael Sicinski

Favorite 18 Films of 2012 Dan Sallitt

Leviathan - Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel

Top 15 Films of 2012 Cinema Scope

Americana - Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Top 102 Albums of 2012 Barnes & Noble Review: Robert Christgau

Channel Orange - Frank Ocean

Top 100 Albums of 2012 Pazz & Jop

The Kid with a Bike - Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne

8 Best Films of 2012 New Yorker: Anthony Lane

The Grey - Joe Carnahan

Top 10 Films of 2012 HitFix: Kristopher Tapley

Top 25 Narrative Films of 2012 San Francisco Bay Guardian: Dennis Harvey

11 Best Films of 2012 New Yorker: David Denby

Holy Motors - Leos Carax

20 Best Films of 2012 Les Inrocks

Channel Orange - Frank Ocean

10 Best Albums of 2012 MSN

Tabu - Miguel Gomes

Top 20 Films of 2012 Slant: Fernando F. Croce

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

Top 20 Films of 2012 Slant: Nick Schager

Top 20 Films of 2012 Slant: Ed Gonzalez

Holy Motors - Leos Carax

20 Best Films of 2012 IndieWire: Matt Singer

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

10 Best Films of 2012 Guardian: Peter Bradshaw

Action, Figure - Frank Hinton

21 Favorite Books of 2012 Dennis Cooper

Behind the Beautiful Forevers - Katherine Boo

Top 10 Books of 2012 Salon

Wuthering Heights - Andrea Arnold

20 Best Movies of 2012 Salon: Andrew O’Hehir

Beasts of the Southern Wild - Benh Zeitlin

Top 26 Movies of 2012 Boston Globe: Ty Burr