Year-End Lists

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2016
All Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry
Books

10 Best Books of 2016 New York Times

TV Shows
Atlanta

10 Best TV Shows of 2016 The Ringer: Alison Herman

Music

10 Favorite Albums of 2016 NPR Music: Ann Powers

Movies
Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

The Best Films of 2016 A.V. Club: A.A. Dowd

Movies
Toni Erdmann - Maren Ade

The Best Films of 2016 A.V. Club: Mike D’Angelo

Movies
Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

20 Best Films of 2016 A.V. Club

Movies
Elle - Paul Verhoeven

The Best Films of 2016 A.V. Club: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

Music
Stranger to Stranger - Paul Simon

Favorite Albums of 2016 No Depression

Movies
Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Top 50 Films of 2016 IndieWire Poll

Movies
O.J.: Made in America - Ezra Edelman

The 25 Best Movies of 2016 Esquire: Nick Schager

Movies
Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan

Top Ten Films of 2016 RogerEbert.com: Nick Allen

Movies
April and the Extraordinary World - Franck Ekinci, Christian Desmares

Top Ten Films of 2016 RogerEbert.com: Simon Abrams

Movies
The Handmaiden - Park Chan-wook

Top Ten Films of 2016 RogerEbert.com: Jacob Oller

Movies
The Fits - Anna Rose Holmer

Top Ten Films of 2016 RogerEbert.com: Sheila O’Malley

Movies
Fences - Denzel Washington

Top Ten Films of 2016 RogerEbert.com: Nell Minow

Movies
Silence - Martin Scorsese

Top Ten Films of 2016 RogerEbert.com: Sean Mulvihill

Movies
Arrival - Denis Villeneuve

Top Ten Films of 2016 RogerEbert.com: Jana Monji

Movies
Moonlight - Barry Jenkins

Top Ten Films of 2016 RogerEbert.com: Patrick McGavin

Movies

Top Ten Films of 2016 RogerEbert.com: Craig Lindsey

Movies
Toni Erdmann - Maren Ade

Top Ten Films of 2016 RogerEbert.com: Susan Wloszczyna

Movies
Cameraperson - Kirsten Johnson

Top Ten Films of 2016 RogerEbert.com: Matt Zoller Seitz

Movies
La La Land - Damien Chazelle

Top Ten Films of 2016 RogerEbert.com: Christy Lemire

Movies
Toni Erdmann - Maren Ade

Top Ten Films of 2016 RogerEbert.com: Tina Hassannia

Movies
Arrival - Denis Villeneuve

Top Ten Films of 2016 RogerEbert.com: Noah Gittell

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