Year-End Lists

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7. The Best Films of 2025: Richard Brody: New Yorker
8. Top Ten Films of 2025: Mike D’Angelo
8. 10 Best Movies of 2025: Odie Henderson: Boston Globe
10. Top 10 Films of 2025: Josh Larsen: Filmspotting
10. Top Ten Films of 2025: Marya E. Gates: RogerEbert.com
16. Best Films of 2025: Molly Haskell: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
43. The 50 Best Films of 2025: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
47. Best Films of 2025: In Review Online
48. Top 50 Films of 2025: Film Stage
61. Best Films of 2025: Sean Fennessey

• The 15 Best Films of 2025: Cory Woodroof: USA Today: For the Win
• The 10 Best Movies of 2025: Peter Travers: The Travers Take
• The 10 Best Movies of 2025: Stephanie Zacharek: Time
• Best Movies of 2025: Manohla Dargis: New York Times
• The 25 Best Films of 2025: BBC: BBC Culture
• Best Movies of 2025: David Rooney: Hollywood Reporter
• The Ten Best Films of 2025: RogerEbert.com
• The Best Films of 2025: Sean Burns: WBUR
• Top Ten Films of 2025: Nell Minow: RogerEbert.com
• Top Ten Films of 2025: Craig Lindsey: RogerEbert.com
• The Best Movies of 2025: Ty Burr

Da 5 Bloods

1. The Best Movies of 2020: Matt Singer: ScreenCrush
1. 10 Best Movies of 2020: Peter Travers: ABC News: Good Morning America
2. Top 10 Films of 2020: Jennings Collins: Cinema Etc.
2. The Best Movies of 2020: Richard Brody: New Yorker
2. Top Ten Films of 2020: Brian Tallerico: RogerEbert.com
2. Top Ten Films of 2020: Odie Henderson: RogerEbert.com
3. The Best Films of 2020: Charles Bramesco: A.V. Club
3. The Best Movies of 2020: Bilge Ebiri: New York: Vulture
4. The 15 Best Movies of 2020: Jordan Ruimy: World of Reel
4. Best Films of 2020: Glenn Heath Jr.
5. The Best Films of 2020: Jesse Hassenger: A.V. Club
5. The Ten Best Films of 2020: RogerEbert.com
5. The Best Movies of 2020: Mara Reinstein: Us Weekly
6. Top Ten Films of 2020: Keith Phipps: The Next Picture Show
7. Top 10 Films of 2020: Nictate
7. Top 25 Films of 2020: In Review Online
7. The 25 Best Films of 2020: The Playlist
7. The Best Films of 2020: Candice Frederick: Harper’s Bazaar
7. The Best Films of 2020: Harper’s Bazaar
7. The Best Movies of 2020: Anita Katz: SF Examiner
7. Top 10 Films of 2020: Cinema Etc.
8. Best Movies of 2020: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
8. The Best Movies of 2020: Jeffrey M. Anderson: SF Examiner
9. The Best Films of 2020: Christina Newland: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
9. 10 Best Films of 2020: Amy Taubin: Artforum
10. The Best Films of 2020: Jon Frosch: Hollywood Reporter
10. The 10 Best Films of 2020: David Sims: Atlantic
11. The Best Films of 2020: Noel Murray: A.V. Club
12. The Best Films of 2020: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
13. The 2020 Jim Ridley Film Poll: Nashville Scene
13. Favorite Films of 2020: Max Weiss: Baltimore Magazine
13. Top 50 Films of 2020: Filmmaker Magazine: Village Voice Film Poll
13. Favorite Fifteen Films of 2020: Marya E. Gates
15. The 17 Best Movies of 2020: Matthew Jacobs: HuffPost
17. Best Films of 2020: A.V. Club
19. The 25 Best Movies of 2020: Alissa Wilkinson: Vox
19. My Favorite Movies of 2020: Sean Fennessey
19. The Best Movies of 2020: Empire
25. The 50 Best Movies of 2020: Paste
28. The 30 Best Films of 2020: Little White Lies
33. The Best Movies of 2020: Nick Schager: Esquire
36. The Best Films of 2020: Slant

• The Best Movies of 2020: Uproxx
• The 10 Best Films from 2020: Sean Burns: WBUR: ARTery
• The Best Movies of 2020: Joshua Rivera: Verge
• The Best Films of 2020: David Rooney: Hollywood Reporter
• Best Movies of 2020: Manohla Dargis: New York Times
• The Best 10 Movies of 2020: Randy Myers: Mercury News
• Top 10 Films of 2020: Cole Duffy: Cinema Etc.
• The Best Movies of 2020: Dana Stevens: Slate
• Top 25 Films of 2020: Robert Daniels
• Top 20 Movies of 2020: K. Austin Collins: Rolling Stone
• Top Ten Films of 2020: Sheila O’Malley: RogerEbert.com
• Notable Films of 2020: Glenn Kenny
• Best Films of 2020: Spectrum Culture

David Byrne's American Utopia

1. The Best Films of 2020: David Rooney: Hollywood Reporter
1. Favorite Films of 2020: Saige Walton
1. Top Ten Films of 2020: Odie Henderson: RogerEbert.com
1. Top 25 Films of 2020: Robert Daniels
2. The Best Movies of 2020: Matt Singer: ScreenCrush
3. Top Ten Films of 2020: Katey Rich: Fighting in the War Room
3. Top 10 Movies of 2020: Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune
3. The 20 Best Movies of 2020: David Fear: Rolling Stone
3. The Ten Best Films of 2020: RogerEbert.com
4. The 10 Best Movies of 2020: Stephanie Zacharek: Time
4. Best Movies of 2020: Manohla Dargis: New York Times
5. The 10 Best TV Shows of 2020: Sonia Saraiya: Vanity Fair
5. The 25 Best Films of 2020: The Playlist
6. Best Films of 2020: Jake Coyle: AP
6. Top Ten Films of 2020: Brian Tallerico: RogerEbert.com
7. The Best Movies of 2020: Jeffrey M. Anderson: SF Examiner
7. Top Ten Films of 2020: Keith Phipps: The Next Picture Show
7. Favorite Films of 2020: Max Weiss: Baltimore Magazine
7. Top 10 Films of 2020: Tasha Robinson: Filmspotting
8. Best Movies of 2020: A.O. Scott: New York Times
8. The 25 Best Films of 2020: David Ehrlich
8. The 10 Best Films of 2020: Jason Shawhan: Nashville Scene
8. The 17 Best Movies of 2020: Matthew Jacobs: HuffPost
8. 10 Best Films of 2020: Amy Taubin: Artforum
10. Best Movies of 2020: Owen Gleiberman: Variety
11. The 2020 Jim Ridley Film Poll: Nashville Scene
12. The Best Films of 2020: Slant
13. My Favorite Movies of 2020: Sean Fennessey
14. Favorite Movies of 2020: Hyperallergic
14. The 15 Best Movies of 2020: Jordan Ruimy: World of Reel
16. The Best Films of 2020: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
21. Top 50 Films of 2020: Filmmaker Magazine: Village Voice Film Poll
22. The 50 Best Movies of 2020: Paste
23. Best Movies of 2020: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
23. The 30 Best Films of 2020: Little White Lies

• Best Films of 2020: Molly Haskell: Screen Slate
• Top 10 Films of 2020: Scott Tobias
• The Best Films of 2020: Jon Frosch: Hollywood Reporter
• The Best Movies of 2020: Justin Chang: Los Angeles Times
• The Best Films of 2020: Sheri Linden: Hollywood Reporter
• The 10 Best Films from 2020: Sean Burns: WBUR: ARTery
• Favorite Films of 2020: Genevieve Koski: The Next Picture Show
• Best Movies of 2020: Ty Burr: Boston Globe
• Top 25 Films of 2020: In Review Online

Pass Over

18. Favourite Films of 2018: Scout Tafoya

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1. Ten Best Films of 2018: David Sterritt: Films in Focus
1. Top 10 Films of 2018: Tasha Robinson: Filmspotting
2. Top 10 Films of 2018: Ed Gonzalez
2. Top Ten Films of 2018: Jeffrey M. Anderson: Combustible Celluloid
3. Top Ten Films of 2018: Odie Henderson: RogerEbert.com
3. Top Ten Films of 2018: Sheila O’Malley: RogerEbert.com
4. 10 Best Films of 2018: J Hoberman: Artforum
4. 50 Best Films of 2018: Walter Chaw: Film Freak Central
5. Best Movies of 2018: Ann Hornaday: Washington Post
5. Best Films of 2018: Lindsey Bahr: AP
5. 20 Best Movies of 2018: Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
6. Best Movies of 2018: Manohla Dargis: New York Times
6. Top Ten Films of 2018: Josh Larsen: Filmspotting
6. 10 Best Movies of 2018: John Beifuss: Memphis Commercial Appeal
7. Best Movies of 2018: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
7. Top 10 Films of 2018: Adam Kempenaar: Filmspotting
8. Best Movies of 2018: A.O. Scott: New York Times
8. Top 15 Films of 2018: Noel Murray: A.V. Club
8. Top Ten Films of 2018: Katey Rich: Fighting in the War Room
8. Ten Best Films of 2018: RogerEbert.com
8. Top 15 Films of 2018: Katie Rife: A.V. Club
8. Top 15 Films of 2018: Charles Bramesco: A.V. Club
9. Best Movies of 2018: Mark Olsen: Los Angeles Times
9. Best Movies of 2018: David Morgan: CBS News
9. Best Movies of 2018: Mick LaSalle: San Francisco Chronicle
9. 10 Best Films of 2018: Mark Kermode: Observer
11. Top 15 Films of 2018: Jesse Hassenger: A.V. Club
11. Top 20 Films of 2018: In Review Online
11. 20 Favorite Films of 2018: Keith Phipps
12. The 2018 Jim Ridley Film Poll: Nashville Scene
13. Top 50 Films of 2018: Michael Sicinski
13. Best Films of 2018: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll
13. Best 25 Films of 2018: A.V. Club
13. Top 20 Films of 2018: Genevieve Koski
13. 50 Best Movies of 2018: Film School Rejects
14. 25 Best Films of 2018: Slant
16. Favorite Films of 2018: Max Weiss: Baltimore Magazine
18. Favourite Films of 2018: Scout Tafoya
18. 30 Best Films of 2018: Little White Lies
20. Best Films of 2018: Film Comment: Film Comment Poll
23. 25 Best Films of 2018: The Playlist
26. 50 Best Movies of 2018: Paste
29. Top 50 Films of 2018: Film Stage
40. Top 100 Films of the 2010s: Consequence
47. The 50 Best Films of the 2010s: Far Out

• Ten Best Movies of 2018: Stephanie Zacharek: Time
• Best Movies of 2018: Kenneth Turan: Los Angeles Times
• Best Movies of 2018: Richard Brody: New Yorker
• 25 Best Movies of 2018: Nick Schager: Esquire
• Top Ten Films of 2018: David Hudson
• Best Movies of 2018: Sean Burns: WBUR: ARTery
• 2018's 12 Best Movies: John Powers: Vogue
• The Best Movies of 2018: Cary Darling: Chron
• Best Films of 2018: Glenn Kenny
• Best Movies of 2018: The Ringer
• Best Movies of 2018: Justin Chang: Los Angeles Times
• 10 Best Movies of 2018: Michael Phillips: Chicago Tribune
• Best Films of 2018: Steve Erickson: GCN
• Favorite Movies of 2018: Barack Obama
• 10 Best Movies of 2018: K. Austin Collins: Vanity Fair
• Top 11 Films of 2018: Nictate
• The Best Films of the 2010s: RogerEbert.com

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus

21. 30 Best Movies of 2015: Richard Brody: New Yorker

Chi-Raq

1. New Yorker: Richard Brody: 30 Best Movies of 2015
1. Paste: 50 Best Movies of 2015
1. LA Weekly: Amy Nicholson: Top 10 Films of 2015
2. RogerEbert.com: Christina Newland: Top Ten Films of 2016
5. AP: Jake Coyle: Top 10 Movies of 2015
6. Washington Post: Ann Hornaday: 29 Best Films of 2015
8. Fandor: Kevin B. Lee: 15 Favorite Films of 2015
9. GCN: Steve Erickson: 20 Best Films of 2015
10. Slant: 50 Best Films of 2015
10. Vulture: David Edelstein: 30 Best Movies of 2015
11. Metro: Matt Prigge: 30 Best Films of 2015
12. Little White Lies: 25 Best Films of 2016
13. Nictate: 15 Favorite Films of 2015
15. Guardian: 50 Best Films of 2015
29. Village Voice Film Poll: Top 50 Films of 2015
34. IndieWire Poll: Top 50 Films of 2015

• New York Times: Manohla Dargis: 37 Best Movies of 2015

Red Hook Summer

13. 27 Best Movies of 2012: Richard Brody: New Yorker
25. 25 Best Films of 2012: Glenn Kenny

• The Twenty-Seven Best Movies of the 2010s: Richard Brody: New Yorker