Year-End Lists

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

Leviathan - Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel

Cinema Scope Top 15 Films of 2012

Americana - Neil Young & Crazy Horse

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

Channel Orange - Frank Ocean

Village Voice Top 100 Albums of 2012

Holy Motors - Leos Carax

Anthony Lane: New Yorker 8 Best Films of 2012

The Grey - Joe Carnahan

Kristopher Tapley: HitFix Top 10 Films of 2012

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

David Denby: New Yorker 11 Best Films of 2012

Holy Motors - Leos Carax

Les Inrocks 20 Best Films of 2012

Channel Orange - Frank Ocean

MSN 10 Best Albums of 2012

Tabu - Miguel Gomes

Fernando F. Croce: Slant Top 20 Films of 2012

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

Nick Schager: Slant Top 20 Films of 2012

Ed Gonzalez: Slant Top 20 Films of 2012

Holy Motors - Leos Carax

Matt Singer: IndieWire 20 Best Films of 2012

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

Peter Bradshaw: Guardian 10 Best Films of 2012

Action, Figure - Frank Hinton

Dennis Cooper 21 Favorite Books of 2012

Behind the Beautiful Forevers - Katherine Boo

Salon Top 10 Books of 2012

Wuthering Heights - Andrea Arnold

Andrew O’Hehir: Salon 20 Best Movies of 2012

Beasts of the Southern Wild - Benh Zeitlin

Ty Burr: Boston Globe Top 26 Movies of 2012

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

Wesley Morris: Boston Globe Top 25 Movies of 2012

Almayer’s Folly - Chantal Akerman

Keith Uhlich: Time Out New York 10 Best Movies of 2012

Bernie - Richard Linklater

Joshua Rothkopf: Time Out New York 10 Best Movies of 2012

The Master - Paul Thomas Anderson

David Fear: Time Out New York 10 Best Movies of 2012

Nashville, Vol. 1. Tear the Woodpile Down - Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives

Engine 145 Top 25 Albums of 2012

Life Is Good - Nas

Source Top 20 Albums of 2012