Amy Taubin's Annual Top Ten Lists

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The annual top ten lists of critic Amy Taubin since 1987.

The 2006 list was taken from: http://moviecitynews.com/archived/awards/2007/top_tens/critics_05.html

2007: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0268/is_4_46/ai_n31038716/

2008: http://www.indiewire.com/article/indiewire_critics_poll_08_amy_taubin

2009-2011: http://legacy.indiewire.com/critic/amy_taubin/

A few films aren't listed on IMDb:

The Cup and the Lip (dir. Warren Sonbert)
Friendly Witness (dir. Warren Sonbert)
The Ground (dir. Robert Beavers)
Mobile Homestead Trilogy (dir. Mike Kelley)

Her lists also include:

The Films of Andy Warhol Part II (Retrospective)
Robert Beavers / Owen Land retrospective

In both case, I've selected a few examples of their work.

Other retrospectives:

Jean-Luc Godard: The Spirit of the Forms
Luminous Intimacy: The Cinema of Nathaniel Dorsky and Jerome Hiler

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  1. 103 -

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  2. 262 -1

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  3. 53 -

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  4. 35 -

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  5. 176 -1

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  6. 110 -1

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  7. 140 -1

    L.A. Confidential

    1997, in 27 top lists Check
  8. 182 -1

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  9. 270 -1

    WALL·E

    2008, in 26 top lists Check
  10. 26 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  11. 186 -1

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  12. 124 -1

    Chung Hing sam lam

    1994 — a.k.a. Chungking Express, in 19 top lists Check
  13. 169 -1

    Yi yi

    2000 — a.k.a. Yi Yi: A One and a Two..., in 19 top lists Check
  14. 83 -

    Ba wang bie ji

    1992 — a.k.a. Farewell My Concubine, in 18 top lists Check
  15. 216 -1

    Before Sunset

    2004, in 18 top lists Check
  16. 47 -

    Dances with Wolves

    1990, in 18 top lists Check
  17. 1 -

    Full Metal Jacket

    1987, in 18 top lists Check
  18. 242 -1

    L'armée des ombres

    1969 — a.k.a. Army of Shadows, in 18 top lists Check
  19. 321 new

    Boyhood

    2014, in 16 top lists Check
  20. 24 -

    Pierrot le fou

    1965 — a.k.a. Pierrot le Fou, in 16 top lists Check
  21. 23 -

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    1988, in 16 top lists Check
  22. 306 new

    Amour

    2012, in 15 top lists Check
  23. 166 -1

    Beau travail

    1999, in 15 top lists Check
  24. 96 -

    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
  25. 161 -1

    Being John Malkovich

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  26. 263 -1

    Killer of Sheep

    1978, in 14 top lists Check
  27. 218 -1

    Mou gaan dou

    2002 — a.k.a. Infernal Affairs, in 14 top lists Check
  28. 153 -1

    The Thin Red Line

    1998, in 14 top lists Check
  29. 322 new

    Whiplash

    2014, in 14 top lists Check
  30. 254 -1

    Zodiac

    2007, in 14 top lists Check
  31. 134 -1

    Chun gwong cha sit

    1997 — a.k.a. Happy Together, in 13 top lists Check
  32. 275 -1

    The Hurt Locker

    2008, in 13 top lists Check
  33. 284 -1

    The Social Network

    2010, in 13 top lists Check
  34. 54 -

    Thelma & Louise

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
  35. 114 -1

    Babe

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  36. 121 -1

    Dead Man

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  37. 10 -

    Dead Ringers

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  38. 37 -

    Krótki film o zabijaniu

    1988 — a.k.a. A Short Film About Killing, in 12 top lists Check
  39. 32 -

    Roger & Me

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
  40. 179 -1

    Werckmeister harmóniák

    2000 — a.k.a. Werckmeister Harmonies, in 12 top lists Check
  41. 71 -

    The Crying Game

    1992, in 11 top lists Check
  42. 162 -1

    Eyes Wide Shut

    1999, in 11 top lists Check
  43. 228 -1

    A History of Violence

    2005, in 11 top lists Check
  44. 217 -1

    The Big Red One

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  45. 39 -

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  46. 202 -1

    Elephant

    2003, in 10 top lists Check
  47. 194 -1

    Far from Heaven

    2002, in 10 top lists Check
  48. 244 -1

    Inland Empire

    2006, in 10 top lists Check
  49. 293 -1

    Melancholia

    2011, in 10 top lists Check
  50. 52 -

    My Own Private Idaho

    1991, in 10 top lists Check
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