J. Hoberman's Annual Best Films Lists

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As the other list isn't updated since 2012. I created this updated one (some missing films from old list were added too).

Notes:
- Lists since 1977
- In 1978, two lists were released (Narrative and Non-narrative ones). Both were added
- Golden Eighties aka Window Shopping, Chantal Akerman (1986) was named twice (1983 and 1992 lists). Actually, the first reference could be the film Les années 80 (1983), but I'm not sure.
- Allemagne 90 neuf zéro, Jean-Luc Godard (1991) was named twice (1992 and 1995 lists)
- Honorable mentions from multiple years weren't added
- Leviathan, Lucien Castaing-Taylor & Verena Paravel (2012) was named twice (2012 and 2013 lists)
- The Americans TV series was named twice (2014 and 2018 lists)
- #5. Mexico at Midnight: Film Noir From Mexican Cinema’s Golden Age (series at New York’s Museum of Modern Art) source: https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/1533 (from 2015 list)
- #7. Ten documentary shorts, Vittorio De Seta: source: https://www.filmlinc.org/nyff2019/films/ten-documentary-shorts-by-vittorio-de-seta/ (from 2019 list)
- No list was released in 2020

Missing in IMDB:
#10. We Imitate; We Break-Up, Ericka Beckmann (1977) (from 1978 non-narrative list)
#7. Triscuits, Amy Sillman (2010) (from 2013 list) (https://vimeo.com/166613623)
#9. Continuous Variation, Manuel De Landa (2015) (from 2015 list)
#7. Aproposessexstreetmarket, Ernie Gehr (2018) (from 2021 list)
#7. Circling Essex Crossing, Ernie Gehr (2018) (from 2021 list)
#8. Paths of Fire II, Neelon Crawford (1976) (from 2021 list)

Not properly an entry:
#05. Game Six, 1986 World Series [TV sport] (from 1986 list)
#02. The Carl Stalling Project [sound recording] (from 1990 list)
#9. Panoramas of the Moving Image, Ernie Gehr (2005) (video installation) (from 2007 list)
#1. Werner Schroeter retrospective at MOMA (from 2012 list)
#4. Il Cinema Ritrovato XVI (annual festival in Bologna) (from 2012 list)
#4. Oskar Fischinger: Space Light Art, Whitney Museum exhibition (multimedia projections) (from 2012 list)
#10. Clint Eastwood on YouTube (from 2012 list)
#8. “Video” column, NYTimes, by Dave Kehr (from 2013 list)
#6. The Marx Brothers TV Collection [DVD box set] (from 2014 list)
#7. Die Farbe, Sigmar Polke (Film Installation) (from 2014 list)
#10. Walkers: Hollywood Afterlives in Art and Artifact at Museum of the Moving Image, New York (memorabilia exhibition) (from 2016 list)
#5. The Kavanaugh Hearing (from 2018 list)
#5. Jordan Belson exhibit at Matthew Marks Gallery, New York (paintings exhibition) (from 2019 list)
#4. On the Royal Road: The Burgher King, Elfriede Jelinek (book) (from 2021 list)

Souces:
1977-2005: https://www.mistdriven.com/critics/hoberman.html
2006: https://www.villagevoice.com/2006/12/26/hobermans-top-10/
2007: https://www.villagevoice.com/2007/12/25/j-hobermans-top-10-films-of-2007/
2008: https://www.villagevoice.com/2008/12/31/j-hobermans-top-10-of-2008/
2009: https://www.villagevoice.com/2009/12/22/j-hobermans-favorite-films-of-2009/
2010: https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/j-hobermans-top-10-movies-of-2010/Content?oid=2492695
2011-2021: https://www.yearendlists.com/list_authors/j-hoberman-e42284d6-b54b-4332-8742-e2f1f26f4273

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    1929 — a.k.a. The New Babylon, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 15 new

    American Hot Wax

    1978, in 0 top lists Check
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    1978 — a.k.a. Violette, in 2 top lists Check
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    1972 — a.k.a. The Age of the Medici, in 1 top list Check
  5. 52 new

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    1981 — a.k.a. Man of Iron, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 60 new

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    1981, in 9 top lists Check
  7. 61 new

    The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 80 new

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    1983, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 93 new

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    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  10. 95 new

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    1974 — a.k.a. Allonsanfan, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 107 new

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    1986, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 112 new

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    1986, in 5 top lists Check
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    1973, in 9 top lists Check
  14. 161 new

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    1990 — a.k.a. Europa Europe, in 6 top lists Check
  15. 162 new

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    1989 — a.k.a. The Architecture of Doom, in 1 top list Check
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    1994, in 2 top lists Check
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    1999 — a.k.a. Taboo, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 264 new

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    2001 — a.k.a. Sobibór, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m., in 3 top lists Check
  19. 266 new

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    2000 — a.k.a. Platform, in 10 top lists Check
  20. 269 new

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    2000 — a.k.a. La Commune (Paris, 1871), in 5 top lists Check
  21. 271 new

    Russkiy kovcheg

    2002 — a.k.a. Russian Ark, in 9 top lists Check
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    2001 — a.k.a. The Lady and the Duke, in 1 top list Check
  23. 282 new

    The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of...

    2003 — a.k.a. The Fog of War, in 6 top lists Check
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    Notre musique

    2004, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 322 new

    Letters from Iwo Jima

    2006, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 332 new

    L'avocat de la terreur

    2007 — a.k.a. Terror's Advocate, in 0 top lists Check
  27. 337 new

    Che: Part One

    2008, in 1 top list Check
  28. 338 new

    Che: Part Two

    2008, in 1 top list Check
  29. 350 new

    Solntse

    2005 — a.k.a. The Sun, in 3 top lists Check
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    Chi bi: Jue zhan tian xia

    2009 — a.k.a. Red Cliff II, in 1 top list Check
  31. 363 new

    Autobiografia lui Nicolae Ceausescu

    2010 — a.k.a. The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 377 new

    Jitsuroku Rengo Sekigun: Asama sanso e no michi

    2007 — a.k.a. United Red Army, in 2 top lists Check
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