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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  1. 50 new

    Dressed to Kill

    1980, in 7 top lists Check
  2. 55 new

    Cutter's Way

    1981, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 64 new

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  4. 88 new

    Tightrope

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  5. 103 new

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  6. 129 new

    The Thin Blue Line

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  7. 196 new

    Trois couleurs: Bleu

    1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check
  8. 197 new

    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
  9. 198 new

    Trois couleurs: Blanc

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: White, in 10 top lists Check
  10. 204 new

    O Convento

    1995 — a.k.a. The Convent, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 215 new

    La cérémonie

    1995 — a.k.a. La Cérémonie, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 222 new

    Le samouraï

    1967 — a.k.a. Le Samouraï, in 20 top lists Check
  13. 234 new

    Affliction

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  14. 259 new

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  15. 260 new

    Werckmeister harmóniák

    2000 — a.k.a. Werckmeister Harmonies, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 275 new

    Solaris

    2002, in 1 top list Check
  17. 285 new

    Le fils

    2002 — a.k.a. The Son, in 5 top lists Check
  18. 317 new

    Inland Empire

    2006, in 10 top lists Check
  19. 325 new

    Eastern Promises

    2007, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 336 new

    Paranoid Park

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 349 new

    Coraline

    2009, in 3 top lists Check
  22. 352 new

    La mujer sin cabeza

    2008 — a.k.a. The Headless Woman, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 359 new

    The Ghost Writer

    2010, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 370 new

    Mistérios de Lisboa - O Filme

    2010, in 6 top lists Check
  25. 391 new

    Le pont du Nord

    1981 — a.k.a. Le Pont du Nord, in 4 top lists Check
  26. 399 new

    Inherent Vice

    2014, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 401 new

    The Americans

    2013, in 0 top lists Check
  28. 413 new

    La diosa arrodillada

    1947 — a.k.a. The Kneeling Goddess, in 1 top list Check
  29. 415 new

    La otra

    1946 — a.k.a. The Other One, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 424 new

    Lu bian ye can

    2015 — a.k.a. Kaili Blues, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Jan 7, 2022; source