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. 9 -

    Mauvais sang

    1986 — a.k.a. Mauvais Sang, in 5 top lists Check
  2. 22 -

    Frantic

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  3. 23 -

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    1988, in 16 top lists Check
  4. 24 -

    Pierrot le fou

    1965 — a.k.a. Pierrot le Fou, in 16 top lists Check
  5. 26 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  6. 30 -

    Mystery Train

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 35 -

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  8. 37 -

    Krótki film o zabijaniu

    1988 — a.k.a. A Short Film About Killing, in 12 top lists Check
  9. 39 -

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    1989, in 10 top lists Check
  10. 48 -

    The Two Jakes

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  11. 49 -

    Darkman

    1990, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 50 -

    The Grifters

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 51 -

    The Krays

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  14. 53 -

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  15. 54 -

    Thelma & Louise

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
  16. 60 -

    Boyz n the Hood

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  17. 70 -

    Raising Cain

    1992, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 71 -

    The Crying Game

    1992, in 11 top lists Check
  19. 72 -

    Laws of Gravity

    1992, in 0 top lists Check
  20. 73 -

    One False Move

    1991, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 98 -

    Scum

    1979, in 3 top lists Check
  22. 99 -

    Made in Britain

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  23. 103 -

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  24. 107 -

    Kids

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 113 -1

    Clockers

    1995, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 128 -1

    The Informant!

    2009, in 0 top lists Check
  27. 129 -1

    Set It Off

    1996, in 0 top lists Check
  28. 140 -1

    L.A. Confidential

    1997, in 27 top lists Check
  29. 141 -1

    Do lok tin si

    1995 — a.k.a. Fallen Angels, in 6 top lists Check
  30. 145 -1

    Sonachine

    1993 — a.k.a. Sonatine, in 10 top lists Check
  31. 152 -1

    Out of Sight

    1998, in 7 top lists Check
  32. 154 -1

    Illtown

    1996, in 0 top lists Check
  33. 155 -1

    Buffalo '66

    1998, in 6 top lists Check
  34. 163 -1

    Seul contre tous

    1998 — a.k.a. I Stand Alone, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 174 -1

    Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

    1999, in 7 top lists Check
  36. 195 -1

    Femme Fatale

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  37. 197 -1

    Auto Focus

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 202 -1

    Elephant

    2003, in 10 top lists Check
  39. 204 -1

    Tiempo real

    2002 — a.k.a. Real Time, in 0 top lists Check
  40. 206 -1

    Ônibus 174

    2002 — a.k.a. Bus 174, in 5 top lists Check
  41. 218 -1

    Mou gaan dou

    2002 — a.k.a. Infernal Affairs, in 14 top lists Check
  42. 220 -1

    Mou gaan dou II

    2003 — a.k.a. Infernal Affairs II, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 221 -1

    Mou gaan dou III: Jung gik mou gaan

    2003 — a.k.a. Infernal Affairs III, in 1 top list Check
  44. 228 -1

    A History of Violence

    2005, in 11 top lists Check
  45. 235 -1

    Police Beat

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
  46. 254 -1

    Zodiac

    2007, in 14 top lists Check
  47. 255 -1

    Paranoid Park

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 256 -1

    Eastern Promises

    2007, in 5 top lists Check
  49. 261 -1

    Michael Clayton

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 280 -1

    Politist, adjectiv

    2009 — a.k.a. Police, Adjective, in 1 top list Check
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