Once again, I have compiled meta-lists of the best of the year in film, television, music, and literature. I began undertaking this project over 20 years ago when I decided that, with limited time to read books, watch movies and TV shows, and listen to music, I wanted to reduce my chances of encountering dreck and increase the percentage of that I would encounter gems. The solution I chose to this problem was to collect the opinions of multiple critics when they issue their end-of-year “best of” lists. While the method is not foolproof (I do occasionally find critical faves that I don’t like, and I also sometimes run across items I rate highly that the critics didn’t like so much), it has been a success overall. One of the best aspects of this method is that it gets me outside my comfort zone. By collecting and collating these lists, creating the meta-lists that are linked below, I have expanded my horizons and encountered works of art that I might not have found if I had stayed within the recommendations of friends and family, or of just one favored critic. Why go by the recommendations of one random person when you have at your fingertips the critical consensus of over a dozen experts?
Here are the links to this year’s lists:
Best Films of 2023
Best TV Shows of 2023
Best Music of 2023
Best Books of 2023
When will the videogames Best of All Time tally be posted?
Will the tally for the best videogames of all time be posted?
When will a tally for the Best Games of All Time be posted, please?
Will the Videogames tally come in 2024?
When will the metalist for videogames be eventually published, please
Christian: Wow, you sure are anxious for that video games list! I’m sorry I don’t share your sense of urgency. I’ll get to it when I can. It’s not my top priority right now, but I do recognize that it would be nice to have one eventually. I’m pretty sure I’ll get to it in the not-too-distant future. I appreciate your patience!
John
Thanks, just genuinely curious about the list.
Christian:
I finally made the Best Video Games list – thanks for your enthusiasm, and I hope you find it interesting!