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How critics' end-of-year lists get made
The voting, jockeying and quiet consensus behind every annual top-ten list.

The voting, jockeying and quiet consensus behind every annual top-ten list.

Screening schedules, notes, drafts and deadlines — the daily rhythm of criticism, apart from the aggregators and the hot takes.

The tomato is not a grade out of 100. It answers a narrower question, and knowing that question changes how you read the number.