Top 5 U.S. Films
“There Will Be Blood,” Paul Thomas Anderson
“The Assassination of Jesse James by The Coward Robert Ford,” Andrew Dominik
“Ratatouille,” Brad Bird
“Zodiac,” David Fincher
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” Tim Burton
—Ray Pride
Top 5 Foreign Films
“Once,” John Carney
“Silent Light,” Carlos Reygadas
“The Diving Bell And The Butterfly,” Julian Schnabel
“4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days,” Cristian Mungiu
“Away From Her,” Sarah Polley
—Ray Pride
Top 5 Documentaries
“No End in Sight,” Charles Ferguson
“Heavy Metal in Baghdad,” Suroosh Alvi, Eddy Moretti
“Lake of Fire,” Tony Kaye
“Where Does Your Hidden Smile Lie?” Pedro Costa
“Scott Walker: 30 Century Man,” Stephen Kijak
—Ray Pride
Top 5 Films
“Day Night Day Night,” Julia Loktev
“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” Andrew Dominick
“Exiled,” Johnny To
“I’m Not There,” Todd Haynes
“Tears of the Black Tiger,” Wisit Sasanatieng
—Bill Stamets
Top 5 Documentaries
“Zoo,” Robinson Devor
“Sicko,” Michael Moore
“Into Great Silence,” Philip Gröning
“Helvetica,” Gary Hustwit
“Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman,” Jennifer Fox
—Bill Stamets
Top 5 Films
“No Country for Old Men,” Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
“Zodiac,” David Fincher
“Lars and the Real Girl,” Craig Gillespie
“In the Valley of Elah,” Paul Haggis
“I’m Not There,” Todd Haynes
—Tom Lynch
Top 5 Film Performances
Tommy Lee Jones, “In the Valley of Elah”
Cate Blanchett, “I’m Not There”
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Charlie Wilson’s War”
Tommy Lee Jones, “No Country for Old Men”
Ryan Gosling, “Lars and the Real Girl”
—Tom Lynch
Top 5 Movie Endings
“There Will Be Blood”
“No Country For Old Men”
“Once”
“Silent Light”
“Michael Clayton”
—Ray Pride
Top 5 Films to Avoid
“Delirious”
“Year of the Dog”
“Joshua”
“Across the Universe”
“The Number 23”
—Ray Pride
Top 5 Cinematographers
Roger Deakins, “The Assassination Of Jesse James,” “No Country For Old Men”
Janusz Kaminski, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Harris Savides, “Zodiac,” “Margot at the Wedding,” “American Gangster”
Alexis Zabe, “Silent Light”
Robert Elswit, “There Will Be Blood,” “Michael Clayton”
—Ray Pride
Top 5 Best Short Runs of Films
“Out One,” Jacques Rivette
“Regular Lovers,” Philippe Garrel
“Killer of Sheep,” Charles Burnett
“Blade Runner: The Final Cut,” Ridley Scott
“The Whole Shooting Match,” Eagle Pennell
—Ray Pride