Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly
1. Army of Shadows
2. United 93
3. Letters From Iwo Jima
4. The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
5. Happy Feet
6. Inland Empire
7. Climates
8. Children of Men
9. A Prairie Home Companion
10. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
J. Hoberman, The Village Voice
1. The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
2. Borat…
3. The Decay of Fiction
4. A Scanner Darkly
5. The Science of Sleep
6. Climates
7. L’Enfant
8. Inland Empire
9. Battle in Heaven
10. Pan’s Labyrinth
Nathan Lee, The Village Voice
1. Inland Empire
2. Army of Shadows
3. A Scanner Darkly
4. The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
5. Jackass Number Two
6. Two Drifters
7. The Departed
8. Mutual Appreciation
9. Dave Chappelle’s Block Party
10. The Descent
Rob Nelson, Minneapolis City Pages
1. Army of Shadows
2. Iraq in Fragments
3. A Scanner Darkly
4. Old Joy
5. The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
6. Neil Young: Heart of Gold
7. Children of Men
8. Woman is the Future of Man
9. Sweet Land
10. The Science of Sleep
Jim Ridley,Nashville Scene
1. Army of Shadows
2. Children of Men
3. United 93
4. Mutual Appreciation
5. Casino Royale
6. The Departed
7. The Prestige
8. Pan’s Labyrinth
9. Gabrielle
10. Neil Young: Heart of Gold
Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly
1. Army of Shadows
2. Family Law
3. Old Joy
4. The Queen
5. Iraq in Fragments
6. Venus
7. The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
8. Mutual Appreciation
9. Our Brand Is Crisis
10. Lassie
