BEST FILMS of 2007

2007 ranks as one of the best years in this decade, just behind 2002 and 2004. This was a really deep year with over 80 recommendable titles hitting movie theatres.

“No Country For Old Men” and “Juno” were probably the people’s favorites… and they both land in my Top 10. However, foreign films reigned supreme in 2007. Four French films, one Dutch film and one British film make the list. And, at the start of the year, I would never have guessed that the same man who directed “Total Recall” and “Basic Instinct” would have produced the best film of 2007.

Of course, there are always a great deal of stinkers imposed upon us every year — and as always, you can scroll to the bottom of the page for the worst of the worst.

So, without further ado, let’s start with the good stuff. The Top Ten Movies of the Year…

1. Black Book
An impeccably made old-fashioned wartime adventure.
2. Angel-A
Perhaps the most aesthetically beautiful film of 2007.
3. Cashback
An utterly unique and visionary romantic comedy.
4. La Vie En Rose
Featuring one of the greatest performances of all time.
5. The Page Turner
A Hitchcockian slow-boiler that sends chills down spines.
6. No Country for Old Men
The Coens make their best film since “Fargo”.
7. Juno
Sarcastic wit masks one of the most heartwarming of ’07.
8. There Will Be Blood
Paul Thomas Anderson & Daniel Day Lewis… nuff said.
9. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Lovely and inspiring — this biopic is truly special.
t10. Into the Wild
Learning that “Happiness is only real when shared.”
t10. The Hunting Party
Funny… Exciting… Fast Paced… Brilliant.

EVERY STAR RATING FROM THIS YEAR

Black Book
Angel-A
Cashback
La Vie En Rose
The Page Turner
No Country for Old Men
Juno
There Will Be Blood

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Hunting Party
Into the Wild
Interview
10 Items or Less
Margot at the Wedding
Paris, je t’aime
The Bourne Ultimatum
Sicko
He Was a Quiet Man
Lars and the Real Girl
Lust, Caution
Bridge to Terabithia
3:10 to Yuma
Charlie Wilson’s War
Breach
The Kingdom
American Gangster
Delirious
Atonement
28 Weeks Later…
Factory Girl
The Lives of Others
Shattered
Mr. Brooks
First Snow
The Assassination of Jesse James…
Silk
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
The Amateurs
Shanghai Kiss
The Savages
Dan in Real Life
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

Starter for 10
The Invasion
Breaking and Entering
A Mighty Heart
Eastern Promises
Michael Clayton
The Jane Austen Book Club
Goya’s Ghosts
Fracture
Next
Reno 911!: Miami
The Ten
The Host
The Nanny Diaries
Shooter
The Number 23
1408
I Am Legend
Rescue Dawn
Big Nothing
Ocean’s 13
Beowolf
Waitress
Zodiac
Trade
Ballet Shoes
Lady Chatterley
The Lookout
Adrift in Manhattan
Puccini for Beginners
The Heartbreak Kid
Prey
Georgia Rule
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Knocked Up
Becoming Jane
P2
Live Free or Die Hard
The Golden Compass
The Valet (La Doublure)
Brooklyn Rules
The Dead Girl
Seraphim Falls
Ratatouille
GrindHouse
Gray Matters
The Nines
Once
Hors de Prix

Vacancy
No Reservations
The Namesake
Blood and Chocolate
Love in the Time of Cholera
Closure
The Darjeeling Limited
Avenue Montaigne
Broken
Eagle vs Shark
Fade to Black
Indigènes
Persepolis
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Hairspray
Ten ’til Noon
St Trinian’s
Superbad
The Contract
Flight of Fury
No End in Sight
Black Snake Moan
Sydney White
Stardust
The Darwin Awards
King of California
The Hitcher
We Own the Night
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

I Know Who Killed Me
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Pride
The Killing Floor
License to Wed
Premonition
The Ex
Premonition
Comedy of Power
Gone Baby Gone
The Simpsons Movie

The Mist
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
Spider-Man 3
Disturbia
Balls of Fury
Because I Said So
Even Money
Havoc 2: Normal Adolescent Behavior
Hot Fuzz
Mr. Woodcock