2007's last (list) hurrah arrives in the form of the LA Weekly/Village Voice Film Poll, which returns after a one-year hiatus and, like so many other critics lists, is topped by There Will Be Blood. My ballot, which differs only slightly from the one I submitted for indieWIRE's poll, can be found at the below link.
For the second straight year, I was invited to participate in indieWIRE's annual film critics' poll. And, as the final tally reveals, it turns out that my own choices for best of the year were surprisingly similar to those of my fellow critics. A link to my personal ballot can be found below.
Well, aside from my forthcoming film critics poll ballots, this is it. My final award-season list. With this one, I make a case for the five finest directorial debuts in a year rich with them. It's over at IFC News.
2007: The Five Best Directorial Debuts (IFC News)
Another film year is over, meaning it's once again time to start picking favorites. And over at Slant magazine, Ed Gonzalez and I have done just that, via our respective top ten lists as well as some random (and, hopefully, humorous) thoughts on the past twelve months' worth of movies. Enjoy.
2007: Year in Film (Slant magazine)
My various year-end features should be done by this Friday, but in the meantime, here's something to whet your appetite - a best-of list for IFC News, in which I nominate my choices for the Directors Who Shifted Gears for the Better in 2007.
2007: Five Directors Who Shifted Gears for the Better (IFC News)
As a result of the heavily documented turnover at The Village Voice, critic/editor Dennis Lim has this year relocated his annual film critics poll to indieWIRE. And once again, I was invited to contribute to Lim's definitive year-end round-up. My "best of the year" ballot - as well as my sole contribution to the feature's comments section - can be found at the following links.
As always, December brings with it a slew of retrospective lists. And as in 2004 and 2005, the first of my own year-end wrap-ups is the annual Slant magazine feature, in which yours truly and editor Ed Gonzalez offer up our own opinions on the last twelve months' best and worst films.
(Shamelessly self-promoting side note: I wrote the intro)
Slant magazine's 2006: Year in Film (Slant magazine)
As this year’s narcissistic number-crunching exercise proves, 2005 turned out to be even busier than 2004. The results – broken down more simply than last year, simply because I don’t feel like nitpicking – are below:
Published Print and Online Reviews (Film and DVD): 204
Site Reviews (Film and DVD): 145
2005 Theatrical vs. DVD Reviews:
Theatrical: 240
DVD: 109
Total Reviews: 349
Not bad, but I can do better. Bring on 2006!
For the second straight year, I was fortunate enough to be invited to participate in The Village Voice's annual Film Critics Poll. Below, you'll find links both to my ballot - which lists my "bests" of the year - as well as the comments section of the poll that features a quick remark from yours truly.
My Take Seven: The Seventh Annual Village Voice Film Critics' Poll Ballot
My comment on Brokeback Mountain and The Constant Gardener (about half-way down the page)
With another twelve months of movie-watching over, it's time for top ten lists. The first of my End-of-Year features is now up at Slant magazine, and details what I - as well as my editor Ed Gonzalez - thought were the finest and lousiest films of the year. And as with the 2004 edition, I wrote the intro for the piece as well.
