It's unclear to me whether it's a commentary on the movies of 2007 or the state of my life that throughout the year I found the best of them burrowing their way into my core in ways I never imagined. Through both literal and lyrical conveyance, the stories and characters onscreen aligned with my own experiences in manners profound and unsettling. And everywhere I turned, Philip Seymour Hoffman seemed to be staring me in the face.
Crust's List for Best Movies of 2007
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Find it at Amazon.com)
- Once (Once at Amazon.com)
- Into the Wild (Into the Wild at Amazon.com)
- No Country for Old Men
- 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days
- I'm Not There Find it at Amazon.com
- Away From Her (Away From Her at Amazon.com)
- Michael Clayton
- This Is England (This is England at Amazon.com)
- Anything with Philip Seymour Hoffman. The films did not always match up to his prodigious presence, but that ultimately didn't seem to matter
Crust finishes off with a comment about the worst films of 2007:
It's deeply lamentable that the sheer volume of films makes it so difficult for audiences to find the great ones. Whether they're drowned out by the sound and fury of the summer spectacles or jockeying with one another for attention during the overcrowded fall and holiday seasons, quality films and the marketing and publicity people behind them increasingly face an uphill battle.And that's just why I run this blog; so that with the help of the LA Times movie reviewers we can sift out the good from the bad. I just added several movies to my Netflix's queue using my 2007 posts. The holiday season is going to act as catch-up for me on all the great movies I've missed seeing throughout 2007. I hope this record of what the LA Time's reviewers consider the best helps you also sort out those films worth watching from the worst.
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