Marc Savlov has been covering film, music, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 1991. In 2009 he was named “Meanest Critic in America” by the Miller McCune Center for Research, Media, and Public Policy (via aggregate film ratings derived from Metacritic et al). In 2011 he won “Best Film Critic” in the annual Austin Chronicle Best of Austin awards. Here are his top 10 picks for 2007.
1 There Will Be Blood
2 No Country for Old Men
3 Persepolis
4 Black Snake Moan
5 Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
6 Juno
7 No End in Sight
8 Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten
9 Control
10 Grindhouse (“Death Proof”)