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David Edelstein's Top 10 Films of 2007

Fresh Air | By David Edelstein,
Terry Gross
Published December 18, 2007 at 8:00 AM PST
<em>The Diving Bell and the Butterfly</em>
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Fresh Air's arbiter of things filmic offers his annual year-end movies wrap-up.

This time, his Top 10 list has 11 entries, as the number-nine slot features a tie. Edelstein tells Terry Gross why he needed an extra spot — and why some films that drew praise from other quarters didn't make his cut.

Here's the list, with links to previously published reviews and features by Edelstein as well as by All Things Considered's Bob Mondello, Morning Edition contributor Kenneth Turan, and other NPR voices:

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David Edelstein
David Edelstein is a film critic for New York magazine and for NPR's Fresh Air, and an occasional commentator on film for CBS Sunday Morning. He has also written film criticism for the Village Voice, The New York Post, and Rolling Stone, and is a frequent contributor to the New York Times' Arts & Leisure section.
Terry Gross
Terry Gross is the host and executive producer of NPR's Fresh Air.