Instead of posting each top 10 in a separate thread, I propose we just compile them all in one.

David Ansen (Newsweek)
1. Sideways
2. Before Sunset
3. Osama
4. Million Dollar Baby
5. Bad Education
6. The Aviator
7. Friday Night Lights
8. The Manchurian Candidate
9. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
10. Kinsey

Mike D'Angelo (Time Out New York)
1. Dogville
2. Primer
3. Hero
4. Cowards Bend the Knee
5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
6. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
7. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring
8. Before Sunset
9. Distant
10. The Forest for the Trees

Way to go Harry Potter! Doesn't mean much, though.

Tally:

Before Sunset: 2

all others: 1

Great thread, Michael!

Empire Magazine (U.K)
01 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
02 Lost in Translation
03 Hero
04 Finding Neverland
05 Collateral
06 The Bourne Supremacy
07 The Station Agent
08 Kill Bill: Volume 2
09 Shaun of the Dead
10 Dodgeball
11 Capturing the Friedmans
12 Spider-Man 2
13 House of Flying Daggers
14 Open Range
15 Fahrenheit 9/11
16 The Incredibles
17 Garden State
18 Before Sunset
19 Dogville
20 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

I think we're forgetting a contender, according to Empire Magazine. Lost in Translation, with killer reviews and a great performance by Bill Murray and teh hot Scarlett Johannson, could take up the fifth Oscar spot...

oh...snap.

that was last year.

stupid brits who get movies five months + later than obese AND stupid americans do.

Jen Cameron (Stylus Magazine)
1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2. 2046
3. Touching the Void
4. Garden State
5. House of Sand and Fog
6. Super Size Me
7. Birth
8. Shrek 2
9. Shaun of the Dead
10. Fahrenheit 911

Dave Micevic
1. Before Sunset
2. Moolaade
3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
4. The Five Obstructions
5. Undertow
6. Spider-Man 2
7. Intimate Strangers
8. Kill Bill, Vol. 2
9. The Saddest Music in the World
10. The Dreamers

Jay Millikan
1. Before Sunset
2. Undertow
3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
4. Spider-Man 2
5. Fahrenheit 911
6. Spartan
7. Kill Bill, Vol. 2
8. Ray
9. The Bourne Supremacy
10. The Clearing

J.T. Ramsay
1. Dogville
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3. Fahrenheit 9/11
4. Kill Bill, Vol. 2
5. Spider-Man 2
6. Twilight Samurai
7. I Heart Huckabees
8. Kill Bill, Vol. 2
9. Ramones: End of the Century
10. Maria, Full of Grace

Troy Reimink
1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2. Sideways
3. Hero
4. Shaun of the Dead
5. The Incredibles
6. Kill Bill, Vol. 2
7. Closer
8. Spider-Man 2
9. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
10. Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

Josh Timmermann
1. Before Sunset
2. Dogville
3. 2046
4. Goodbye, Dragon Inn
5. Crimson Gold
6. Kill Bill, Vol. 2
7. Fahrenheit 9/11
8. Control Room
9. Collateral
10. Sex Is Comedy

Kevin Worrall
1. Since Otar Left
2. Touching the Void
3. Maria, Full of Grace
4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
5. Tarnation
6. Bad Education

WEll, glad to see Dogville isnt being completely forgotten

And Eternal Sunshine doing excellent too.

Emanuel Levy
1. Sideways
2. The Sea Inside
3. Bad Education
4. Notre Musique (Our Music)
5. House of Flying Daggers
6. Maria Full of Grace
7. The Incredibles
8. Before Sunset
9. The Aviator
10. Million Dollar Baby

I added them up:

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - 8
Before Sunset - 7
Kill Bill V.2 - 6
Fahrenheit 9/11 - 5
Spider-Man 2 - 5
Dogville - 4
Bad Education - 3
Hero - 3
Maria Full of Grace - 3
Shaun of the Dead - 3
Sideways - 3
The Incredibles - 3
Anchorman - 2
Collateral - 2
Garden State - 2
House of Flying Daggers - 2
Million Dollar Baby - 2
The Aviator - 2
The Bourne Supremacy - 2
Touching the Void - 2
Undertow - 2
Birth - 1
Capturing the Friedmans - 1
Closer - 1
Control Room - 1
Cowards Bend the Knee - 1
Crimson Gold - 1
Distant - 1
Dodgeball - 1
Finding Neverland - 1
Friday Night Lights - 1
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - 1
I Heart Huckabees - 1
Intimate Strangers - 1
Kinsey - 1
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster - 1
Moolade - 1
Osama - 1
Primer - 1
Ramones: End of the Century - 1
Ray - 1
Sex is Comedy - 1
Shrek 2 - 1
Since Otar Left - 1
Spartan - 1
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring - 1
Super Size Me - 1
Tarnation - 1
The Clearing - 1
The Dreamers - 1
The Five Obstructions - 1
The Forest for the Trees - 1
The Life Aquatic - 1
The Manchurian Candidate - 1
The Saddest Music in the World - 1
The Sea Inside - 1
Twilight Samurai - 1
Notre Musique - 1

Finally some love for The Sea Inside

Hmmmm... I am expecting more for Sideways...

Expected for Eternal sunshine, it should end up most defintely in the top 5 most mentioned movies, probably the top 3.
Surprised and comforted by Before Sunset..... 7 mentions and already 2 wins!!!!!

David Germain (AP):
1. The Saddest Music in the World
2. A Very Long Engagement
3. Million Dollar Baby
4. Sideways
5. House of Flying Daggers
6. Hero
7. The Motorcycle Diaries
8. The Village
9. Super Size Me
10. Spanglish

Christy Lemire (AP):
1. Sideways
2. Team America: World Police
3. A Very Long Engagement
4. Garden State
5. Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
6. The Motorcycle Diaries
7. The Door in the Floor
8. Maria Full of Grace
9. Before Sunset
10. Shaun of the Dead

Their full comments.

Using 10-9-8-...-1 point system, here is the ranking so far:

64 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
47 Before Sunset
46 Sideways
29 Dogville
29 Hero
27 Kill Bill: Volume 2
21 Spider-Man 2
19 Fahrenheit 911
17 2046
17 A Very Long Engagement
16 Million Dollar Baby
15 Bad Education
15 Undertow
14 Garden State
13 Maria, Full of Grace
13 Touching the Void
12 House of Flying Daggers
12 The Saddest Music in the World
12 Shaun of the Dead
10 The Incredibles
9 Primer
9 Moolaade
9 The Motorcycle Diaries
9 The Sea Inside
9 Team America: World Police
8 Collateral
8 Osama
7 The Aviator
7 The Bourne Supremacy
7 Cowards Bend the Knee
7 Finding Neverland
7 The Five Obstructions
7 Goodbye, Dragon Inn
7 Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
7 Notre Musique (Our Music)
7 Super Size Me
6 Crimson Gold
6 Since Otar Left
5 The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
5 Spartan
5 Twilight Samurai
4 Birth
4 Closer
4 The Door in the Floor
4 Friday Night Lights
4 I Heart Huckabees
4 Intimate Strangers
4 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring
3 Control Room
3 The Manchurian Candidate
3 Ray
3 Shrek 2
3 The Village
2 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2 Distant
2 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2 Ramones: End of the Century
2 Tarnation
1 The Clearing
1 Dodgeball
1 The Dreamers
1 The Forest for the Trees^
1 Kinsey
1 Sex Is Comedy
1 Spanglish

Great job, Michael!

I expect to see these ten movies in the TOP 10 in the end (no order):

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Before Sunset
The Aviator
Million Dollar Baby
Sideways
The Sea Inside
Kill Bill Vol. 2
Hero
Hotel Rwanda
House of Flying Daggers

Peter Travers (Rolling Stone):
1. Sideways
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3. Million Dollar Baby
4. The Aviator
5. The Incredibles
6. Kinsey
7. Closer
8. Finding Neverland
9. Kill Bill Vol. 2
10. Fahrenheit 9/11

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Ed Gonzalez (Slant Magazine)
1. Bad Education
2. Crimson Gold
3. Twentynine Palms
4. Dogville
5. Secret Things
6. Million Dollar Baby
7. Son Frere
8. Raja
9. The Keys to the House
10. When Will I Be Loved


Nick Schager (Slant Magazine)
1. House of Flying Daggers
2. Bad Education
3. The Big Red One
4. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
5. Million Dollar Baby
6. Crimson Gold
7. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
8. Sideways
9. Zatoichi
10. Team America: World Police


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Ed's honorable mentions:
Hero, Bright Leaves, The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, Tarnation, The Manchurian Candidate, Cellular, Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer, Before Sunset, BAADASSSSS!, and Moolaadé.

Nick's Honorable Mentions:
The Aviator, Before Sunset, Kinsey, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Dogville, The Manchurian Candidate, Maria Full of Grace, Hero, A Dirty Shame, and Father and Son.

Jeffrey Wells
http://www.hollywood-elsewhere.com/index.php

01. Sideways
02. Million Dollar Baby
03. The Incredibles
04. Collateral
05. Maria Full of Grace
06. Touching the Void
07. The Motorcycle Diaries
08. Kinsey
09. Fahrenheit 9/11
10. Man on Fire

Honorable Mentions (in order of preference): Friday Night Lights, Napoleon Dynamite, Before Sunset, I Heart Huckabees, The Sea Inside, Orwell Rolls in His Grave

Who the hell is this critic? He has the crummiest taste ever. Hero at #3? Capturing the Friedman's was god awful, and Finding neverland, while having the potential to be an excellent film, wasn't quite there. should definately not be up as high as four, and above Kill Bill, Incredibles, etc.

I think everyone who follows this thread should, before the end of the year, put their own list up here, to see how close we are to these critics?

Jami Bernard ( New York Daily News)
1. House of Flying Daggers
2. The Sea Inside
3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
4. Million Dollar Baby
5. Vera Drake
6. Infernal Affairs
7. The Incredibles
8. Sideways
9. Collateral
10. Shrek 2

Jack Matthews (New York Daily News)
1. Sideways
2. Million Dollar Baby
3. The Incredibles
4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
5. Dogville
6. Before Sunset
7. Kinsey
8. Maria Full of Grace
9. The Polar Express, IMAX 3-D Version
10. The Merchant of Venice

Updated rankings:

96 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (3)
82 Sideways (6)
60 Million Dollar Baby
52 Before Sunset (3)
42 Dogville (2)
38 Bad Education (1)
36 The Incredibles
32 House of Flying Daggers (2)
29 Hero
29 Kill Bill: Volume 2
26 Maria, Full of Grace
22 Fahrenheit 911
22 Touching the Void
21 Spider-Man 2
20 Crimson Gold
18 The Sea Inside
17 2046
17 A Very Long Engagement
17 Collateral
15 Undertow
14 The Aviator
14 Garden State
13 Kinsey
13 The Motorcycle Diaries
12 The Saddest Music in the World (1)
12 Shaun of the Dead
10 Finding Neverland
10 Since Otar Left (1)
10 Team America: World Police
9 Primer
9 Moolaade
8 The Big Red One
8 Closer
8 Osama
8 Twentynine Palms
7 The Bourne Supremacy
7 Cowards Bend the Knee
7 The Five Obstructions
7 Goodbye, Dragon Inn
7 I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
7 Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
7 Notre Musique (Our Music)
7 Super Size Me
6 Secret Things
6 Tarnation
6 Vera Drake
5 Infernal Affairs
5 The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
5 Spartan
5 Twilight Samurai
4 Birth
4 The Door in the Floor
4 Friday Night Lights
4 I Heart Huckabees
4 Intimate Strangers
4 Son Frere
4 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring
3 Control Room
3 The Manchurian Candidate
3 Raja
3 Ray
3 Shrek 2
3 The Village
2 Zatoichi
2 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2 Distant
2 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2 The Keys to the House
2 The Polar Express, IMAX 3-D Version
2 Ramones: End of the Century
1 The Clearing
1 Dodgeball
1 The Dreamers
1 The Forest for the Trees^
1 Man on Fire
1 The Merchant of Venice
1 Sex Is Comedy
1 Shrek 2
1 Spanglish
1 When Will I Be Loved

Phil Villarreal (Arizona Daily Star)
1. Before Sunset
2. The Aviator
3. Sideways
4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
5. Kill Bill Vol. 2
6. Million Dollar Baby
7. Hero
8. In Good Company
9. Torque
10. The Sea Inside

Shawn Edwards (Fox TV)
1 Ray
2 Spider-Man 2
3 Hotel Rwanda
4 Team America: World Police
5 Napoleon Dynamite
6 The Manchurian Candidate
7 Collateral
8 Saved!
9 Kill Bill: Volume 2
10 Fade to Black

Shawn Edwards must haven't seen any movies from November on, and I think it's a disservice for a critic to give top 10 without seeing at least all the movies with good buzz.

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Shawn Edwards does have Hotel Rwanda on his list, though...

As for the other guy, he's now become my favorite critic. It's about time someone gave "Torque" the recognition it deserved!