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Matt Zoller Seitz, New York Times

1. Broken English 2007 The low-key comedy Broken English is a textbook example of an Indiewood film: a Hollywood fantasy wrapped in plain brown paper. full review
2. Civic Duty 2007 The vivid sense of time and place is the best thing about the initially promising, ultimately irritating psychological thriller Civic Duty.
3. Confessions of a Superhero 2007 The empathetic tone draws you in and some of the details are devastating. full review
4. Descent 2007 [Dramatizes] the experience and the psychological aftermath of rape with a vividness I've never seen in an American film.
5. Helvetica 2007 Overlong but fascinating, Gary Hustwit's documentary posits Helvetica, a sans-serif typeface developed in 1957.
6. Outsourced 2007 A wonderful surprise.
7. Shotgun Stories 2007 Shotgun Stories defines the classic western phrase 'doing what a man's got to do' as both a moral imperative and a biological compulsion.
8. The Signal 2007 This three-part horror movie directed by a trio of Atlanta filmmakers is set during the collapse of Terminus, a fictional city whose citizens are being driven to rage. full review
9. Steal a Pencil for Me 2007 What makes Ms. Ohayon's movie special is its recognition that epic horrors don't erase private dramas.
10. Cashback 2006 Beware films with protagonists depicted as vastly more sensitive than their fellow characters. The result may be a crock like Cashback. full review
11. Crossing the Line 2006 [The] compelling story and the plentiful high-definition video images of North Korean daily life prove so fascinating that Crossing the Line is riveting. full review
12. One to Another 2006 If this is art, Cinemax is the Louvre.
13. You're Gonna Miss Me 2005 You're Gonna Miss Me follows Roky Erickson, the lead singer of the 13th Floor Elevators and maybe the most influential 1960s pop star that most folks haven't heard of. full review