Kelly Reichart’s Wendy and Lucy was voted number one in Film Comment’s January/February poll of the Top 20 2008 releases.  The Michelle Williams starrer accumulated the most votes among the nearly 100 participating critics in the poll.  Lucrecia Martel’s The Headless Woman placed at the top of the 20 favorite pictures still without proper distribution.  (via Filmmaker Magazine)

1. Wendy and Lucy Kelly Reichardt, U.S.
2. Flight of the Red Balloon Hou Hsiao-hsien, Taiwan/France
3. A Christmas Tale Arnaud Desplechin, France
4. Happy-Go-Lucky Mike Leigh, U.K. 
5. WALL·E Andrew Stanton, U.S.
6. Still Life Jia Zhang-ke, Hong Kong/China
7. Paranoid Park Gus Van Sant, France/U.S.
8. Waltz with Bashir Ari Folman, Israel/France/Germany
9. My Winnipeg Guy Maddin, Canada
10. Milk Gus Van Sant, U.S.
11. Let the Right One In Tomas Alfredson, Sweden
12. The Duchess of Langeais Jacques Rivette, France/Italy
13. The Class Laurence Cantet, France
14. Synecdoche, New York Charlie Kaufman, U.S.
15. Hunger Steve McQueen, U.K.
16. Silent Light Carlos Reygadas, Mexico/France/Netherlands
17. Ballast Lance Hammer, U.S.
18. Man on Wire James Marsh, U.K.
19. The Exiles Kent Mackenzie, U.S. 
20. Gomorrah Matteo Garrone, Italy