With 2007 coming to a close, UWIRE, a college news service, asked critics at newspapers all over the nation to weigh in on their top 10 albums and movies. Here is what your FYI editors chose.

Movies

1. “Once”

A true musical with amazing music and the best romance in years. Watch it, love it, live it.

2. “No Country for Old Men”

3. “The Bourne Ultimatum”

4. “The King of Kong”

5. “Grindhouse”

6. “Superbad”

7. “Knocked Up”

8. “Sicko”

9. “Ratatouille”

10. “Enchanted”

Music

1. Brother Ali, “The Undisputed Truth”

Ali’s newest album is a great example of how far the Minneapolis hip-hop scene has come in the past decade. Truly, a masterpiece.

2. Justice, “+ [Cross]”

3. Radiohead, “In Rainbows”

4. M.I.A., “Kala”

5. Simian Mobile Disco, “Attack Decay Sustain Release”

6. Poison Control Center, “A Collage of Impressions”

7. Amy Winehouse, “Frank”

8. Kanye West, “Graduation”

9. We All Have Hooks for Hands, “The Pretender”

10. The Alarmist, “The Ghost and the Hired Gun”

Top albums selected by John Askew, senior in journalism and mass communication from Thurman, Iowa. Top films selected by Anthony Capps, junior in journalism and mass communication from Oskaloosa, Iowa.