And the Nominees are NOT…

…Gran Torino!
WTF?
No Best Actor? No Best Director?
The Academy baffles yet again. GT was one of the best movies I’ve seen in recent years. I’m still processing it. Clint’s performance was phenomenal. This might just be his last chance for a Best Actor Oscar. And it’s no chance at all.

Sorry, Clint. They know not what they [...]

Gran Torino: Review

In the past week I saw three of the “big” movies released for the awards season: Slumdog Millionaire, Milk, and Gran Torino. All three were so good that when I say Gran Torino was far and away the best of the bunch, it’s saying a lot.
My daughter told me it was depressing. The Chronicle said [...]