Movies of a Petite Aspie

Not everybody is going to love every movie that receives an Oscar nomination.  And not everybody is going to hate movies that receive no recognition whatsoever.  That's why we have Rotten Tomatoes .  Below, I've included negative and positive reviews (plus Rotten Tomatoes scores and my personal grades) for every movie nominated for an Oscar, minus the short films, because I couldn't find many reviews for those.    The Adventures of Tintin Thumbs Up: "[Spielberg] has used the form itself like a brand-new tool in his filmmaking kit, and the effect is exhilarating." -- Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid Thumbs Down: "Spielberg's first animated film is hampered by a fan-pandering script, and is dragged down by a boring hero who would have been better served remaining on the page." -- Tom Clift, Cut Print Review RT Score: 74% My Grade: B- Nod(s): Original Score Albert Nobbs ...

If I had been a member of the Academy, or were in charge of the nominees for the 84th Academy Awards, this is who/what I would nominate (minus the categories I know too little about to come up with enough nominees).   Best Picture The Artist The Descendants The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II The Help Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol  A Separation The Tree of Life War Horse Best Director David Fincher -- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Michel Hazanvicius -- The Artist Alexander Payne -- The Descendants Steven Spielberg -- War Horse David Yates -- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II Best Actor George Clooney -- The Descendants Leonardo DiCaprio -- J. Edgar Jean Dujardin -- The Artist Ryan Gosling -- The Ides of March Brad Pitt -- Moneyball Best Actress Viola Davis -- The Help Rooney Mara -- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo  Elizabeth Olsen -- Martha Marcy May Marlene  Meryl Streep -- The Iron Lady Ti...

The 84th Academy Awards are in 10 days -- je ne peux pas le croire!  (That's a tribute to The Artist, but I randomly speak French regardless of the fact that the best picture of the year happened to be from the mind of French man).  Like Entertainment Weekly 's Dave Karger , I'm posting an updated list of the Oscar rankings.  But this also takes into consideration the BAFTA winners (announced last Sunday).    Best Picture 1. The Artist 2. Hugo 3. The Help 4. The Descendants 5. Midnight in Paris 6. Moneyball 7. War Horse 8. The Tree of Life 9. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Best Actor 1. Jean Dujardin -- The Artist 2. George Clooney -- The Descendants 3. Brad Pitt -- Moneyball 4. Gary Oldman -- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 5. Demian Bichir -- A Better Life Best Actress 1. Viola Davis -- The Help     Meryl Streep -- The Iron Lady   [tie] 3. Michelle Williams -- My Week with Marilyn 4. Rooney Mara -- The Girl wi...

Entertainment Weekly 's Dave Karger (a fellow Oscar obsessee) recently posted his latest predictions regarding who will take home the big awards on the 26th.  Here are my thoughts on the likelihood on who will win what [apologies for the unoriginal diction).   Best Picture 1. The Artist 2. The Descendants 3. The Help 4. Hugo 5. Midnight in Paris 6. Moneyball 7. War Horse 8. The Tree of Life 9. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Best Actor 1. George Clooney -- The Descendants 2. Jean Dujardin -- The Artist [close second] 3. Brad Pitt -- Moneyball 4. Gary Oldman -- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 5. Demian Bichir -- A Better Life Best Actress 1. Viola Davis -- The Help 2. Meryl Streep -- The Iron Layd [close second] 3. Michelle Williams -- My Week with Marilyn 4. Glenn Close -- Albert Nobbs 5. Rooney Mara -- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Best Supporting Actor 1. Christopher Plummer -- Beginners 2. Kenneth Branagh -- My Week with Marilyn 3. Jonah Hill -- Moneyball 4. Nick Nolte...