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Best Picture: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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Executed correctly, Benjamin Button could have been as epic as the story it tries to tell. But under David Fincher’s plodding, emotionless direction, and at the behest of an episodic plot that inches along bit by bit, Benjamin Button is overly long and finishes flat. Hamstrung by the same sentimentality that soiled Forrest Gump (also [...]

Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire

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The first three-quarters of Danny Boyle’s latest pic Slumdog Millionaire are astonishing. Filled with scenes so unique and jarring, you can honestly say you’ve never witnessed a movie like Slumdog before. From the unorthodox structure–pairing the questions from Jamal Malik’s (played by Dev Patel as an adult) stint on “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire” [...]