The Academy Awards are upon us. Starlets are picking out
their dresses, Billy Crystal is getting his hair dyed and his forehead injected
with some last-minute Botox, and we here at Tableau Your Mind have to review
the nine films up for Best Picture. It’s been a strange road, mostly because
there are so many movies that we did not want to see. Nothing shows the old,
male WASP-iness of the Academy voters like this class of nominees. Almost no
independent films made it on the list, veteran directors were rewarded for
sub-par work, and schmaltz was praised above all. Unlike last year’s
smorgasbord of impressive films, we are given this lackluster collection of
nominees. Still, we’re sure we can get through these nominees and find a clear
winner. Also, just for kicks, we’re going to include the movies that should
have been nominated.
