Awards Season

This award season, I'm actually tuned in.  That's because there are so many good movies out right now, and I still haven't seen all of the flicks generating buzz.  Here are my thoughts so far.

So far my picks for best films of the year:

Slumdog Millionaire - I was engaged the whole time.  I rooted for the protagonist and was drawn in by the movie's beautifully drawn characters

The Wrestler - I cringed, I cried, and felt compassion for "The Ram"

Over-hyped -

Benjamin Button - Overall, a good movie, but definitely can't touch the previous two.  For all the hype, an hour should have been cut and it definitely had the potentially to be a deeper, more thought provoking movie.  The scenes with the old dying woman didn't seem to fit either.

When in -

Doubt - You can't go wrong with Meryl Streep, even in her cheesy movies.  And, Philip Seymore Hoffman does a terrific job with his role as well.  But, the story itself was stagnant and rather boring.

Still on my list:

Milk

Revolutionary Road?

The Reader?

Any other suggestions?