Oscars 2012 | Best Picture Nominees | Film Reviews

Check out our reviews of the 2012 Oscar nominees for Best Picture.

An adaptation of Kathryn Stockett’s best-seller avoids falling into many of the obvious traps.

The director of The Reader milks a national tragedy for tear-jerking bathos.

George Clooney plays a grieving husband in the latest seriocomic effort from Alexander Payne.

Woody Allen attempts to rekindle his career in the City of Lights.

This homage to the silent era speaks for itself.

Bennett Miller’s solid baseball drama sacrifices the stat-nerd appeal of its source material.

Steven Spielberg’s Hallmark-style epic is half as troubling as it needs to be.

It’s easier to love the idea of Terrence Malick’s new film than the film itself.

Martin Scorsese’s dazzling adaptation reinvents 3-D.

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