No doubt: it’s been a very good year for both these stars. And much as I admire Jean Dujardin’s sublime performance in The Artist, my hunch is that the industry will favor one of its own on Oscar night. So who will it be — George or Brad? I’m saving my prediction for a later Oscar piece, but for now … More Details

The thriller Contagion certainly has its moments, but ultimately adds up to considerably less than the sum of its parts. You go in expecting a lot, with Steven Soderbergh directing, an “A”-list cast, and the promise of witnessing a global cataclysm along the lines of 28 Days Later, only the zombies are us, with really red runny noses, watery eyes … More Details