The Total Poser's Guide to the 2010 Oscars Best-Picture Nominees

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Movie: Inglourious Basterds
Your Opinion as a Numeric Rating: 88/100
One-Sentence Wisdom: “Quentin Tarantino’s dual loves of vengeance and cinema have never had a purer expression than the face of a Jewish cinematheque owner projected Oz-like onto the smoke of Nazis aflame.” Robert Davis
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Movie: Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Your Opinion as a Numeric Rating: 68/100
One-Sentence Wisdom: “The story’s world is stacked against Precious, and the movie’s marketing engine is stacked against [Gabourey] Sidibe, but in some ways those structures explain why we’re hearing about this young woman in the first place, and they both offer a reason to cheer when she overcomes the substantial obstacles.” Robert Davis
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Movie: A Serious Man
Your Opinion as a Numeric Rating: 79/100
One-Sentence Wisdom: “A Serious Man is one of the most fascinating, maybe even heartfelt, renderings of a Kafkaesque sensibility that I’ve seen.” Robert Davis
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Movie: Up
Your Opinion as a Numeric Rating: 89/100
One-Sentence Wisdom: “What makes Up such a satisfying film is the story of an old man deciding that he still has life left to be lived—and that life is an adventure.” Josh Jackson
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Movie: Up in the Air
Your Opinion as a Numeric Rating: 64/100
One-Sentence Wisdom: “[Jason Reitman]’s stretching, and the contrivances make Up in the Air feel like a cynical, manipulative bid for accolades, ghoulishly timed to take flight during the worst economy in decades.” Robert Davis
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