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I liked Midnight In Paris, but never felt it transcended the basic idea. Heather described it as "a good short story." I get that.

I wanted to love Hugo, but I couldn't connect with its heart the way I think Scorsese wanted us to. I appreciated it.

The Artist? It was fun at the time. It didn't stay with me... but my memory is elevating it, so I might pick up the blu-ray when it comes out.

I think of all the Oscar movies I saw in the last year, the only two that I absolutely loved were Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and (sorry, Prudence) The Tree of Life. Unlike Hugo and The Artist, which famously "celebrated film", these two movies were both exceptional examples of filmmaking that told big stories in (mostly) small ways. They celebrated film by being great movies.