Best Under-the-Radar Movies for 2008

1. The Edge of Heaven
2. Tell No One
3. Beauty in Trouble
4. Mister Foe
5. Mister Lonely

All of these movies are must-sees. The Edge of Heaven is an absolute gem. It involves searching for people who have been missing but are somehow connected to the searcher(s). Hanna Schygulla plays a mother with such a generous nature that you are simply bowled over.

Oscar Time - February 2009

My top 10:
1. The Wrestler
2. The Edge of Heaven
3. Revolutionary Road
4. Vicky Christina Barcelona
5. Doubt
6. Milk
7. Red Belt
8. Tell No One
9. Rachel Getting Married
10. Slumdog Millionaire

Honorable mention:
Encounters at the End of the World
Elegy

Best scene:
Anne Hathaway and her mother (Debra Winger) in Rachel Getting Married

Biggest oversights in nominations:
The Edge of Heaven for best foreign film and Rachel Evan Wood for best supporting actress in The Wrestler

Best credits:
Mister Foe