the shrewdness of apes

"Mystic River" seems to be the polarizing movie of the year. reviled by many of my peers, it did tidy business at the golden globes and got numerous Oscar nominations. now the folks over at Flak Magazine go toe-to-toe over Clint Eastwood's weighty, perhaps overblown, drama.

"Unforgiven" was totally overrated in t.s.o.a.'s opinion, so we certainly won't be picking "Mystic River" for any awards on our Oscar ballot. but we will try to get a leg up on the contest by going to see all the nominated short films on February 22nd, sponsored by MoMa.