Rant alert - an Oscar addict confesses

[El Gordo]

We've had a terrible 12 months for film-going. We live in a cinematic desert these days, with only a Showcase muti-screen jobbie within reasonable distance.

That said, all the films you mention are, or have been, on there, but we still haven't found the appetite to get there.

But I keep hearing good things about Million Dollar Baby, and Sweder's remarks reinforce the feeling that we should hunt down a showing soon.

What else have we missed this year?

Vera Drake and The Incredibles spring to mind, but I've not read many other film reviews in recent months.