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OK. My Oscar picks are in. I'm going with a combo "Slumdog sweep" plus "conventional wisdom" strategy this year. It was that kind of year. I'm not going to jinx myself by listing my picks till I can crow about my inevitable victory in the Card Family Oscar Pool. But here are the movies I really thought were the best of 2008, a fairly lousy year:

• The Dark Knight. Post 9/11 superhero movie. Sadly, this is what the 21st century feels like. If Chris Nolan could only direct fight scenes, DK might have made my all-time list.
• Wall-E. Pixar's best since Toy Story. First half justifies the existence of CGI. Loses a point for preachiness.

big gap

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Who cares about the ads? GoDaddy still promising porn.

Awww that wasn't a fumble. Warner's Hall of Fame slot may have slipped thru his fingers. But a great, great game.

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Cute GE wind spot. McGruber - does anyone actually remember that routine? let alone the original show? - is sponsored by Pepsi. Wotta surprise.

Madden: "This is big; this is big." No duh. Under three minutes and 4 points. 'zona scores!

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Vizio ad has no visuals whatsoever. But mentions stimulus package. I'm torn. GE 'smart grid" with scarecrow CGI. Hmmm. Not sold.

Warner getting slaughtered but quick release and Larry Fitzgerald come thru.

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OK, time to nitpick on the AXA Equitable ad (which is not new). You can have an 800-lb gorilla. You can have an elephant in the room that no one wants to acknowledge. You cannot have an 800 lb gorilla that no one wants to acknowledge. Get your $#@! cliches straight, dummies.