The Gravity of Our Situation

Well, I guess it's settled. Sandra Bullock will be nominated for this year's Best Actress Oscar. She may not win it, but she has to be the frontrunner. How many actresses this year have carried over 80% of the screen time in a truly groundbreaking film where they more or less play the part of all humanity with its frailty and resiliency? Ballpark figure: one.

She even does it without pretending she can whoop the ass of every man or that her beauty at middle age is the same as two decades ago....