Are there any underdogs left for us to love anymore? Juno went from being the Little Movie That Could to the Little Movie That We Now Begrudgingly Respect for Not Going Away Already. Almost everyone we know hates it. So much so that others are now hating on the haters. There Will Be Blood is witnessing a late-winter surge, fueled in part by its now-curdling, “Vulture”-enabled catchphrase. But can it overcome No Country for Old Men’s bowl-cut head of steam at the Oscars? Elsewhere, Amy Winehouse triumphs while Whitney proves there’s life after crack. Kate Nash better find herself a dealer, pronto.

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