The Fantastic Mr. Fox

It's a Wes Anderson movie all the way: quirky, mid-life-crisis-y, a fable. It doesn't really feel like a movie, and it has some charming moments. The adaptation is not terribly faithful, but if you can get past that and the emphasis on Man Malaise I think it's pretty fun. Plus, it's not computer animation.

I know we said Bright Star was the clear craft Oscar for this year, but I need a nod to The Fantastic Mr. Fox. There are some cute little knits on those animals:

Yup. Pretty cute. Also, don't you want to pet their small heads? I do. And also, there's a pretty funny bit with a wolf.*

I have a theory that a midlife crisis movie, plus a book adaptation, plus the unexpected use of George Clooney can only mean one thing: Wes Anderson wants to be a Coen. What could this mean for hipster film? We'll have to wait and see.

*A lot of bloggers have been calling the wolf gag racist. I'm normally the first to shriek "racism!" at movies, but I didn't get that at all here. I vote not racist, but if it is, then it only further supports my Coen theory.