12TH PLACE:

What a wonderful, witty indie feature. Jim Cumming’s “Thunder Road” is a great first outing as writer/director, with subtle humor that sells and strong performances that mold a fun, odd tale. I look forward to seeing what he does next, but that’s not to say that “Thunder Road” will move on in this elimination process. Comparatively with the other films, it just doesn’t stand a chance.

We push on with eleven remaining nominees…