Birdman

I watched Birdman recently - winner of Best Picture at the 2015 Oscars.  Talk about one of the most pretentious, most overbearing, and most overrated films I've ever seen.  Everything from the official title - "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)" - to the soundtrack to the overly theatrical nature of the film was artificially and cynically art-house to me.  And filming it as if it was one continuous tracking shot was gimmicky and clear Oscar bait.  I think on some level I must have known I wouldn't like it even before I watched it, since it was sitting on my DVR unwatched for nearly a year.