Following the theme of Mystic River, director Clint Eastwood’s Changeling begins as a haunting portrait of sorrow and loss but becomes a critique of police corruption and political mismanagement in 1930s Los Angeles. With Eastwood’s sure handed direction and Angelina Jolie’s searingly emotional performance, both are destined for award show podiums and Changeling is an almost sure bet in the office Oscar pool.

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—Sasha Perl-Raver