This post is brought to you by our advertiser, Paramount. Nebraska is nominated for 6 Independent Film Spirit Awards including Best Feature. After receiving a sweepstakes letter in the mail, a cantankerous father (Bruce Dern) thinks he’s struck it rich, and wrangles his son (Will Forte) into taking a road trip to claim the fortune. Shot in black and white across four states, Nebraska tells the stories of family life in the heartland of America….

Nebraska isn’t a great movie, but that it can make you either laugh and/or cry means that it’s achieved something.