Cinema: Juno’s a bun in the Oscars’ oven

Precocious, hip and brilliantly funny, Ivan Reitman’s is the feel-good film of the season. It’s another in the now-established mini-genre of unwanted highschool pregnancies, but one told through the distinctive voice of screenwriter Diablo Cody, who has as keen an ear for whip-crack dialogue as she has for a distinctive soundtrack. Juno

As played by Hard Candy’s Ellen Page, Juno is an ordinary 16-year-old, given to hanging around talking about nothing with her ...