OKAY, OKAY: IT’S OSCAR TIME
I think over the years I’ve expressed how phlegmatic I am about the Academy Awards (TM). I don’t hate them, but each year I find them increasingly irrelevant to the merits (or lack thereof) of the films they reward with the little gold guy. I’m way too long in the tooth to think that an Oscar Winner means much other than this is what some members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences came up with. Most of the voters are actors, but credit where it is due, I’m often pleasantly surprised at some of the technical awards that are given out, but even there, meh. I’m not necessarily awards-averse. However, I find that festival awards are better litmus tests for figuring out the quality of any given film than, say, the Big Game on Sunday Night. All of this said, this year’s awards are pretty solid. There really isn’t much I have to complain about in terms of nominees and regardless of who wins, I’ll be okay with it. If I’m being honest, I haven’t had a real issue with who’s got ...