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Culture Shot

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

What more does a genre film such as ‘Black Panther’ have to do to win Best Picture?

A man in messy clown makeup stares at a burning money pile.
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If your film is a commercial film, it has to reinvent its genre of choice, be constantly talked about by the press and audiences and/or have a hefty studio campaign budget standing behind it to even stand a chance at getting nominated. And then you’ll still lose to stuff such as “The Shape of Water.”
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What Journalism Means

Monday, July 30, 2018

Finding heroes in the headlines

Writing about art put me close to so many artists. It was exhilarating. But I was only ever close.
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Culture Shot

Monday, April 9, 2018

How the music in our favorite films is changing before our ears

Visuals have gotten a lot of the credit for what is making films more immersive. Less obvious is the way scores have changed the way we engage with films.
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Film & Television

Thursday, March 29, 2018
Ready Player One

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’ offers loving ode to pop culture, bungles thesis

Spielberg elicits an infectious sense of wonder that’s only topped by “Jurassic Park,” a genuine pathos missing from his late-career period pieces.
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Culture Shot

Saturday, March 10, 2018
Best Picture

What does it mean to be ‘Best Picture’?

“Best Picture” is a massive concept that is not properly captured by the rules and logistics in place because it transcends them.
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Culture Shot

Sunday, March 4, 2018
Oscars

90th Academy Awards boringly sticks to script

Despite offering a surprisingly eclectic spread of nominees, the 90th Academy Awards proved to be utterly, boringly predictable.
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Culture Shot

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Why Christopher Nolan won’t win Best Director for ‘Dunkirk’

Christopher Nolan may have received that coveted nomination, but the industry’s unwillingness to celebrate him remains to a significant degree.
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Culture Shot

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Who will, could and should win the 2018 Academy Awards

With the general consensus that there were no major snubs in this year’s Academy Awards nominations, category predictions become all the more interesting.
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Culture Shot

Friday, January 26, 2018

‘Call Me By Your Name’ dominates Oscar nominations — with most snubs

While the stunning LGBTQ+ love story “Call Me By Your Name” garnered four nominations, it was snubbed for nearly just as many.
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Dead Week Puzzles 2017

Monday, December 4, 2017

Piecing together puzzling movies

I see dead people, and you know damn well why. But not all is lost — here are some movie recommendations for when you want to take a much-deserved break.
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