Why were they arguing? To show that even if they’re rivals on screen, they’re both equally good at making us buy movie tickets. Part of… Read More »2024 Vintage: The Ryan Gosling & Emily Blunt “Barbenheimer” Fight

Why did Christopher Nolan win 7 Oscars? Because the Academy decided that after 20 years of making movies that require a manual to understand, he… Read More »2024 Vintage: The “Oppenheimer” Detonation

Why did Poor Things sweep the visuals? Because the world looked like a fever dream, and the Academy is currently into that. Part of the… Read More »2024 Archive: The Best Production Design

Why did it lose all 10 nominations? Because the Academy decided that 3.5 hours of tragedy was 20 minutes too much for their 2024 attention… Read More »2024 Archive: The “Killers of the Flower Moon” Snub

Why did John Cena walk on stage naked? To prove that in 2024, the most effective way to get people to pay attention to “Production… Read More »2024 Archive: The John Cena “Costume” Moment

Why did Hoyte van Hoytema win? For filming the inside of an atomic explosion and Cillian Murphy’s cheekbones with the same level of intensity. Part… Read More »2024 Legacy: The Best Cinematography

Why did Jimmy Kimmel mention it? To remind us that even if you’re a Best Actor nominee, a double-double is the real prize. Part of… Read More »2024 Classic: The Paul Giamatti “In-N-Out” Joke

Why was “I’m Just Ken” the highlight of the night? Because Ryan Gosling proved that you can lose an Oscar but win the entire universe… Read More »2024 Archive: Ryan Gosling’s “Kenergy”

Why did The Zone of Interest win? Because the sound of what you don’t see is the scariest thing to happen to cinema in decades.… Read More »2024 Classic: The Best Sound Win

Why did Da’Vine Joy Randolph sweep? Because her performance in The Holdovers was the most honest thing to happen to a New England winter since… Read More »2024 Archive: The Best Supporting Actress Race