Ranking the Academy Award Best Picture Noms (2026 Edition)
A few weeks ago now, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 2026 Oscars ceremony. And ya know what: I think they did...
The Oscars and I Shouldn't Share a Platform [Hot Take #1]
So the biggest story in Entertainment today is the announcement that starting in 2029, in its 101st year, the Oscars will not just be available on streaming...
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Ringing in the New Year with V for Vendetta [Hot Take #2]
In high school, my new friends called me V. My old friends mostly still called me "Alec" and the teachers were kind of all over the place, but I didn't care...
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When Your Fun Murder Mystery Gets God In It [Issue #3]
Some of my reviews assume you’ve seen the movie and talk openly about the whole dang thing. This one does not. I don’t like how much time I spend thinking...
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The Friends We Make Just for a Day [Issue #1]
A month and a half ago, I spent a day with a woman I had never seen before and will almost certainly never see again. It was a great day – among the best of...
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I just watched a man climb a skyscraper [Hot Take #3]
It was cool as hell. And a fitting cap to a few weeks of watching that same man climb a whole bunch of mountains in a series of documentaries. Alex Honnold...