We knew it would be bad when the 2022 Oscars said they were going to be giving out 8 Oscars “pre-ceremony.” However we couldn’t have predicted it would have been as insulting as what actually occurred. There was apparently enough time for Beyoncé to perform her entire number (and NO disrespect to Queen Bey) but…
At this point even as fervent film fans we find ourselves feeling lackluster about the 2022 Academy Awards. Cinema is still reeling (get it?!) from production and release delays due to COVID. The divide between what the “industry” feels is awardworthy and what “general audiences” deem watchable seems greater than ever. This is honestly the…
In a battle royale of award courting budgets it was clear that HBO came to play. Netflix and The Crown dominated many of the televised categories. The much deserving Ted Lasso reigned mostly supreme for comedy (and rightfully so). Here is our Emmys 2021 reactions: Unfortunately though the stage was once again awash in white…
In truth there are 20 kajillion Emmys categories which on the one hand is very exciting that a wider berth of artists get to be recognized for something as specific as Outstanding Period And/Or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) or Outstanding Choreography For Scripted Programming. Alas if every category were to be presented on-air the telecast would…
In what was a fittingly underwhelming 2021 Academy Awards telecast for a fittingly underwhelming year, here are our reactions to the show. The intros and speeches went so long and were so stilted. While there were some historic diverse wins, they felt undermined by choices the Academy Awards telecast producers made. We were also deeply…
We don’t even know how to evaluate the 2021 Academy Awards. We also honestly don’t know if we should care. Still we respect and are grateful to everyone willing to put their content out there in a year where we were desperate for entertainment. However had this been a “normal” year we’re pretty confident we…
As predicted the 2021 Golden Globes were a hot mess. While we commend the writers of the speeches at the HFPA (we’re not sure how closely tied they are to the actual HFPA leadership) for addressing head on in the opening monologue the utter lack of Black critics in the organization, the evening actually led…
Once again the 2021 Golden Globe nominations show just how skewed (and subject to schmoozing and boozing) these awards are. Between the exclusion of Minari from Best Dramatic Film (no film eligible for Foreign Language film can qualify for Best Picture) and the inclusion of the ditzy Emily in Paris the Globes show no sign…
If you’ve been in a Zoom All Hands – multiply that by a bunch of very rich and good looking people who are probably even less tech savvy, that was the 2020 Emmys experience. From Jimmy Kimmel’s bizarre intro intercut to b-roll footage of previous year’s audiences, to the awkward intermittent presenters, to the horrifically…
The Emmys for 2020 are here and somehow we’ve managed to regress even more, with even less shows than last year getting nods. The way the Emmys bridge 2 calendar years can make things confusing. The amount of content out there is also overwhelming. Yet to say that only these handful of shows had the…