Look, I like Garland’s films and this may yet be a great film, BUT...

“He said there are politicians and people in the media “on both sides of the divide” who are “wonderful” and that “left and right are ideological arguments about how to run a state” and nothing more.”

This both-sides-ism is complete BULLSHIT and I am…

I take writer’s/director’s views on what their work is about with a grain of salt. I remember Paul Thomas Anderson said there was no meaning behind certain pivotal/memorable scenes from Boogie Nights, but which several critics and and fans felt did.

Also... the disconnect between what the trailers showed and what…

Hard disagree on that.  If The Boy and the Heron was up against Into the Spiderverse,  that would be a hard choice but not this match up.  I liked Across the Spiderverse a ton but The Boy and the Heron was just a better film 

I mean, two filmmakers as influential as Kenneth Anger and Terence Davies left as a footnote... it hurts.

Honestly, I think Killers of the Flower Moon should have been longer. I actually think it would have worked better to do as a miniseries and really plunge us into the world of the Osage at that time before jumping right into the crimes committed against them. It would have helped flesh out more of the Native…

The show has less than five minutes to create an appropriate, tasteful montage that pays tribute to an international community of artists, and not just the big stars you know—in addition to actors, the segment acknowledges directors, producers, composers, production designers, editors, attorneys, agents, executives,…

Does “KOTFM was beaten by Oppenheimer” really count as a “theory?” What’s your theory for why the 49ers lost the Superbowl, and does it involve the Chiefs?

“...aren’t the biggest fans of Martin Scorsese. The director has been nominated 16 times...”

There shouldn’t be anything else going on on-stage while this is running.  Just run the video.  Nothing should distract from the remembrance.

Surely you meant best and not worst about McKinnon and Spielberg. That whole bit was a delight.

like, how good is it if you’re on the AV club in the middle of it? lol

The best moment of the Oscars was John Mulaney recapping Field of Dreams. Is that even in dispute?

I can take or leave the format where past winners gush about current nominees, but I do wish they would show clips of the nominated performances. If the whole point is to celebrate the movies, let’s see some movies!

Guys, Jimmy Kimmel’s joke about movies being too long is really not that serious. 

Best Commercial: Sparkling Ice.

why on earth would you expect Ariana Grande’s mom to be recognizable to mass audience? She doesn’t even have a wikipedia page

The Shrimp Tower is your best? Because it shows us the maddening ‘logic’ of a malignant narcissists, the embarrassing behavior of enablers and it’s sickening misogyny? He arses himself at the end. That wrapped it up nicely, but this seldom happens. Just because something is stupid doesn’t mean it’s funny.

Ahem...Saltburn got its Ripley on, thank you.

so fucking tired of all these commercials masquerading as sketches. Old SNL would never have lowered itself to plugging for AirBnB, Hooters, etc...

She’s talking about Glen Powell, but there’s no way he’s in the audOH MY GOD, THERE HE IS!!!!!