2018 Oscars in Review Part 1

Back in 2018, I undertook the ever more thankless task of seeing and reviewing every movie nominated for any Oscar, and I made it much closer to accomplishing that goal than I ever had before. Most of said awards contenders didn’t merit more than a Not Worth the Effort treatment, and in retrospect it seems foolish to have spared some of them even that much time. Regardless, the deed is done, and it would be a waste to let such writing be lost now. I hope the reflections captured in these reviews have retained their vitality for longer than the films that animated them.

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