No time for movies makes Oscars no fun
There was a time when I got excited for the Oscars. That was back in the salad days, when I actually made it to the movies more than, say, twice in a year. Sadly, for the past couple go-’rounds, I’ve seen maybe two or three of the buzz-makers, max — a far cry from that past life, when I’d have watched them all. It’s a bummer for a couple of reasons. A). I like films and miss having the time and energy to go to the theater to see them. And B). It makes being righteously indignant over the Academy’s choices much more difficult. This year, though I have seen ...