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Oscar Alternatives: My 2016 Academy Award Dream Picks
As the red carpet rolls out for this Sunday’s 88th Academy Awards, controversy may overshadow the usual celebrity worship and horserace analysis. But for all the handwringing over the lack of diversity among this year’s nominees, maybe the rallying hashtag shouldn’t be #OscarsSoWhite, but #OscarsWhoCares? Yes, the movie industry has a serious diversity problem, but... Read more »
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Team Colors: This Year’s Oscars Controversy Trivializes Hollywood’s Diversity Problem
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Joel Wicklund
Joel Wicklund has been writing about movies for over two decades now and, shockingly, he is still allowed to do so. He was a film critic for Chicagoist before its demise, among other outlets. He insists on claiming more online space here in the hope of indoctrinating more lost souls in his personal cult of cinephilia. Reviews, rants, interviews, features…you get the drift.
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