Mark and Devin convene virtually for the M&M Report's eighth annual episode recorded immediately after the Oscars telecast on ABC--and Mark is mad.
Devin and Mark break down what to expect and what they're hoping to see during the 93rd Oscars on April 25. They also ponder how it feels for Oscar season to be occurring during ~these times~, and whether anyone even knows the show is just around the corner.
A few worthwhile reads:
Movies Survived 2020. The Oscars Diversified. There’s More to Do. (Wesley Morris, The New York Times)
What Frances McDormand Would (and Wouldn’t) Give to ‘Nomadland’ (Kyle Buchanan, The New York Times)
Yes, this Oscar season has no blockbuster contenders. Why that’s a good thing (Justin Chang, The Los Angeles Times)
The Many Lives of Steven Yeun (Jay Caspian Kang, The New York Times Magazine)
What Nomadland Gets Wrong About Gig Labor (Wilfred Chan, Vulture)
‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’: The Sixties Told in Sorkinese (K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone)
Oscar Producers Reveal Plans For Show And Covid Safety Procedure: “There Is No Universe In Which We Put Anybody At Risk” (Pete Hammond, Deadline)
I'd Like This To Stop: Praise For A Promising Young Woman (Ayesha Siddiqi)
Promising Young Woman is a sneering, winking provocation of a movie (Roxana Hadadi, Polygon)
Stream Let Them All Talk on HBO Max and First Cow on Showtime