So the Oscars were last night. You probably aren’t aware. I won’t take the time to explain what they are because you can Google that. Some of you are probably upset, especially about certain categories. I am here to remind you of a few things. The first is that awards shows are bullshit. The Oscars most of all. Keep in mind Harvey Weinstein bullied his way into multiple forgettable Best Picture Oscars for his studio. Keep that in mind and realize it’s nice to win but there is a lot going on. Second is that art is not a thing to be quantified with numbers. Be that box office receipts, numbers on a review aggregation, or numbers of awards won. Art transcends such things because art speaks to the soul and no one, not even people in really fancy tuxedos, can tell you what a work of art means to you or what is the most important to you. The Oscars are a giant pat on the back for Hollywood and always will be. They are a party with a lot of glitz but still just a party. It’s the movies that are magic. It is the movies that have meaning. This doesn’t mean you are wrong to be upset, especially when it comes to representation in awards. Rage. You won’t be wrong. But I also know that the great movies win out in the end. Do the Right Thing lost in 1989 but it’s the movie from that year that is transcendent and recognized as such. So what you should do is share what you loved from this year. Shout it from the rooftops. Or just tell your friends. Share what you love and it will find it’s home in people’s hearts. For me, the Best Picture race this year was bound to be a disappointment and a triumph at the same time. Well, I was hoping about the second part. I had three movies I truly loved and another that was off kilter enough I didn’t mind it if it won. One of the three won. Get Out got the screenplay at least. So I am going to bring up Ladybird because it didn’t win a damn thing and that’s a shame. I see it being billed as a comedy and it can be funny but I found it to be a beautiful portrait of a certain time in a person’s life. There are hard parts to this movie. The mother is an abuser and a lot of the audience doesn’t seem to recognize it. The portrayal is perfect. The script, the movie, all of it. And so is Saoirse Ronan, who was nominated for the third time this year. I certainly hope she wins at some point, she deserves it. She played a tricky character, one that in lesser hands would have been easy to hold in contempt. Instead I loved her. So the Oscars are over and you might be upset. That’s ok. I am not because I have my experience with the films I saw and they are still there. I am going to share what I loved this year though. I loved Ladybird and you should see it. Today I want to fuck Saoirse Ronan.