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what he’s typed will be a window into his madness | writes about movies, theatre | bylines: Cine-File, Chicago Reader, The Spool, Newcity Stage, possibly you????? | chicago-based (they/he) - thebenkaye.com https://benkayewords.substack.com/ https://boxd.it
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great night for indie cinema, great night for advocating for the theatergoing experience, great night for fans of Conan O'Brien.
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as much as ANORA wasn’t really my thing, it’s great to have Sean Baker up on stage as a superb advocate for the theatergoing experience.
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BA DA BAAA BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
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the filmmakers from NO OTHER LAND got me bawling with their speech. a deserved win for a brilliant film.
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congrats to Clément Ducol for winning an Oscar for his musical direction for ANNETTE!
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Isabella sitting there wearing blue velvet next to Laura Dern is really getting me
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LET JUNE SQUIBB HOST NEXT YEAR!!!
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cannot jinx this by saying “is this the best Oscars telecast in years?” but like…?!?!?!
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FLOW 😭😭😭
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I told my dad to buy Glengarry Glen Ross tickets before tonight and I’m very glad he did lol.
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keys? guitar? drums? horn????
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there’s a vast chasm between “self preservation” and “cowardly capitulating to power.”
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the only exception to this is that NICKEL BOYS should win Best Picture at both ceremonies.
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really gorgeous piece of sexually perverted cinema, and hey, it’s a pre-“Company” Elaine Stritch!
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this piece has greatly divided my Traitors group chat (i support you, fran)
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really fun that Kamala and Joe spent the last year telling us that a Trump presidency would be the end of democracy, and now that's *actually* happening and they're just off signing with CAA and seeing broadway shows.
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It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic. When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control.