The Oscars: Special critical accusations postlude

We’re astonished that the entertainment press is still getting mileage out of the Oscars. To us, the Oscars are like “Survivor.” You find out who won? It’s over.

But no: Roger Ebert dissects the “Crash”-lash (Us: There’s a “Crash”-lash?!) which he insists has everything to with a vendetta against a viable (and ultimately successful) best picture contender. A vendetta in which, Ebert asserts, the LAT’s Kenneth Turan and LA Weekly’s Nikki Finke are complicit.

What is intriguing about these writers [Turan, Finke, et al] is that they never mention the other three best picture nominees: “Capote,” “Good Night, and Good Luck” and “Munich.”

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