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I’m about as interested in writing another article about the 2026 Oscars as you all are probably interested in reading it. But before I let a sleeping dog lie, I do want to address a lightning rod topic that has been of personal interest to me for a very long time.
The very first awards screener I ever watched was a DVD copy of Ryan Coogler’s “Fruitvale Station” that my supervisor let me borrow when I was interning at a magazine. That was during the…
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