The Universal Applicant

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Slackers: Keith interviews Eric on Oscar predictions, hopes and snubs

What follows is a lightly edited discussion that occurred in Slack on Saturday night, March 11. I (Keith) interviewed Eric about his view on who should win and likely will win the above-the-line Oscars.

To Lisa: Retreading redemption is really rewarding

With the Oscars hitting in the next 24 hours, I have to give up my goal of being a completionist on all nominees this year. Yes, that is a ridiculous goal. This year is the best I've done, seeing 31 of 39 feature length films and more than

"One shouldn't differentiate between All That Breathes"

The camera expands the scope of storytelling It's so often not useful to use the plot of a movie to determine how interesting or enjoyable it is going to be. Or, at least, the content is only one piece of what makes it interesting, and at this point