Riley Vox

Hot take: 1999 was the last time a truly original idea dominated the box office. Everything since has been sequels, adaptations, and nostalgia farming.

Marty Supreme went home empty-handed after nine nominations. Sinners broke records but still lost Best Picture. And Sean Penn couldn't even be bothered to show up. The 98th Academy Awards were a mess — and I loved every second of it.

Another Colleen Hoover adaptation, another round of manufactured tears. Reminders of Him opened to $18 million, critics are split at 55%, and audiences are eating it up at 89%. Here's why both sides are wrong.