'Maybe it's just how the general state of things is affecting me lately, but the 2020 Academy Awards nominations honor the gloomiest, most despair-ridden slate of films I've seen since the 1970s,' writes film critic Gene Seymour for CNNOpinion
Gene Seymour is a film critic who has written about music, movies and culture for The New York Times, Newsday, Entertainment Weekly and The Washington Post. Follow him on Twitter @GeneSeymour. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. View more opinion at CNN.
Maybe it's just how the general state of things is affecting me lately, but the 2020 Academy Awards nominations honor the gloomiest, most despair-ridden slate of films I've seen since the 1970s, when movies in general were better than they are now. Gene Seymour Don't believe me? Watch 1976's"Taxi Driver" and last year's"Joker" in tandem. And if you still don't believe me, I'll gladly take my"OK, Boomer" snaps under a separate cover. The thing is: It wouldn't have taken much to lighten this slate up a little. Nominating"Dolemite is My Name" for Best Picture, for instance, would have been a nice grace note.
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