. . . some Five Rings bozo from Spain closed the Games WITHOUT declaring them as "the Best Olympiad ever." What made this clown's omission such a scandal was that he ALWAYS used that tag line for EVERY Olympics he lorded over before and after Atlanta. Sure, some Mad Bomber sprayed shrapnel through the tent where my toddler had stood a few hours earlier (killing a lady who was there a little after us), but at least THESE Olympic hosts weren't torturing and chowing down on Man's Best Friend! All hot dogs aside, I find it easy to declare the 90th Academy Awards the Best Oscars Ever!! With lots of montages, surprising presenters, and well-deserved triumphs, there was something for everyone (even the Dead Folks, thanks no doubt to COCO). Only one alleged wife beater and just a single prosecuted could-be hotel rapist won the coveted gelded statuettes, and women were allowed to do most of the talking (EXCEPT for the vast majority of winners' acceptance speeches, of course). Churchill's DARKEST HOUR became Oldman's finest, as his 98-year-old mom watched from her sofa. THREE BILLBOARDS earned two top billings, leaving TONYA's mommy bellowing "Why me?!" But when push came to shove, the Academy decided to "let By-Gones go Bye-Bye," giving the most Oscars--and the best ones--to citizens of (or working for) Spain. Hopefully, as the Oscar Flame was extinguished, these Iberians had the grace to murmur "Best Oscars Ever!"
Review of The Oscars
The Oscars
(2018 TV Special)
When I took my family to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics . . .
6 March 2018
Warning: Spoilers