People used to get scratched by going to a movie for adults in a way that doesn't sound porny, right? And they get that itch scratch now by watching The Last of Us or I mean Mad Men was a decade ago but yeah. They've almost sort of been trained out of seeing an adult drama at the movie theater. That's why those are the movies that are the big crowds. Not Cheryl Blue Nizak because she- She tried hard jobs. Or should I be mad at Oscar voters? We'll have you direct your anger to them.
Huge hits like Top Gun: Maverick and Avatar: The Way of Water got nominated alongside Tár. In this episode of Into It, which is now available twice a week, Vulture’s Joe Reid explains the on-again, off-again relationship between the Oscars and the box office.
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