It’s Oscar season again, which means that it’s time to buy
that new case of Burn Out Repellent that will no doubt be needed. However,
unlike last year where we were awash with World War II-era films that I’m
positive will pop up later on this year regardless, it seems that the consensus
for the Academy has shifted. And no, this isn’t an easy set-up for the current
racial issues being brought up about this year’s Oscars; as I have stated before,
the Academy ultimately doesn’t matter, so whatever in-house drama is going down
follows the same fashion. Instead, I’m talking about how, since the decision to
legalise gay marriage nation-wide in the U.S., it seems that quite a few of the
more prestige releases are shifting towards romances that aren’t in the cis
norm. Between Freeheld from late last year, The Danish Girl from last week, and the
generally warm reception that was made towards films like Tangerine and The Duke Of Burgundy, I think it’s an easy bet that this type of film is going to
be the current flavour for a while longer. I can only hope that the rest
of the crop will fare better than this, however.
