Issue #51: Award season cinema, past and future (and an unexpected lapse into eco-justice documentaries)

I'm a little bent out of shape about the various Oscar snubs. The fact that If Beale Street Could Talk is not in the running for Best Picture, edged out by nominees like Bohemian Rhapsody, Vice, and A Star Is Born is downright criminal. The snub of First Reformed is a little more expected but no more justifiable. Paul Schrader, the film's director, is a…