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Em G's avatar

The Slap holds a very weird place in my heart because I was live-texting the Oscars that year with a guy on Hinge and it was all very surface level stuff until that moment, which launched us from "Oh I'm glad she won!" platitudes into an earnest "what the fuck just happened" convo. That was the catalyst to him finally asking me for drinks. Anyways we're getting married next year!

Carrie's avatar

Will Smith and Jada HELPED a relationship? A MIRACLE!!!

Em G's avatar

lmaooooooooo now when you put it like that…

Katie Doyle's avatar

My god what a great relationship origin story

Succinct Susannah's avatar

I love this for you!!! Truly he is the one 🥺

Carrie's avatar

Here's How Amanda Seyfried Can Still Snag a Nomination

Katie Doyle's avatar

I haven’t seen Ann Lee yet but I just know she was robbed. Also, she’s great in interviews so I’m disappointed that her press run is being cut short

hannah elyse's avatar

And every four years the slap is backhanded

Jeanine N's avatar

Hunter your Slap theory is very Shirley Jackson's The Lottery (complimentary??? I think??)

Ashley W.'s avatar

For this title alone, you should get a nomination of some sort. This is why you’re my favourite substack.

nathan's avatar

I think about The Slap so often. Different parts play on a loop in my head. Rn it's Chris Rock flustered, saying "we are here to give a documentary out – to give an Oscar out for Best Documentary."

Megara's avatar

Rose Byrne’s husband better not be at some deadbeat lizard collector convention and be there for her Oscar win

Hunter Harris's avatar

she explained it on a late night show beforehand! it was for their kid!

Megara's avatar

Haha ok if she says so!!

Eduardo Meza's avatar

My husband asked me if I remembered to do the dishes. I said Diane Warren.

He smiled, he knew they were washed.

Sian's avatar

How much money did F1 pay for all these nominations? What world are we living in! V happy for Sinners and Teyana Taylor!!!!!!!

Amber Riggins-A.'s avatar

Ok but instead of someone laying a kiss on Adrien Brody as payback, a slap would work better. But he’d probably like it 😔

Arabella W T's avatar

Just finally watched Bugonia and I am STUNNED Jesse Plemmons got snubbed?? He was so so good - terrifying and unhinged but also heartbreaking ??

mel's avatar

Cackled as soon as I saw the headline. Magnificent

Ryn Leigh's avatar

I regularly think about your (correct) thesis that Michael B Jordan played one twin hotter than the other in Sinners and it is top if mind in this historic moment

TaylorJB's avatar

The only right answer is Diane Warren.

jen h's avatar

Hunter - can we get your thoughts on all the unsealed texts from the Blake Lively/Justin Baldoni case?

I bet so many celebs are asking “now why am I in it?”

Where is a statement from sources close to Taylor (Tree Paine)?!

Caroline Ryskiewich's avatar

Bugonia was ETM (Everything To Me) and **the only movie I've ever seen in cinemas twice, as I've mentioned here before!!!!** and I'm so so so so upset Jesse Plemmons didn't get a nom!! But I am telling myself he doesn't care about this type of ridiculous self congratulatory industry drivel !!!