Reviews of the Bosch

Last month there was some talk -mostly online and fairly brief and unserious- about canceling or postponing this years’ Oscars in light of the devastating fires in Los Angeles. It was a well-intentioned if myopic take that considered the broad optics of the awards’ show but not the institution around it --and awards season more generally- that a lot of workers in Los Angeles depend on. The Oscars is more than just the rich and privileged giving each other gold statues. It means something more, in a practical sense as much as a symbolic one. And the 97 th  Academy Awards did illustrate that, much as it may not appease the ceremony’s usual critics in the industry and beyond. But this was an Oscars ceremony that except for a handful of moments, was firmly about the movies, the people that make them, and the work of making them -something reflected both in the show’s format and priorities, and in the colour of its winners. Obviously there are going to be those on the business end of th...