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‘Mudbound’ Lays the Groundwork for Netflix to Break Into the Oscars Race and Beyond

Netflix's upcoming drama is its first true blue breakout film hit.

By Brandon Katz

Capitalism Has Long Suppressed the Contributions of Black Musicians

When trying to understand how cultural hornswoggling works, a look at the history of black American music is telling.

By Justin Joffe

tvDownload’s 2016 Academy Award Liveblog

Welp, it's time for another round of Oscars, this time hosted by Chris Rock and hopefully that bear from The Revenant. Tune in as tvDownload editors Drew Grant and Vinnie Mancuso comment on slightly different variations of that same bear joke to belie the fact that they haven't seen the majority of movies on nominated this year. Except for Star Wars. I mean, we ALL saw Star Wars.

By Drew Grant and Vinnie Mancuso

#OscarsSoWhite Returns When No Actors of Color Get Acting Nominations

By John Bonazzo

The Oscars’ Tech Categories, Explained

By John Bonazzo

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