Oscar Tarnished?
I’m really enjoying the new site, Grantland, but Lane Brown dropped an article, about Oscar winners who have gone on a run of bad films after grabbing the gold, that is seriously faulty.
To get up to speed, check out the article in question over here and, for extra reading credit, you can read over the Popwatch spin over here.
So, in a nutshell, they’re looking at the Rotten Tomato average rating (based on critics reviews) for the Oscar winning film and all films that came out directly after. They are comparing that average to the average Rotten Tomato rating for all live action wide releases in 2011. The end difference in ratings will determine whose careers took the biggest hit in 2011.
Now hit the jump to see me explain why it’s a load of crap.
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