A Brief Message From Awards Radar on the Fourth of July

Friends and faithful readers, today is the Fourth of July. In more normal times, which seem like a lifetime ago, I’d be wishing you all a happy holiday from everyone at Awards Radar. Now, or at least for the past few years, I obviously still hope everybody has fun and is safe, but there’s more on my mind today. It’s once again America’s birthday, in a manner of speaking, our Independence Day, and much like the past couple of times I’ve written this post, I’m not sure that the United States deserves a party this year. Three years ago, it was in the shadow of the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, with the years since bringing new backtracks from the court. Frankly, the country seems as broken and headed to a regressive place as ever before. Plus, now we’re in the aftermath of the election last November, as well as all of the issues that are on the horizon due to that. Given the day, there’s almost always a fresh hell to navigate. So, while it’s a holiday, sure, there seems to be less to celebrate this year than usual.

At the same time, I’m sure plenty of you are barbecuing or headed to the movies. It’s a Fourth of July tradition, of course, and it’s also a good distraction. So, I don’t begrudge anyone who takes that route, especially since it’s falling on a Friday this year. Cinema has that power, even if someone like me is has recently gravitated more towards Never Rarely Sometimes Always, as evidenced by my Sunday Scaries articles a while back on the subject (found here), or Red State from two years ago (here). That’s just how I roll.

If you did go see something new, let us know what you saw. Was it Jurassic World Rebirth? Did you take my advice and catch up on something like The Life of Chuck? If so, hopefully you enjoyed. Whatever you’re doing or seeing, be safe, and here’s hoping that better days are ahead for America…

Best wishes from Awards Radar!