‘The Movie Stunk! It Was Stupid!’: Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo Erupts Over Oscar’s Best Picture Winner |
‘The Movie Stunk! It Was Stupid!’: Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo Erupts Over Oscar’s Best Picture Winner
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Yet another reason to love Chris “Mad Dog” Russo.
Following the Oscars, which took place Sunday night, the sports media icon absolutely erupted on ESPN’s “First Take,” going scorched earth on the 2026 winner for Best Picture. The winner of the award was “One Battle After Another,” and judging by the trailer, I think a lot of other people agree with Russo: It sucks.
Now if you ask the movie buff or bloggers throughout the entertainment world, they would have told you that the slate for 2026’s Oscars was the greatest thing since sliced bread. Russo, on the other hand, set the whole damn thing on fire, particularly “One Battle After Another.” (RELATED: ‘Where My President At?’: Ravens’ Marlon Humphrey Looking To Play Golf With Trump After Landing In Palm Beach)
“Who came up with the idea that now we’re gonna have 10 possibilities for Best Picture of the year?” said Russo on the Wednesday edition of “First Take.” “It used to be five. Now they’ve got 10? So in other words, then, there are 10 movies that are qualified as an Oscar Award winner? No, they’re not.
“The movie stunk. It was stupid. It didn’t make any sense. Sean Penn has an incredible car accident, and he walks out alive, and then they kill him with some vents … I don’t care about the spoiler. You don’t want to see it.”
“One Battle After Another, Sean Penn was killed three times, the movie stunk! It was stupid, it didn’t make any sense!” – Chris Russo pic.twitter.com/DJ0nHUjoXm — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) March 18, 2026
“One Battle After Another, Sean Penn was killed three times, the movie stunk! It was stupid, it didn’t make any sense!” – Chris Russo pic.twitter.com/DJ0nHUjoXm
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) March 18, 2026
This is why I never watch the Oscars … just a horrible product all-around.