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“Cold War” (2018): A contender in the Oscars’ foreign language category, this Polish import also earned nods for director Pawel Pawlikowski and cinematographer Lukasz Zal. But as beautiful as the film is in sumptuous, high-contrast black and white, its story leaves a lot to be desired. Following the star-crossed relationship of a composer (Tomasz Kot) and his muse (Joanna Kulig) across postwar Poland and France, the movie coasts on its good looks and artful New Wave references to disguise a predictable story of tormented artists that for all its tragic turns feels stubbornly distant.

Post Malone at the Grammys: Still struggling to reflect the best in today’s music while attracting TV viewers, the Grammys continue to needlessly combine names from the past with modern performers to gin up a “Grammy Moment.” While the 2012 meeting among the Beach Boys, Foster the People and Maroon 5 won’t soon be forgotten (unfortunately), this compulsion manifests Sunday with a bro-funk summit between rapper Post Malone and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Magic may well result, but shouldn’t the Grammys honor the year’s best by letting that music stand — or fall — on its own?