This year's narrative goes like this: "La La Land" is the escapist swoon needed to distract from Trump's horror show, "Moonlight" is a socially vital tale not seen often enough, and "Hidden Figures" is a healthy blend of escapism and import.
Crucially, there was no knee-jerk condemnation – we'd moved far beyond that – but compassion and honest, subtle debate, and I only wish other morning phone-in (radio and TV) programmes could manage similar levels of, if you'll excuse me, sobriety: an impassioned and vital tale.
Their effectiveness - or more appropriately, complete lack thereof - serves as a vital cautionary tale as the push for further privatization gains steam.
It is important to go back over the sorry tale of how the government finally came to make a decision, because this is a vital time for Britain.
"July's contribution to Miu Miu Women's Tales adds a vital new dimension to this evolving cinematic universe.
Namely, that Jordan didn't ask her father's permission to marry her, a vital element for Fletcher's fairy-tale proposal which, apparently, also included a camera crew and six weeks of speed-dating.
Each poet here, too, writes in a vital and original voice, from a Vietnamese-American tale spinner to an alter-ego cockroach crashing headlong onto the keyboard.
Now, one of the city's celebrated sons has played a vital supporting role in perhaps the most astounding tale ever played out on the English football stage.
Most notable in the latter category is the tale of airedale Jack, who in 1918 supposedly saved an entire battalion by delivering a vital message despite incurring horrific injuries on the way and dropping dead at his keeper's feet.
