Forgotten Great Film Performances
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Rob Reiner - 📽️ Sleepless in Seattle (Nora Ephron, 1993)
“You say, come, let’s get together. We’ll look at swatches.”
I felt compelled to do a second Reiner post for this winter holidays-related classic. He’s the ideal funny friend as Jay, telling Tom Hanks about tiramisu and how cute his butt is.
“You say, come, let’s get together. We’ll look at swatches.”
I felt compelled to do a second Reiner post for this winter holidays-related classic. He’s the ideal funny friend as Jay, telling Tom Hanks about tiramisu and how cute his butt is.
Brendan Fraser - 📽️ Gods and Monsters (Bill Condon, 1998)
It’s a simple task: hold your own opposite Ian McKellen as he gives perhaps the performance of the 1990s. McKellen was rightly celebrated, but there were too few shouts for Fraser as essentially the insecure, stoic POV of this great film.
It’s a simple task: hold your own opposite Ian McKellen as he gives perhaps the performance of the 1990s. McKellen was rightly celebrated, but there were too few shouts for Fraser as essentially the insecure, stoic POV of this great film.
January 13, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Brendan Fraser - 📽️ Gods and Monsters (Bill Condon, 1998)
It’s a simple task: hold your own opposite Ian McKellen as he gives perhaps the performance of the 1990s. McKellen was rightly celebrated, but there were too few shouts for Fraser as essentially the insecure, stoic POV of this great film.
It’s a simple task: hold your own opposite Ian McKellen as he gives perhaps the performance of the 1990s. McKellen was rightly celebrated, but there were too few shouts for Fraser as essentially the insecure, stoic POV of this great film.
Antonio Banderas - 📽️ Interview with the Vampire (Neil Jordan, 1994)
Banderas’ rendition of Armand is vital for leaning more into the intended homoeroticism of Anne Rice’s books than anyone else in the cast. There’s not enough of him, but his seductive camp take playing with the candle really pops.
Banderas’ rendition of Armand is vital for leaning more into the intended homoeroticism of Anne Rice’s books than anyone else in the cast. There’s not enough of him, but his seductive camp take playing with the candle really pops.
January 12, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Antonio Banderas - 📽️ Interview with the Vampire (Neil Jordan, 1994)
Banderas’ rendition of Armand is vital for leaning more into the intended homoeroticism of Anne Rice’s books than anyone else in the cast. There’s not enough of him, but his seductive camp take playing with the candle really pops.
Banderas’ rendition of Armand is vital for leaning more into the intended homoeroticism of Anne Rice’s books than anyone else in the cast. There’s not enough of him, but his seductive camp take playing with the candle really pops.
Brent Briscoe - 📽️ A Simple Plan (Sam Raimi, 1998)
Raimi’s neo-noir thriller is probably his most grounded film, and it’s one of his best. After they find a bunch of money, Briscoe shines as the sad and desperate Lou while his two cohorts spiral into violence. He gets to do some divine drunk acting.
Raimi’s neo-noir thriller is probably his most grounded film, and it’s one of his best. After they find a bunch of money, Briscoe shines as the sad and desperate Lou while his two cohorts spiral into violence. He gets to do some divine drunk acting.
January 12, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Brent Briscoe - 📽️ A Simple Plan (Sam Raimi, 1998)
Raimi’s neo-noir thriller is probably his most grounded film, and it’s one of his best. After they find a bunch of money, Briscoe shines as the sad and desperate Lou while his two cohorts spiral into violence. He gets to do some divine drunk acting.
Raimi’s neo-noir thriller is probably his most grounded film, and it’s one of his best. After they find a bunch of money, Briscoe shines as the sad and desperate Lou while his two cohorts spiral into violence. He gets to do some divine drunk acting.
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Stellan Skarsgård uses his Golden Globe speech for ‘SENTIMENTAL VALUE’ to advocate for movie theaters:
“In a cinema, where the lights go down and eventually you share the pulse with other people, that is magic. Cinema should be seen in cinemas”
#StellanSkarsgård #SentimentalValue #GoldenGlobes2026
“In a cinema, where the lights go down and eventually you share the pulse with other people, that is magic. Cinema should be seen in cinemas”
#StellanSkarsgård #SentimentalValue #GoldenGlobes2026
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Stellan Skarsgård uses his Golden Globe speech for ‘SENTIMENTAL VALUE’ to advocate for movie theaters:
“In a cinema, where the lights go down and eventually you share the pulse with other people, that is magic. Cinema should be seen in cinemas”
#StellanSkarsgård #SentimentalValue #GoldenGlobes2026
“In a cinema, where the lights go down and eventually you share the pulse with other people, that is magic. Cinema should be seen in cinemas”
#StellanSkarsgård #SentimentalValue #GoldenGlobes2026
Marina Vlady - 📽️ Two or Three Things I Know About Her (Jean-Luc Godard, 1967)
She’s a housewife and mother who is a sex worker by day. The whole film rests on her likability and processing faces, and thanks to her talents it’s a great film. Her musings about the Vietnam War work surprisingly well.
She’s a housewife and mother who is a sex worker by day. The whole film rests on her likability and processing faces, and thanks to her talents it’s a great film. Her musings about the Vietnam War work surprisingly well.
January 11, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Marina Vlady - 📽️ Two or Three Things I Know About Her (Jean-Luc Godard, 1967)
She’s a housewife and mother who is a sex worker by day. The whole film rests on her likability and processing faces, and thanks to her talents it’s a great film. Her musings about the Vietnam War work surprisingly well.
She’s a housewife and mother who is a sex worker by day. The whole film rests on her likability and processing faces, and thanks to her talents it’s a great film. Her musings about the Vietnam War work surprisingly well.
Emma Stone - 📽️ Paper Man (Kieran Mulroney and Michele Mulroney, 2010)
The future two-time Oscar-winner shone early with mountains of complicated dialogue and poetic turns of phrase opposite fine turns by Jeff Daniels and Kieran Culkin. Even in a cursed flirtation, she remains charming throughout.
The future two-time Oscar-winner shone early with mountains of complicated dialogue and poetic turns of phrase opposite fine turns by Jeff Daniels and Kieran Culkin. Even in a cursed flirtation, she remains charming throughout.
January 11, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Emma Stone - 📽️ Paper Man (Kieran Mulroney and Michele Mulroney, 2010)
The future two-time Oscar-winner shone early with mountains of complicated dialogue and poetic turns of phrase opposite fine turns by Jeff Daniels and Kieran Culkin. Even in a cursed flirtation, she remains charming throughout.
The future two-time Oscar-winner shone early with mountains of complicated dialogue and poetic turns of phrase opposite fine turns by Jeff Daniels and Kieran Culkin. Even in a cursed flirtation, she remains charming throughout.
Yaphet Kotto - 📽️ Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979)
“Can we just talk about the bonus situation?”
Engineers Parker (Kotto) and Brett (a comparably terrific Harry Dean Stanton) provide working-class gigging humanity to Scott’s masterpiece. Kotto’s intriguing physicality and energy enhances the late action.
“Can we just talk about the bonus situation?”
Engineers Parker (Kotto) and Brett (a comparably terrific Harry Dean Stanton) provide working-class gigging humanity to Scott’s masterpiece. Kotto’s intriguing physicality and energy enhances the late action.
January 11, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Yaphet Kotto - 📽️ Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979)
“Can we just talk about the bonus situation?”
Engineers Parker (Kotto) and Brett (a comparably terrific Harry Dean Stanton) provide working-class gigging humanity to Scott’s masterpiece. Kotto’s intriguing physicality and energy enhances the late action.
“Can we just talk about the bonus situation?”
Engineers Parker (Kotto) and Brett (a comparably terrific Harry Dean Stanton) provide working-class gigging humanity to Scott’s masterpiece. Kotto’s intriguing physicality and energy enhances the late action.
Marilyn Monroe - 📽️ Niagara (Henry Hathaway, 1953)
Monroe’s acting is usually underrated in general. But Niagara is one of her most memorable showcases, a somewhat brief role that hangs over the movie like a storm cloud. While Joseph Cotten goes a little hammy, she makes their sombre marriage real.
Monroe’s acting is usually underrated in general. But Niagara is one of her most memorable showcases, a somewhat brief role that hangs over the movie like a storm cloud. While Joseph Cotten goes a little hammy, she makes their sombre marriage real.
January 11, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Marilyn Monroe - 📽️ Niagara (Henry Hathaway, 1953)
Monroe’s acting is usually underrated in general. But Niagara is one of her most memorable showcases, a somewhat brief role that hangs over the movie like a storm cloud. While Joseph Cotten goes a little hammy, she makes their sombre marriage real.
Monroe’s acting is usually underrated in general. But Niagara is one of her most memorable showcases, a somewhat brief role that hangs over the movie like a storm cloud. While Joseph Cotten goes a little hammy, she makes their sombre marriage real.
Denise Richards - 📽️ Wild Things (John McNaughton, 1998)
Everyone is good in this cult erotic thriller with a dozen-plus twists, a much cleverer movie than it may seem. But Richards as Kelly may be her best and defining role, a great poker face amid mind games with Matt Dillon and Neve Campbell.
Everyone is good in this cult erotic thriller with a dozen-plus twists, a much cleverer movie than it may seem. But Richards as Kelly may be her best and defining role, a great poker face amid mind games with Matt Dillon and Neve Campbell.
January 10, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Denise Richards - 📽️ Wild Things (John McNaughton, 1998)
Everyone is good in this cult erotic thriller with a dozen-plus twists, a much cleverer movie than it may seem. But Richards as Kelly may be her best and defining role, a great poker face amid mind games with Matt Dillon and Neve Campbell.
Everyone is good in this cult erotic thriller with a dozen-plus twists, a much cleverer movie than it may seem. But Richards as Kelly may be her best and defining role, a great poker face amid mind games with Matt Dillon and Neve Campbell.
Holmes Osborne - 📽️ Donnie Darko (Richard Kelly, 2001)
“I think we should buy him a moped.”
Kelly’s good luck charm regular Osborne shone as the jaded, baffled, George H.W. Bush-loving father to Donnie (Jake Gyllenhaal). In a quaint neighbourhood, he feels like a grunting cartoon that came to life.
“I think we should buy him a moped.”
Kelly’s good luck charm regular Osborne shone as the jaded, baffled, George H.W. Bush-loving father to Donnie (Jake Gyllenhaal). In a quaint neighbourhood, he feels like a grunting cartoon that came to life.
January 10, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Holmes Osborne - 📽️ Donnie Darko (Richard Kelly, 2001)
“I think we should buy him a moped.”
Kelly’s good luck charm regular Osborne shone as the jaded, baffled, George H.W. Bush-loving father to Donnie (Jake Gyllenhaal). In a quaint neighbourhood, he feels like a grunting cartoon that came to life.
“I think we should buy him a moped.”
Kelly’s good luck charm regular Osborne shone as the jaded, baffled, George H.W. Bush-loving father to Donnie (Jake Gyllenhaal). In a quaint neighbourhood, he feels like a grunting cartoon that came to life.
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Awww, I remember him best in ‘Seems Like Old Times’ as Chester. I loved him in that movie. Rest in Peace T.K. 💔
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T.K. Carter Dies: ‘The Thing’ & ‘Punky Brewster’ Actor Was 69
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T.K. Carter Dies: ‘The Thing’ & ‘Punky Brewster’ Actor Was 69
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T.K. Carter Dies: ‘The Thing’ & ‘Punky Brewster’ Actor Was 69
Thomas Kent 'T.K.' Carter, the actor known for roles in 'The Thing' (1982) and 'Punky Brewster', has died. He was 69.
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January 10, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Awww, I remember him best in ‘Seems Like Old Times’ as Chester. I loved him in that movie. Rest in Peace T.K. 💔
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T.K. Carter Dies: ‘The Thing’ & ‘Punky Brewster’ Actor Was 69
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T.K. Carter Dies: ‘The Thing’ & ‘Punky Brewster’ Actor Was 69
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Ione Skye - 📽️ River’s Edge (Tim Hunter, 1987)
The twisted high scool murder drama gets some heart from the romance between Clarissa (Skye) and Matt (Keanu Reeves). She’s spunky but warm; flirtatiously optimistic, but gradually finds the adults in the story less trustworthy. Skye crushes the tone.
The twisted high scool murder drama gets some heart from the romance between Clarissa (Skye) and Matt (Keanu Reeves). She’s spunky but warm; flirtatiously optimistic, but gradually finds the adults in the story less trustworthy. Skye crushes the tone.
January 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Ione Skye - 📽️ River’s Edge (Tim Hunter, 1987)
The twisted high scool murder drama gets some heart from the romance between Clarissa (Skye) and Matt (Keanu Reeves). She’s spunky but warm; flirtatiously optimistic, but gradually finds the adults in the story less trustworthy. Skye crushes the tone.
The twisted high scool murder drama gets some heart from the romance between Clarissa (Skye) and Matt (Keanu Reeves). She’s spunky but warm; flirtatiously optimistic, but gradually finds the adults in the story less trustworthy. Skye crushes the tone.
William Forsythe - 📽️ The Devil’s Rejects (Rob Zombie, 2005)
“We’ve always been devil slayers.”
The gravelly Forsythe is an eerily natural fit for Zombie’s bleak and violent settings. As Texas Sheriff John Quincy Wydell, he’s a villain who makes the twisted Firefly family sympathetic by comparison.
“We’ve always been devil slayers.”
The gravelly Forsythe is an eerily natural fit for Zombie’s bleak and violent settings. As Texas Sheriff John Quincy Wydell, he’s a villain who makes the twisted Firefly family sympathetic by comparison.
January 9, 2026 at 8:38 PM
William Forsythe - 📽️ The Devil’s Rejects (Rob Zombie, 2005)
“We’ve always been devil slayers.”
The gravelly Forsythe is an eerily natural fit for Zombie’s bleak and violent settings. As Texas Sheriff John Quincy Wydell, he’s a villain who makes the twisted Firefly family sympathetic by comparison.
“We’ve always been devil slayers.”
The gravelly Forsythe is an eerily natural fit for Zombie’s bleak and violent settings. As Texas Sheriff John Quincy Wydell, he’s a villain who makes the twisted Firefly family sympathetic by comparison.
Fairuza Balk - 📽️ Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (Rebecca Miller, 2002)
Miller’s anthology tells stories of three women seeking liberation and escape. Her stars are Kyra Sedgwick, Parker Posey, and the ever-expressive Balk as the pregnant Paula, who bonds with a comparably lost hitchhiker.
Miller’s anthology tells stories of three women seeking liberation and escape. Her stars are Kyra Sedgwick, Parker Posey, and the ever-expressive Balk as the pregnant Paula, who bonds with a comparably lost hitchhiker.
January 9, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Fairuza Balk - 📽️ Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (Rebecca Miller, 2002)
Miller’s anthology tells stories of three women seeking liberation and escape. Her stars are Kyra Sedgwick, Parker Posey, and the ever-expressive Balk as the pregnant Paula, who bonds with a comparably lost hitchhiker.
Miller’s anthology tells stories of three women seeking liberation and escape. Her stars are Kyra Sedgwick, Parker Posey, and the ever-expressive Balk as the pregnant Paula, who bonds with a comparably lost hitchhiker.
Daniel Kaluuya - 📽️ Widows (Steve McQueen, 2018)
McQueen’s Chicago thriller flew too under the radar and unheralded. Kaluuya was already clearly a destined Oscar winner when he played Jatemme, the eccentrically terrifying criminal enforcer for his brother (Brian Tyree Henry). He’s learning Spanish.
McQueen’s Chicago thriller flew too under the radar and unheralded. Kaluuya was already clearly a destined Oscar winner when he played Jatemme, the eccentrically terrifying criminal enforcer for his brother (Brian Tyree Henry). He’s learning Spanish.
January 9, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Daniel Kaluuya - 📽️ Widows (Steve McQueen, 2018)
McQueen’s Chicago thriller flew too under the radar and unheralded. Kaluuya was already clearly a destined Oscar winner when he played Jatemme, the eccentrically terrifying criminal enforcer for his brother (Brian Tyree Henry). He’s learning Spanish.
McQueen’s Chicago thriller flew too under the radar and unheralded. Kaluuya was already clearly a destined Oscar winner when he played Jatemme, the eccentrically terrifying criminal enforcer for his brother (Brian Tyree Henry). He’s learning Spanish.
Alberta Watson - 📽️ The Sweet Hereafter (Atom Egoyan, 1997)
In one of Canada’s most celebrated films and a modern classic, Watson stands out in a cast of heavyweights like Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, and Bruce Greenwood. In a tragedy-stricken small town, she’s one of the most melancholy and lost souls.
In one of Canada’s most celebrated films and a modern classic, Watson stands out in a cast of heavyweights like Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, and Bruce Greenwood. In a tragedy-stricken small town, she’s one of the most melancholy and lost souls.
January 9, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Alberta Watson - 📽️ The Sweet Hereafter (Atom Egoyan, 1997)
In one of Canada’s most celebrated films and a modern classic, Watson stands out in a cast of heavyweights like Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, and Bruce Greenwood. In a tragedy-stricken small town, she’s one of the most melancholy and lost souls.
In one of Canada’s most celebrated films and a modern classic, Watson stands out in a cast of heavyweights like Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, and Bruce Greenwood. In a tragedy-stricken small town, she’s one of the most melancholy and lost souls.
Simon Yam - 📽️ Election (Johnnie To, 2005)
This is a gorgeous and riveting Hong Kong crime film with a cast of greats including Tony Leung Ka-fai, Louis Koo, Nick Cheung, and the great Lam Suet. To’s muse Yam anchors the triad gang power struggle as the coolheaded contender losing morals by the day.
This is a gorgeous and riveting Hong Kong crime film with a cast of greats including Tony Leung Ka-fai, Louis Koo, Nick Cheung, and the great Lam Suet. To’s muse Yam anchors the triad gang power struggle as the coolheaded contender losing morals by the day.
January 8, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Simon Yam - 📽️ Election (Johnnie To, 2005)
This is a gorgeous and riveting Hong Kong crime film with a cast of greats including Tony Leung Ka-fai, Louis Koo, Nick Cheung, and the great Lam Suet. To’s muse Yam anchors the triad gang power struggle as the coolheaded contender losing morals by the day.
This is a gorgeous and riveting Hong Kong crime film with a cast of greats including Tony Leung Ka-fai, Louis Koo, Nick Cheung, and the great Lam Suet. To’s muse Yam anchors the triad gang power struggle as the coolheaded contender losing morals by the day.
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Clarke Peters - 📽️ Red Hook Summer (Spike Lee, 2012)
The Lee standard is so high that even one of his least acclaimed films may boast the filmography’s most undeniable performance since Malcolm X. This firebrand preacher has monologues for the ages, and an unforgettable standoff with Colman Domingo.
The Lee standard is so high that even one of his least acclaimed films may boast the filmography’s most undeniable performance since Malcolm X. This firebrand preacher has monologues for the ages, and an unforgettable standoff with Colman Domingo.
May 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Clarke Peters - 📽️ Red Hook Summer (Spike Lee, 2012)
The Lee standard is so high that even one of his least acclaimed films may boast the filmography’s most undeniable performance since Malcolm X. This firebrand preacher has monologues for the ages, and an unforgettable standoff with Colman Domingo.
The Lee standard is so high that even one of his least acclaimed films may boast the filmography’s most undeniable performance since Malcolm X. This firebrand preacher has monologues for the ages, and an unforgettable standoff with Colman Domingo.
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John Marley - 📽️ Faces (John Cassavetes, 1968)
It’s a little-discussed film and actor today. The flashier roles go to Gena Rowlands, and the film’s Oscar nominees Seymour Cassel and Lynn Carlin. But Marley (also known for The Godfather) anchors it all as the lead, an executive in a failing marriage.
It’s a little-discussed film and actor today. The flashier roles go to Gena Rowlands, and the film’s Oscar nominees Seymour Cassel and Lynn Carlin. But Marley (also known for The Godfather) anchors it all as the lead, an executive in a failing marriage.
May 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
John Marley - 📽️ Faces (John Cassavetes, 1968)
It’s a little-discussed film and actor today. The flashier roles go to Gena Rowlands, and the film’s Oscar nominees Seymour Cassel and Lynn Carlin. But Marley (also known for The Godfather) anchors it all as the lead, an executive in a failing marriage.
It’s a little-discussed film and actor today. The flashier roles go to Gena Rowlands, and the film’s Oscar nominees Seymour Cassel and Lynn Carlin. But Marley (also known for The Godfather) anchors it all as the lead, an executive in a failing marriage.
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Kerry Washington - 📽️ Mother and Child (Rodrigo García, 2010)
Not many people were making complex adult family dramas like García in this era. The actors always flourish; this is one of his best. Washington steals it as the baker and aspiring mother - her scene with S. Epatha Merkerson is a killer.
Not many people were making complex adult family dramas like García in this era. The actors always flourish; this is one of his best. Washington steals it as the baker and aspiring mother - her scene with S. Epatha Merkerson is a killer.
June 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Kerry Washington - 📽️ Mother and Child (Rodrigo García, 2010)
Not many people were making complex adult family dramas like García in this era. The actors always flourish; this is one of his best. Washington steals it as the baker and aspiring mother - her scene with S. Epatha Merkerson is a killer.
Not many people were making complex adult family dramas like García in this era. The actors always flourish; this is one of his best. Washington steals it as the baker and aspiring mother - her scene with S. Epatha Merkerson is a killer.
William Richert - 📽️ My Own Private Idaho (Gus Van Sant, 1992)
You gotta wish director Richert had been in more films when you see him as Bob Pigeon, a lustfully twisted take on Shakespeare’s Falstaff. He strides with verve and spars in verse delightfully with River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, and Flea.
You gotta wish director Richert had been in more films when you see him as Bob Pigeon, a lustfully twisted take on Shakespeare’s Falstaff. He strides with verve and spars in verse delightfully with River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, and Flea.
January 8, 2026 at 2:53 AM
William Richert - 📽️ My Own Private Idaho (Gus Van Sant, 1992)
You gotta wish director Richert had been in more films when you see him as Bob Pigeon, a lustfully twisted take on Shakespeare’s Falstaff. He strides with verve and spars in verse delightfully with River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, and Flea.
You gotta wish director Richert had been in more films when you see him as Bob Pigeon, a lustfully twisted take on Shakespeare’s Falstaff. He strides with verve and spars in verse delightfully with River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, and Flea.
Jena Malone - 📽️ The Neon Demon (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2016)
Admittedly, I always love Malone. But a Refn film where she gets to play in turn warm, sinister, surreal, and conceited really pitches to her strengths. She makes the truly impossible, twisted morgue scene work as well as anyone could.
Admittedly, I always love Malone. But a Refn film where she gets to play in turn warm, sinister, surreal, and conceited really pitches to her strengths. She makes the truly impossible, twisted morgue scene work as well as anyone could.
January 8, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Jena Malone - 📽️ The Neon Demon (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2016)
Admittedly, I always love Malone. But a Refn film where she gets to play in turn warm, sinister, surreal, and conceited really pitches to her strengths. She makes the truly impossible, twisted morgue scene work as well as anyone could.
Admittedly, I always love Malone. But a Refn film where she gets to play in turn warm, sinister, surreal, and conceited really pitches to her strengths. She makes the truly impossible, twisted morgue scene work as well as anyone could.
John Glover - 📽️ Batman & Robin (Joel Schumacher, 1997)
Every other performance in this now-camp classic is either rightly maligned or reclaimed as kitsch excellence (mostly Uma Thurman). But Glover’s brief part opposite Thurman gives you a sense of the batty cartoon Schumacher was aiming to craft.
Every other performance in this now-camp classic is either rightly maligned or reclaimed as kitsch excellence (mostly Uma Thurman). But Glover’s brief part opposite Thurman gives you a sense of the batty cartoon Schumacher was aiming to craft.
January 7, 2026 at 8:58 PM
John Glover - 📽️ Batman & Robin (Joel Schumacher, 1997)
Every other performance in this now-camp classic is either rightly maligned or reclaimed as kitsch excellence (mostly Uma Thurman). But Glover’s brief part opposite Thurman gives you a sense of the batty cartoon Schumacher was aiming to craft.
Every other performance in this now-camp classic is either rightly maligned or reclaimed as kitsch excellence (mostly Uma Thurman). But Glover’s brief part opposite Thurman gives you a sense of the batty cartoon Schumacher was aiming to craft.
Michael Beach - 📽️ One False Move (Carl Franklin, 1992)
Beach is wonderful against type as a quietly chilling, psychotic villain. His cold and brief remarks to crime partner Billy Bob Thornton in the car set the stage for an unpredictable neo-noir showdown with sheriff Bill Paxton at the climax.
Beach is wonderful against type as a quietly chilling, psychotic villain. His cold and brief remarks to crime partner Billy Bob Thornton in the car set the stage for an unpredictable neo-noir showdown with sheriff Bill Paxton at the climax.
January 7, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Michael Beach - 📽️ One False Move (Carl Franklin, 1992)
Beach is wonderful against type as a quietly chilling, psychotic villain. His cold and brief remarks to crime partner Billy Bob Thornton in the car set the stage for an unpredictable neo-noir showdown with sheriff Bill Paxton at the climax.
Beach is wonderful against type as a quietly chilling, psychotic villain. His cold and brief remarks to crime partner Billy Bob Thornton in the car set the stage for an unpredictable neo-noir showdown with sheriff Bill Paxton at the climax.
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RIP Bela Tarr, the one guy actually making the kind of movies normies make fun of film twitter for loving, only they are good is the thing
January 6, 2026 at 4:11 PM
RIP Bela Tarr, the one guy actually making the kind of movies normies make fun of film twitter for loving, only they are good is the thing