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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

And the least likable character is how Oscar season became dominated by difficult people

Oscar acting winners typically portray either likable characters or fascinatingly hateable ones, with likability serving as a crucial campaign advantage for both actor and character.
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fromAnOther
2 weeks ago

Wagner Moura Is Making Oscars History with The Secret Agent

Wagner Moura portrays a principled, melancholic father fighting injustice in a 1970s Brazilian political thriller, delivering his richest performance to date.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

A cowardly, deluded drunken waster': readers on their favourite unlikable movie characters

A murderer, a gleefully sadistic rapist, an unapologetic sociopathic who treats human beings as playthings and a menace to every value in moral society. And yet Malcolm McDowell brings him to life with such panache and fun, he is irresistibly charming and likable throughout his horrors. You even feel happy for him at the end when he gets away with the whole thing.
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fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

It Was Supposed to Be a Showcase for One of Our Greatest Movie Stars-Then Another Actor Stole It

Billy Crudup's brief menu-reading scene in Noah Baumbach's Jay Kelly creates a powerful, character-defining moment that lingers beyond his screen time.
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fromVulture
3 months ago

Joel Edgerton's Anti-Charisma Has Become His Greatest Strength

Joel Edgerton delivers the best performances of his career in Train Dreams, becoming inseparable from a subdued, powerful central character.
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fromwww.insidehook.com
4 months ago

"All's Fair" Deserves Its 0% Score on Rotten Tomatoes

All's Fair is an over-the-top legal drama undermined by flat acting, especially from Kim Kardashian, and stilted, artificial writing.
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fromAnOther
4 months ago

Deliver Me From Nowhere: Odessa Young Steps Into Bruce Country

Odessa Young delivers a compelling, nuanced portrayal of Faye, grounding Scott Cooper's Bruce Springsteen biopic with emotional authenticity.
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fromPolygon
7 months ago

Scarlett Johansson's Jurassic World Rebirth hero mode is smarter and sneakier than it looks

Scarlett Johansson's portrayal of Zora Bennett in Jurassic Park Rebirth receives criticism for a detached performance that contrasts with her previous nuanced roles.
fromwww.esquire.com
10 months ago

The 10 Best Pedro Pascal Movies and TV Show Performances, Ranked

To say Reed Richards isn't going to be a brilliant performance by Pascal is certainly a stretch.
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