Best Scene: Ichizo pleads for someone to join him.
Best Scene: A final hymn.
Best Scene: Would that it were so simple.
Best Scene: Caleb wakes up.
Best Scene: Hector tells about his son.
Best Scene: The interpreter meets Rodrigues.
Best Scene: William's prayer at night.
Best Scene: Dima says goodbye to Perry.
Best Scene: Kichijiro's first Confession.
Best Scene: Ferreira meets Rodrigues.
Best Scene: A story of Concubines.
Best Scene: The Boar.
This is not something I mentioned in my review but will I now. Foster's realization of Tanner went even further for me as he so reminded of my own older brother with whom I share a similair relationship to that Toby shares with Tanner, though far less extreme and in different circumstances of course. The little nuances and details of such relationship were there for me, and it connected with me on an even deeper level because of that. I simply cannot deny something like that.
Best Scene: The brothers say their goodbyes.
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- Issey Ogata in Silence
- Tadanobu Asano in Harmonium
- Mahershala Ali in Moonlight
- Liam Neeson in Silence
- Yosuke Kubozuka in Silence
- Stellan Skårsgard in Our Kind of Traitor
- Hugo Weaving in Hacksaw Ridge
- Ralph Ineson in The Witch
- Tadanobu Asano in Silence
- Damian Lewis in Our Kind of Traitor
- Woody Harrelson in The Edge of Seventeen
- Harvey Scrimshaw in The Witch
- Alden Ehrenreich in Hail Caesar!
- Christopher Lloyd in I Am Not A Serial Killer
- Ha Jung-woo in The Handmaiden
- Farid Sajadhosseini in The Salesman
- Shinya Tsukamoto in Silence
- Yoshi Oida in Silence
- Gil Birmingham in Hell or High Water
- Sharlto Copley in Hardcore Henry
- Jack Reynor in Sing Street
- Macon Blair in Green Room
- Tracy Letts in Christine
- Nick Offerman in The Founder
- John Carroll Lynch in The Founder
- Cho Jin-woong in The Handmaiden
- Toby Kebbell in A Monster Calls
- Jun Kunimura in The Wailing
- Jared Harris in Certain Women
- Alan Rickman in Eye in the Sky
- Donnie Yen in Rogue One
- Tom Bennett in Love and Friendship
- Adam Driver in Silence
- Shia Labeouf in American Honey
- John Goodman in 10 Cloverfield Lane
- Andre Holland in Moonlight
- Ma Dong-Seok in Train to Busan
- Glen Powell in Everybody Wants Some
- Jovan Adepo in Fences
- Kurt Russell in Deepwater Horizon
- Ralph Fiennes in Hail Caesar!
- Roger Guenveur Smith in Birth of A Nation
- Patrick Stewart in Green Room
- Kevin Costner in Hidden Figures
- Aaron Paul in Eye in the Sky
- Mykelti Williamson in Fences
- Sebastian Stan in Captain America Civil War
- Alan Tudyk in Rogue One
- Jharrel Jerome in Moonlight
- Taiyō Yoshizawa in After the Storm
- Tom Wilkinson in Denial
- John Gallagher Jr. in 10 Cloverfield Lane
- Craig Robinson in Morris From America
- Lucas Dawson in The Witch
- Stephen Henderson in Fences
- Barkhad Abdi in Eye in the Sky
- Bradley Whitford in Other People
- Daniel Bruhl in Captain America Civil War
- Mads Mikkelsen in Rogue One
- Luke Bracey in Hacksaw Ridge
- Evan Peters in X-Men Apocalypse
- Byung-hun Lee in The Age of Shadows
- Tom Holland in Captain America Civil War
- Alessandro Nivola in The Neon Demon
- Kevin Spacey in Elvis & Nixon
- George Clooney in Hail Caesar!
- Liam Neeson in A Monster Calls
- Barry Shabaka Henley in Paterson
- Billy Crudup in Jackie
- John Leguizamo in The Infiltrator
- Frank Langella in Captain Fantastic
- Peter Sarsgaard in Jackie
- Keegan Michael-Key in Don't Think Twice
- Ethan Hawke in The Magnificent Seven
- Chadwick Boseman in Captain America Civil War
- John Hurt in Jackie
- Billy Crudup in 20th Century Women
- Max Baker in Hail Caesar!
- Michael Fassbender in X-Men Apocalypse
- William Jackson Harper in Paterson
- Bill Murray in The Jungle Book
- Russell Hornsby in Fences
- Blake Jenner in The Edge of Seventeen
- Rene Auberjonois in Certain Women
- James McAvoy in X-Men Apocalypse
- Anthony Mackie in Captain America Civil War
- Adam Driver in Midnight Special
- Paul Rudd in Captain America Civil War
- Kanji Furutachi in Harmonium
- Luke Treadaway in Ethel & Ernest
- Ralph Fiennes in Kubo and the Two Strings
- Riz Ahmed in Rogue One
- Byung-hun Lee in The Magnificent Seven
- Masatoshi Nagase in Paterson
- Hugh Jackman in Eddie the Eagle
- Mike Birbiglia in Don't Think Twice
- Channing Tatum in Hail Caesar!
- Idris Elba in The Jungle Book
- Hayden Szeto in The Edge of Seventeen
- Mads Mikkelsen in Dr. Strange
- Lucas Hedges in Manchester by the Sea
- David Wenham in Lion
- Jiang Wen in Rogue One
- Brendan Gleeson in Live By Night
- Toby Jones in The Man Who Knew Infinity
- Sam Worthington in Hacksaw Ridge
- TJ Miller in Deadpool
- Jimmy O Yang in Patriots Day
- Charles Berling in Elle
- Michael Shannon in Nocturnal Animals
- Simon Pegg in Star Trek Beyond
- Toby Jones in Anthropoid
- Colin Farrell in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Oscar Kightley in Hunt for the Wilderpeople
- Aaron Eckhart in Bleed for This
- Colin Hanks in Elvis & Nixon
- Rhys Darby in Hunt for the Wilderpeople
- Jeremy Renner in Captain America Civil War
- JK Simmons in Kung Fu Panda 3
- Stefan Kapicic in Deadpool
- Ben Kingsley in The Jungle Book
- Michael Sheen in Passengers
- Hwang Jung-min in The Wailing
- Joel Edgerton in Midnight Special
- Tyler Hoechlin in Everybody Wants Some
- Michael Parks in Blood Father
- Shingo Tsurumi in The Age of Shadows
- Aidan Gillen in Sing Street
- Corey Stoll in Cafe Society
- Jaden Piner in Moonlight
- Ben Mendelsohn in Rogue One
- Robert Picardo in Hail Caesar!
- Joe Cole in Green Room
- Kyle Chandler in Manchester by The Sea
- Alex Wolff in Patriots Day
- Themo Melikidze in Patriots Day
- Benedict Wong in Dr. Strange
- Callum Turner in Green Room
- Ed Skrein in Deadpool
- Keanu Reeves in The Neon Demon
- Timothy Spall in Denial
- Frank Grillo in Captain America Civil War
- Bryan Cranston in Kung Fu Panda 3
- Matthew Goode in Allied
- Chiwetel Ejiofor in Dr. Strange
- Mahershala Ali in Hidden Figures
- Bill Camp in Midnight Special
- Mahershala Ali in Free State of Jones
- Jared Harris in Allied
- Laurence Fishburne in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Ciaran Hinds in Bleed For This
- Jemaine Clement in Moana
- Kevin Bacon in Patriots Day
- Nicolas Cage in Snowden
- John Goodman Patriots Day
- Ben Foster in The Finest Hours
- Babak Karimi in The Salesman
- Laurence Fishburne in Passengers
- Jonas Bloquet in Elle
- Ciaran Hinds in Silence
- JK Simmons in Patriots Day
- Woody Harrelson in Triple 9
- William H. Macy in Blood Father
- Jeremy Irons in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Kodi Smit-McPhee in X-Men Apocalypse
- Ethan Suplee in Deepwater Horizon
- Jay Hernandez in Suicide Squad
- Karl Urban in Star Trek Beyond
- Tye Sheridan in X-Men Apocalypse
- Clancy Brown in Hail Caesar!
- George MacKay in Captain Fantastic
- Rhys Ifans in Snowden
- Robert Seeley in The Love Witch
- Aaron Eckhart in Sully
- Daniel Grao in Julieta
- Chiwetel Ejiofor in Triple 9
- Laurent Lafitte in Elle
- Karl Urban in Pete's Dragon
- Zachary Quinto in Star Trek Beyond
- Jeffrey Vincent Parise in The Love Witch
- Harry Lloyd in Anthropoid
- August Diehl in Allied
- David Costabile in 13 Hours
- Anthony Mackie in Triple 9
- Ken Stott in Cafe Society
- Simon McBurney in Allied
- Wyatt Russell in Everybody Wants Some
- Bradley Cooper in War Dogs
- Karl Geary in I Am Not a Serial Killer
- Graham McTavish in The Finest Hours
- Norman Reedus in Triple 9
- Chris Messina in Live By Night
- Jeremy Renner in Arrival
- Chris Cooper in Demolition
- Keanu Reeves in Keanu
- Robert Redford in Pete's Dragon
- Ryan Guzman in Everybody Wants Some
- Keith Carradine in A Quiet Passion
- Edgar Ramirez in Gold
- Mark Strong in Miss Sloane
- Stephen Fry in Love and Friendship
- Anthony Head in A Street Cat Named Bob
- Vince Vaughn in Hacksaw Ridge
- JK Simmons in The Accountant
- Chris Tucker in Billy Lynn's Halftime Walk
- Idris Elba in Zootopia
- Jai Courtney in Suicide Squad
- Kevin Pollack in War Dogs
- Christopher Lambert in Hail Caesar!
- Ewan McGregor in Miles Ahead
- Michael Shannon in Loving
- Sam Waterston in Miss Sloane
- Steve Carrell in Cafe Society
- Sam Shepard in Midnight Special
- Anton Lesser in Allied
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Nocturnal Animals
- Jon Bernthal in The Accountant
- JK Simmons in Zootopia
- Clifton Collins Jr. in Triple 9
- Method Man in Keanu
- Anton Yelchin in Star Trek Beyond
- Choi Woo-shik in Train to Busan
- Jason Mitchell in Keanu
- Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in The Magnificent Seven
- Andrew Scott in Denial
- Forest Whittaker in Arrival
- Michael C. Hall in Christine
- Don Wycherley in Sing Street
- Eric Bana in The Finest Hours
- Chris Gethard in Don't Think Twice
- Steve Martin in Billy Lynn's Halftime Walk
- Matthew McConaughey in Kubo and the Two Strings
- Kim Eui-sung in Train to Busan
- Scoot McNairy in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Martin Sensemeier in The Magnificent Seven
- Johnny Depp in Yoga Hosers
- Christopher Walken in The Jungle Book
- Tracy Letts in Indignation
- Chris Hemsworth in Ghostbusters
- Keith David in The Nice Guys
- Idris Elba in Star Trek Beyond
- John Lithgow in The Accountant
- Armie Hammer in Birth of a Nation
- Zach Woods in Other People
- Dylan Minnette in Don't Breathe
- Andy Garcia in Ghostbusters
- Gian Keyes in The Love Witch
- Peyman Moaadi in 13 Hours
- Wes Bentley in Pete's Dragon
- Justin Long in Yoga Hosers
- Matt Bomer in The Nice Guys
- Michael Stuhlbarg in Arrival
- Robert Glenister in Live By Night
- Michael Sheen in Nocturnal Animals
- Will Smith in Suicide Squad
- Oscar Isaac in X-Men Apocalypse
- Beau Knapp in The Nice Guys
- Luke Evans in Girl on the Train
- Michael Stuhlbarg in Miss Sloane
- Chris Cooper in Live By Night
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- Daniel Zovatto in Don't Breath
- John Malkovich in Deepwater Horizon
- Nick Kroll in Loving
- Vin Diesel in Billy Lynn's Halftime Walk
- Aaron Paul in Triple 9
- Jim Parsons in Hidden Figures
- Vincent D'Onofrio in The Magnificent Seven
- Diego Luna in Blood Father
- Armie Hammer in Nocturnal Animals
- Forest Whittaker in Rogue One
- Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Jackie Earle Haley in Birth of A Nation
- Jacob Latimore in Collateral Beauty
- Justin Theroux in Girl on the Train
- Bill Murray in Ghostbusters
- Judah Lewis in Demolition
- Peter Sarsgaard in The Magnificent Seven
- Ralph Garman in Yoga Hosers
- Joel Kinnaman in Suicide Squad
- Tyler Posey in Yoga Hosers
- Jesse Eisenberg in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Matthew Maher in Live By Night
- Simon Helberg in Florence Foster Jenkins
- Jared Leto in Suicide Squad
- Edward Norton in Collateral Beauty
- Austin Butler in Yoga Hosers
- Christian Madsen in Mr. Church
- Neil Casey in Ghostbusters
- Michael Pena in Collateral Beauty
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1 – 200 of 320 Newer› Newest»Wow Louis, I never even imagined Foster's performance hitting you on such a personal level. Thank you for sharing that with us.
Louis: Your updated top 5 performances by Ben Foster, and your top 10 favorite acting scenes of the year.
Also your lowest 4.5, lowest 4 and lowest 3.5 on the ranking.
Louis: What are your thoughts on Shahab Hosseini in The Salesman, as well as your thoughts on the film itself?
It's really nice to see you opened up to us. thank you for that, Louis.
And also, i can't disagree with your choice. I really thought Foster gave a good performance. The little touching moments were really moving. My #4th of the year.
Louis and everyone: Predictions on who wins Best Actor now that the Oscars are a little over a week away?
94dfk1: Washington will win, the correlation between SAG and Oscar is too strong to deny. In 2008, when Mickey Rourke won the Globe, BAFTA and Critic's Choice, Sean Penn still managed to win the Oscar (undeservingly, but I digress) despite only winning SAG.
Thank you for sharing your personal experience with us. I agree Foster's great performance was really terrific, and he'd be my 4th for the year.
Updated top 10s for Female Lead and Supporting, with 4+ honorable omissions?
Louis; Ratings and Thoughts on Chastain in Miss Sloane and the cast of Certain Women?
As. That's actually really touching, Louis. A very worthy winner, and your top 5 is ace! Ali only just misses out.
Brilliant Louis and very moving to hear, so instead of Master Monk Morgan should I call you Bank Robber Morgan =D hehe lol jk.
RatedRStar: Robbing undeserved Oscars and returning them to their rightful owners.
Calvin Law: Yes definitely, I remember the day he heroically took away a war heros Oscar, and gave it to a 4 time nominee playing a Nazi, probably the only time I enjoyed the War Hero losing lol.
Louis: your finalized Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress lineups, and have a good break, though hope you'll be around here for some Oscar discussions :)
Louis: Thank you so much for sharing that with us. And Ineson being 8th gives me more gratificaton. :)
Enjoy your break. :)
And it's nice to see another five in the lead actor category.
Ratings and thoughts on:
Sharlto Copley in Hardcore Henry
Beckinsale and Bennett in Love & Friendship
Good thing I have a Chris Jericho style list ready to combat any Oscar year like 1937, I know it will be a while before the next one but ill post them soon.
I am just gonna watch James Stewart and Ronald Colman in their 1937 offerings very quickly before I put my 5 on.
Louis: Finally, your updated top ten performances of the decade list.
Louis: Before the scene you had a major issue with, how close was Ineson to a 5.
Louis: And you left out Tracy Letts in Christine.
My request is Viggo Mortensen in Jauja.
Thoughts/ratings on:
Keegan Michael-Key in Don't Think Twice
Oscar 'they should be alive' Kightley in Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Tioreore 'it's not a selfie if I take it' Ngatai-Melbourne in Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Jared Harris in Certain Women
Bradley Whitford in Other People
The cast of Yoga Hosers
Also, just noticed The Salesman is now in Louis' top 10 of 2016.
It's quite clear, he's a Farhadi fan.
God, I hope The Salesman wins, it sucks that Farhadi's banned from the US for 90 days.
Lois, your thoughts and ratings on Chastain in 'Miss Sloane'
Unrelated Question to everyone, but does anyone prefer Tangled to Frozen.
I really enjoy both, but Tangled is probably the more structured film for me.
I prefer Frozen for hitting higher heights, but I concede Tangled is tighter in terms of plotting. Love both.
Calvin: I think it's rather underrated. I did like Frozen a great deal initially, but goddamn, THAT song drove me nuts after awhile and I like the characters far more in Tangled, especially Flynn and Maximus the horse.
Luke: It's been a long time since I've watched those films, but I think Tangled was more memorable than Frozen.
Louis: That was very moving, thank you for sharing with us. Hope you enjoy your break and I'm looking forward to the 1937 reviews, even though I think 1936 sounds more interesting.
Anonymous: I can't wait to get to the 1970s again.
And if it isn't 1973, I'll be fuming.
Louis: Your cast and director for a 1980's version of the X-Men trilogy.
Louis, nice list what are your lowest 4.5s, 4s and 3.5? Also, i notice you didn't put Paul Bettany as Vision neither here or last year.
Luke: I'm sure it'll be 1973 when we return to that decade, no need to worry.
Louis: Why did you leave out Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts. :)
Louis: And rating and thoughts on Taraneh Alidoosti in The Salesman.
Luke: 1973 is a pretty easy one for Louis to do so I am sure it will be one of the next if it is the 70s, to be fair the 70s are all pretty easy to do in terms of finding performances worthy.
RatedRStar: He could possibly do 1974, but I'm only really interested in John Hurt and David Warner in Little Malcolm.
By the way, what's your 2015 lists.
*what're
Whenever we restart the cycle again with the 70s, I think the first 3 years will be 1973, 1988 and 2012.
11 5's in lead now? This officially puts 2016 on par with 2015, even though I still stand by saying that this year was better.
I also think Supporting's better on average, cause I think TJ Miller's a 3.5 in Deadpool, and he's 92nd on the ranking.
Tahmeed: Considine or Arquette's the lowest 3.5 on the 2015 ranking, yet Kingsley's a 3.5 for The Jungle Book and is 106th, so yeah it is better.
Looks like James Earl Jones is going to reprise Mufasa in the live-action Lion King movie.
Anonymous: Heard about that and I'm pleased, he's returning. I'm not sure if Irons will reprise his role, because singing Be Prepared will be even more of a challenge now than it was then.
Anonymous: If they can't get Irons, then I'd go with Cumberbatch.
RatedRStar: Hehe, drink it in mannnnn. =D
Louis: Your updated top 5 Ben Foster performances.
Charles: Friendship's Over, MANNNNN! :)
Louis: Your overall thoughts on Zack Snyder as a director.
Luke: :)
Louis: What's your final top 20-25 films for the year?
Luke: You wouldnt mind umm, suggesting any, that I might have forgotten lol.
RatedRStar:
For 2015:
Geza Rohrig in Son Of Saul
Viggo Mortensen in Far From Men
Christopher Abbott in James White
Straight Outta Compton guys
Ralph Fiennes in A Bigger Splash
I re-watched Straight Outta Compton a few weeks ago and Jason Mitchell has really stuck with me in it.
So does Louis have everybody he's reviewing for 1937? Because he didn't ask for suggestions.
Louis: you also left out the men of X-Men: Apocalypse. Great job, btw.
Louis: Yeah, you left out Peters, McAvoy, Fassbender, Sheridan and Isaac.
Anonymous: I think 1937's gonna be very quick, so I don't see much point in giving suggestions.
I'd review Jean Gabin in Pepe Le Moko and that's about it.
Louis: Also, what's your rating and thoughts on Matthew Maher in Live By Night?
For 1937
Ronald Colman - The Prisoner Of Zenda
Humphrey Bogart - Black Legion
Jean Gabin - Pepe Le Moko
James Stewart - Seventh Heaven (Aw Shucks)
Groucho Marx - Day At The Races
Also for 1937
Will Hay - Oh, Mr Porter!
Humphrey Bogart and Robinson - Kid Galahad
Luke: White was one I forgot about, I will have to watch that one.
Charles: I was tempted by putting Will Hay because I have seen Oh, Mr Porter! but, I didnt find it as funny as I thought it would be.
I will quickly say why I chosen these five for 1937, I chosen Gabin because simply, he is given far more better material than what Boyer had, nuff said, Marx I thought was typical Marx, very witty and probably the only Marx brother that I find even remotely funny, Stewart and Colman are very much in their wheel house, which means very good as always and more importantly very charming, Stewart especially goes into some darkish areas in his reactions to Simone Simon, that leaves Bogart who I havent seen but the reception shows that Bogart got praise for his performance as well the story being quite surprising as well for the time.
I think Humphrey Bogart might be considered supporting for Kid Galahad, I should say that I only have one performance for 1937 supporting apart from Bogart lol =D.
RatedStar: Yeah lol. Louis has covered the best supporting performances from 1937 already. So not much to suggest there.
Charles: Oh there is one supporting performance from 1937 he hasnt seen lol its an easy one to guess as well if you want to have a go lol.
RatedRStar: Well, i'm guessing Mr.Rains?
Charles: Very gentleman like of you to call him Mr lol, yes it is.
RatedRStar: Prince and the Pauper or Stolen Holiday.
RatedRStar: What about Ray Milland in Easy Living for lead?
Tahmeed:
1. Hell or High Water
2. 3:10 to Yuma
3. Lone Survivor
4. Ain’t Them Bodies Saints
5. The Program
Garupe’s Test – Silence
The Brothers Say Their Goodbye – Hell or High Water
Audition – La La Land
The Ending – Hell or High Water
Dinner Fight – La La Land
Dieter Albrecht’s Diary - Silence
The Boar – Hunt for the Wilderpeople
A Story of Concubines - Silence
The Confrontation – The Salesman
Juan’s Dinner Table – Moonlight
4.5:
Ha Jung-Woo:
4:
Lee
3.5:
Gillen
Matt:
The film itself is brilliant. Like a Separation it takes just a bit to get going but once it does it’s absolutely captivating. It again tells kind of very low key story yet high stakes situation in a way. This time it technically is a revenge film yet Emad from this film makes Dwight from Blue Ruin look like Carter from Get Carter. Like the Separation it has such a good eye for the day to day of the life, well showing the way that becomes interrupted by this more pressing, more traditional cinematic conflict. The way goes about this is atypical yet so effective in creating a different type of technically a well worn story that feels wholly new through this approach. I loved the way the film though builds to its emotional climax which is actually like thirty minute extended scene yet I thought it felt only like five minutes by how gripping and intense it was.
Hosseini – (An amazing performance and I took me a long time to even recognize that it was the angry husband from A Separation as Hosseini just exudes such a different kind of man here. It funny because he’s once again playing a husband who is attempting to get some sort of satisfaction but Hosseini uses none of that performance here. He conveys instead just usual calm sort of teacher who just wants to go about his life, and in those details Hosseini is so good in just making this likable unassuming literature professor. When the events happens Hosseini is great in the way from then on slowly builds to taking action yet again not in a the traditional way. Hosseini is excellent in the way he almost discovers the anger and distress as though he’s coming to terms in what exactly happened to his wife. He creates this right sort of awkwardness as he attempts to essentially figure what he believes he should do. This leads to the final sequence where he is absolutely outstanding offering such honest portrayal of the way this man kind of holds back his hatred, yet realizes it all the same, but still also shows him kind of not being quite the man he is in order to do what he believes he must do.)
Oh and PLEASE let it beat Toni Erdmann.
(Quickly adds Ray Milland to the list, "Ray Milland you just made the LIST".
94dk1:
Best to stick to Washington, who I have been predicting for a long while.
Giuseppe:
Actress:
1. Emma Stone – La La Land
2. Amy Adams – Arrival
3. Isabelle Huppert – Elle
4. Ruth Negga – Loving
5. Natalie Portman – Jackie
6. Hailee Steinfeld – The Edge of Seventeen
7. Isabelle Huppert – Things to Come
8. Sonia Braga - Aquarius
9. Kim Min-hee – The Handmaiden
10. Annette Bening – 20th Century Women
And:
Anya Taylor-Joy – The Witch
Mary Elizabeth-Winstead – 10 Cloverfield Lane
Marion Cotillard - Allied
Elle Fanning – The Neon Demon
Kim Tae-ri – The Handmaiden
Kate Beckinsale – Love and Friendship
Helen Mirren – Eye in the Sky
Felicity Jones – Rogue one
Taraji P Henson – Hidden Figures
Supporting Actress:
1. Taraeh Alidoosti – The Salesman
2. Felicity Jones – A Monster Calls
3. Imogen Poots – Green Room
4. Jean Malone – The Neon Demon
5. Abbey Lee – The Neon Demon
6. Nicole Kidman – Lion
7. Janelle Monae – Hidden Figures
8. Viola Davis – Fences
9. Lupita Nyong’o – Queen of Katwe
10. Angourie Rice – The Nice Guys
And:
Lily Gladstone – Certain Women
Tilda Swinton – Dr. Strange
Lucy Boynton – Sing Street
Elle Fanning – 20th Century Women
Tilda Swinton – Hail Caesar!
Ellie Grainger – The Witch
Molly Shannon – Other People
Rachel House – Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Janelle Monae – Moonlight
Kate Dickie – The Witch
Sigourney Weaver – A Monter Calls
Omar:
Dern – 3(She was more than fine in the role, but everything about her section belonged to Jared Harris . Even though she appears to be the “lead” of her section Harris completely dominated it, but Dern’s reactions that fall around annoyance, indifferent and genuine empathy were well handled.)
Williams – 3.5(In some ways I may prefer this over her Oscar nominated turn with this far more low key performance. Williams though does a very good job though in portraying this very exact passive aggressive behavior throughout her scenes. She conveys well just the history of her own troubles in her family in just a few scenes and just a few words.)
Gladstone – 4.5(I guess I should not I didn’t love the film nor even quite liked it. I found it eventually became too ponderous for its own good with its long slow scene after another establishing the exact same point and again. I found that particularly tiresome with Gladstone’s character as the film emphasized again and again her loneliness to the point where it felt like filler. Having said that I did think Gladstone gave an affecting portrayal of this essentially very sad woman who doesn’t wear it on her sleeve yet you feel it through her performance. Again I don’t think it needed so many slow scenes of her walking alone because I already quite understood what her character was going through for Gladstone’s very capable performance. Furthermore she’s very effective in creating a slightly detached yet moving chemistry with Kristin Stewart. Gladstone again is so good at wearing her character’s intentions just below her surface, as you feel her reaching out despite still staying very reserved.)
Stewart – 3.5(She plays well again Gladstone by actually being a little harder to decipher than Gladstone. She grants hints of how she may feel but she never lets us completely know one way or another. Stewart alludes to a connection yet never gives into it wholly keeping this declaration always just out of hand, yet always with the potential for it.)
Auberjonois – 3.5(He’s very good here in giving an honest and effective depiction of his senile old man. He is so good at having this certain attempt at an attachment to these people while remaining completely unable to quite comprehend their intentions due to his mental state.)
Harris – 4(A very moving depiction of a far more troublesome mentally disabled man. Harris is great though in revealing the way this certain potential for violence is always under his attempts to get a grasp on his situation. Harris is again very moving because he shows the active effort, which lead to his violent outburst, in the man to get a grip on his situation, yet his injuries prevent him from quite being able to do it. Harris is particularly heartbreaking in this as he reveals not an overt sadness, again hindered by his injury, but this underlying sadness alluding that he still understands despite having difficulty showing it.)
Chastain – 2.5(I’m not even the biggest fan of Aaron Sorkin but this wannabe was a little painful to watch at times. Chastain is hindered by her whole character being just a set of traits that seems like a “Lead in an Aaron Sorkin show”. Chastain basically plays it one note of “I’m brash and bossy” yet there’s nothing beyond that in her performance. It’s all surface posturing on her part though it does not help because that’s also what the script is. Chastain isn’t able to make the titular Miss Sloane feel any more than maybe a first draft version of a Sorkin protagonist.)
Calvin:
I’m always open for some discussions.
Luke:
Copley – 4.5(I know he’s received some hate for this performance, which isn’t surprising given it is a post-District 9 Copley performance. Copley however I found was perfect fit for the style of the film, which is basically a feature length video game with Copley’s character offering all the tutorials for you. I will say although the film probably would have worked better as a half hour short film. Copley is very entertaining in being all these different versions of this character whether it is the drugged up playboy, the meek man, the wily Biker, or my favorite the all too proper British soldier. He though goes further though by giving a subtle turn as the man behind all his versions, and actually is surprisingly moving in his final scene.)
Beckinsale – 4(Having watched the film again I can say I liked it just fine but it never went past just being lightly entertaining for me. That includes Beckinsale’s performance which I enjoyed as this very precise depiction of a woman who seems to know exactly what move to make within her society, and has no hesitations in making them. It’s an effective enjoyable turn that is very much of this exact “proper” style yet she uses that well to bring this incisive edge to her character at the same time. It’s a good performance though I suppose she didn’t go that far beyond that surface style, yet worked very well within that idea.)
Bennett – 4(A very entertaining performance as he’s just rather delightfully idiotic fop. Bennett’s very good though by showing the complete lack of insight or understanding to anything he says, and is very funny in the way he portrays his character’s almost naïve self-indulgence.)
Joaquin Phoenix in The Master
Marion Cotillard in The Immigrant
Tom Hardy in The Revenant
Mark Strong in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Jennifer Jason Leigh in The Hateful Eight
Andrew Garfield in Silence
Gary Oldman in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler
Ben Foster in Hell or High Water
Nicholas Hoult in Mad Max: Fury Road
He was close.
Calvin:
Michael-Key – 3.5(Obviously not a major departure from his usual screen presence yet he plays his “improvisational comedian” quite well. Outside of those scenes though it really isn’t a comedic performance. Michael-Key effective though instead in just giving an honest depiction of the awkwardness of essentially attempting to be friends while they are becoming more of hangerons than friends. He’s very good in portraying the constant attempt to tread carefully while also echoing the frustrations as they continue do anything but be happy for him.)
Kightley – 3.5(Re-watching the film I notice just hilarious his little asides really were “he’s giving that pig a piggyback”. He’s very enjoyable counterpoint as well to House’s overly intense performance, by portraying just a guy basically doing his job, and even not really doing it with any sort of passion.)
Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne – 3.5(A nice warm performance. I like that she kind of just gives a general reality to her role while still managing to have almost that ethereal quality as basically a side effect of just being herself.)
Whitford – 4(A striking performance as Whitford captures a rather interesting dynamic where he manages to show a man who no longer has the same intense hatred for his son coming out, though that past is still alluded to. He rather portrays a man who has come to terms with basically avoiding connecting with his son too much. Whitford cold but never one note in this reflecting this difficulty for the man to overcome himself. Meanwhile he gives a genuinely moving portrayal when interacting with everyone else especially his wife by showing a loving man everywhere except with his gay son.)
Yoga Hosers:
Ehhhhhhhhhhhhh
Depp – 2.5(Curiously enough MVP as his performance does work a little better than it did in Tusk as it just fits the tone here better, which is interesting considering this definitely is the worse film. Depp’s style though kind of alludes to maybe how the film could have worked if it was better written, better directed, better shot, better edited, while you know just about everything.)
Long – 2.5(He’s not all that funny but he’s at least tolerable.)
Garman – 1.5(Hammy without being entertaining with some really mediocre impression particularly his Al Pacino which I’m surprised got such a focus.)
Posey & Butler – 1(Well they are certainly doing something I wish I could tell you what that is, but I can tell you it is intolerable.)
Lily-Rose Depp & Smith – 2/1(I think Depp’s daughter actually has some potential to be a decent actress with better material and a far less obnoxious character. She actually does alright in parts and I think she could be good in something. Smith, not so much as she worse than Sophia Coppola in Godfather Part III, though perhaps far less detrimental considering the film is already awful. She just is terribly unnatural performer going from either being terribly bland to be terribly over the top in the wrong way.)
Anonymous:
X-Men 1980’s directed by John Carpenter:
Professor X: Donald Pleasence
Magneto: Christopher Lee
Wolverine: Kurt Russell
Cyclops: Patrick Swayze
Storm: Margaret Avery
Jean Grey: Ellen Barkin
Mystique: Alice Krige
Rogue: Jennifer Jason Leigh
Senator Kelly: Peter Graves
Sabretooth: Brion James
Iceman: Val Kilmer (I couldn’t resist)
Pyro: Vincent D’Onofrio
Nightcrawler: Alexander Godunov
William Stryker: Robert Prosky
Anonymous:
Snyder – (You know I think he needs to find a Powell to a Pressburger, because the man does have talent. Watchmen has a lot of things right about it. He knows visuals, but he needs someone to bring a bit of real humanity to his work. I honestly think he needs just a co-director to say things like “hey maybe we should have less absurd sound effects in Watchmen” or “Maybe we shouldn’t shoot Jimmy Olsen in the head”. Snyder’s talents properly used could make a great film, and I do think that extends just past being a cinematographer. He just seems only concerned with the visuals and when he becomes more engaged with the story he will often have a most bizarre take that may make sense for him yet doesn’t make sense for the majority of humanity. )
Deiner:
Yeah I noticed, but I think that it says something about the movie why I forgot.
Michael Patison:
Silence
La La Land
Hell or High Water
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hacksaw Ridge
Paterson
Arrival
Green Room
The Salesman
Sing Street
Eye in the Sky
Jackie
A Monster Calls
Edge of Seventeen
Captain Fantastic
Moonlight
Captain America: Civil War
Deadpool
The Handmaiden
Hail Caesar
The Neon Demon
The Age of Shadows
The Witch
Moana
Patriots Day
Matt:
Maher – 1(Horrible performance as he couldn’t intimidate a puppy with his performance. He’s also just too much of a cartoon, a general weakness of the film, and it is hard to take him seriously as a threat to Affleck’s character. He overacts all over the place but the worst part is a better performance could have made the character a truly menacing sleaze ball rather than only a joke.)
So far the Oscars battles look like this lol xD I wonder what others might appear in terms of what people dont want to win this year.
Louis Morgan Vs Toni Erdmann
Robert MacFarlane Vs Hacksaw Ridge and Calvin Law in a Handicap Match
Louis: Thoughts on Braga in Aquarius and have Steinfeld and Poots gone up.
Louis: And thoughts on Taraneh Alidoosti in The Salesman.
Louis: And your thoughts on Amy Adams in Arrival.
Really happy that Foster won this. Very intrigued to check out The Salesman, but I gotta say I'm kinda bummed to see how many spots Jackie got knocked down.
Louis: Your overall thoughts on Sharlto Copley as an actor? And you top 5 acting moments of his.
I'll admit sometimes I want to bump performances up my rankings after reading their reviews by Louis. Foster's is one of them.
So glad Adams is a 5 for Arrival now. She's now surpassed Mara as my favourite lead performance of the decade so far.
RatedRStar: I'm not going to fight Robert on that front since he's been a good ol' comrade in the fight against the Sing Street snubs, Amy Adams in Arrival snub, Nocturnal Animals in general.
Although I'm not gonna forget the jab at Garfield being worse than Redmayne and Ruffalo.
Calvin: I agree. although Garfield for Hacksaw isn't my favorite of the year, someone saying he's worse than Redmayne is an insult to acting.
Anonymous: He gave his thoughts on Copley when I asked him for them too actually. I'll look them up for you.
"Copley - (His District 9 work speaks for itself, and with that and Chappie, where he was the only good thing about that film, I'd say as a subtle performer he's simply great. As a broader performer, which he's sort of been pigeonholed for the most due to always been cast as the villain since his breakout, he's more of an acquired taste, a limited acquired taste, in fact I'm one of the few who enjoy it.)"
Just realized that Hell or High Water has elements of The Place Beyond The Pines, The Town and No Country for Old Men.
TPBTP- A man starts robbing banks for family reasons, which leads him on a collision course with a cop, which in turn will change both of their lives.
The Town- A pair of bank robbers, whom one is calm and collected, and the other one is a hothead. The final bank robbery is also action-packed in both. SPOILER The hothead in each of the two films meets the same demise.
No Country for Old Men- Set in West Texas and part of the story follows a sheriff investigating crimes in the area, though with a different attitude.
94dfk1: Thanks, mate.
Louis: Ratings and thoughts on Weisz, Wilkinson and Spall in Denial.
Calvin Law: Oh you know I am only playing =D lol, I think I did this for the 2014 Oscars as well lol
RatedRStar: Me and you vs. Steve Carell and Boyhood. Those were the days. :)
=D yes lol although wasnt I against Resse Witherspoon for Wild when the battles were actually chosen lol, I cant remember, you might be able to find it if its possible Luke.
RatedRStar: Yeah, you did. :)
Louis: Is Hayley Squires still a 4 for I, Daniel Blake.
Louis: As well as Hall in Christine and Bella Heathcote in The Neon Demon.
Luke:
I did not just watch Denial by the way.
Weisz - 2(As I've said before I guess I just don't care for Weisz as an actress, outside of the Mummy, but that's the only time where she doesn't feel so stiff. She's extremely stiff here in this case as she spends so much time on her accent to the point that is all there really is to her performance. She portrays otherwise just a one note of moral satisfaction seemingly intentionally leaving all the heavy lifting to Tom Wilkinson.)
Wilkinson - 4(Speaking of Wilkinson gives a very good performance here. He brings what you want in terms of the courtroom scenes offering the right command and refined incisiveness with just the right moments of passionate moral outrage implemented. The outside the court scenes Wilkinson is conveys so well the reserved personal style of the man well still conveying his own concerns with what the case truly means.)
Spall - 3(He's effectively despicable, but I don't know, he doesn't quite get under your skin as much as perhaps he should given who he's playing.)
Braga - 4.5(The film I thought was a little too aimless, in that once it gets to its point it seems a little rushed in that regard. Braga though offers a consistency within the film through her performance. It seems a little like companion piece with Huppert's two films as they are about a woman making do with her circumstances. Braga's is a moving and well lived in piece of work that suggests so well the years that have been not so kind yet she does not portray this as a depressive. She conveys so well the character's resilience particularly when the film more exactly develops its plot. She's great in the final scenes and makes quite the impact despite the sudden end.)
They are all as they were.
Alidoosti - 5(Excellent performance though she begins in an unassuming enough way as just the charming wife and Alidoosti also makes for a pretty good Linda Loman. On that note I forgot to mention that Hosseini makes a pretty great Willy too. Past that though when the event occurs Alidoosti is absolutely devastating by portraying a more reserved anguish of someone who doesn't want to try to think about it. She's great though as she manages to create this complexity within Rana so real in that Alidoosti manages to convey both the way Rana encourages Emad yet also discourages him. They are both superb in the way they switch from their natural chemistry to a slowly broken one as neither seem on the same wavelength. Along with Hosseini, she's amazing in the second to last scene in portraying in such heartbreaking detail her guilt and concern for what her husband is doing for "her". One of my favorite moments though is the very last scene where we understand exactly where Emad and Rana are in terms of their relationship by Hosseini and Alidoosti's silent expressions which say it all.)
Adams - (Alright watching it again, which by the way was interesting as the strengths of the film only had the greater impact yet the weaknesses seemed even more disposable to the point that I only really queued into the film when Adams was onscreen. Adams though is astonishing in that her performance works both forward and backwards. As her reactions are just so that you now notice the truth, yet it never gave it away. On re-watch though I noticed just how she essentially builds to her character's understanding in such a powerful yet unassuming way since she's doing it in a way that you don't even completely notice the first time around. It's incredible work that is so beautifully in tune the film and she really delivers THE moment.)
Michael:
It's more the other films went up after re-watches than Jackie went down so to speak.
Anonymous:
1. Test the weapons - District 9
2. This is a picture of my wife - District 9
3. Birthday Party - District 9
4. Finale - District 9
5. Wikus's introduction - District 9
So glad you agree about Adams. Did the script somewhat diminish for you on re watch because that's what it did for me, but the best parts of the film (direction and Adams) only increased.
And great choice for your #2 Copley moment. That scene is heartbreaking.
Calvin:
Yes, although again I've always considered the script to be a weaker aspect of the film, particularly in terms of Michael Stuhlbarg's character.
I'm surprised you ranked him lower for Arrival than Miss Sloane, thought he was an overacting mess in the latter.
Robert:
Thought I had placed him lower for Sloane, but I see I accidentally switched the two.
Louis: What else did you watch.
Honestly, I'm looking at my Letterboxd rankings for the year and wondering why I don't have Miss Sloane lower. Then I realized I barely remember anything about it.
Stuhlbarg hasn't had a great year has he?
Louis: Who would you say, had the worst body of work in 2016.
Calvin:
He needs to stop playing jerks, he's not very good at it. There is an art to the jerk, he should probably ask William Atherton for tips.
Luke:
Kate Winslet.
Watching Moana now, isn't it lovely to hear those familiar voices of Rachel House and Oscar Kightley? Really enjoying it too.
I think I'm going to wait for the inevitable Cinemasins for my Collateral Beauty dosage.
Louis: out of all the jerks in the original Die Hard, who's the biggest jerk? Atherton, Bochner, or Gleason?
Calvin:
It's pretty funny to hear House as the loving grandmother after Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
Oh you gotta mainline that man!
Calvin:
It's gotta be Atherton, he simply was the king of it in the 80's. At least Bochner had "good intentions" and Gleason seemed kind of nice compared to the FBI guys.
Louis, what do you think of James Mason as Uncle Hec in a 1960s version of Hunt for the Wilderpeople? Since he and Sam Neill are essentially dopplegangers.
Yeah the FBI guys were the worst, and one of them messed with the Goonies too. You don't mess with the Goonies.
Calvin:
Mason would've been a perfect fit for Hec.
Louis: Rating and thoughts on Betty Hutton in The Miracle of Morgan's Creek.
Louis: I bet you're awfully glad the Academy didn't follow the Globes' example in nominating Simon Helberg for Supporting Actor. Care to give your two cents on him?
Louis: Your top 10 Christopher Walken acting moments.
Louis: Also, your rating and thoughts on Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode, Patrick Wilson, Billy Crudup and Carla Gugino in Watchmen.
jamieteller1610: Here are his thoughts on Helberg
Helberg - 1(Okay his performance does fit in terms of the overarching style, but he's terrible. His whiny light delivery got tiresome the moment he started it. His comedic timing always felt off, and I really became annoyed as I think this character could have been delightful in the right hands. I don't know maybe with a BJ Novak type, like BJ Novak for example.)
Akerman:1
Crudup:3
Goode:1
Gugino:2.5
Wilson:2.5
You find his thoughts on Akerman and Goode here:
http://actoroscar.blogspot.com/2014/05/alternate-best-supporting-actor-2009_9.html?m=1
I don't know about any of the others
Louis: Any directors you would've liked to see direct The Founder instead of John Lee Hancock? Because I did groan when I found he was directing it when the script was more reminiscent to The Social Network, as you said.
Louis: Your 2016 winners for Original/Adapted screenplay and the technical awards.
Anonymous:
Hutton - (She's occasionally amusing but her routine does get a little old in the film. Bracken and Demarest provide enough of a balance to prevent it from really hurting the film, but she overdoes it tad particularly in the early scenes of the film. She gets better as it goes, as she dials it back, and she's more than fine though I would say overshadowed by her co-stars.)
Charles:
1. POW Russian roulette - The Deer Hunter
2. Attempting to give his name - The Deer Hunter
3. "It isn't grey At All" - Seven Psychopaths
4. Political door knocker - The Dead Zone
5. "Where you going Frank someplace exotic?" - Catch Me If You Can
6. The Psycho Pacifist - Seven Psychopaths
7. Final Game of Russian Roulette - The Deer Hunter
8. "You Knew" - The Dead Zone
9. Visit from the FBI - Catch Me If You Can
10. It was all grey - Seven Psychopaths
Anonymous:
Crudup - (Crudup has a challenge given he's playing a detached figure and he is working mostly with a terrible scene partner, Akerman. I think Crudup is on the right course but there is never much emotional resonance in his scenes, other than his origin scenes, although again I feel it is because who he is working with.)
Wilson - (Wilson's work has grown on me on re-watch as he is pretty good at portraying essentially the haplessness of his character, which even transitions to his superhero scenes. He's effective in portraying kind of the odd dichotomy of a pathetic man trying to be a hero. Again though his work only goes so far, as again a lot of it requires chemistry with his co-star which unfortunately is Akerman.)
94dk1:
Bennett Miller.
Luke:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUpe02-28pQ
Louis: Your top ten supporting actor performances of the decade.
Louis: I immediately thought of Bennett Miller as soon as I clicked Publish haha. I wasn't a fan of Foxcatcher tbh but I really like Moneyball. Haven't seen Capote.
Louis: You should add to your Michael J. Fox/Back To The Future review 'despite being nominated for a Golden Globe'
Who does everybody think will be 'the loser of the night' at the Oscars? I got a feeling Hacksaw Ridge will be. Last year it was The Martian, 7 nominations 0 wins.
Charles: I think Hacksaw Ridge could take Editing so I'll go with Arrival.
Louis: Your updated 7-10 on your child performances list.
*7th - 10th
Louis: In terms of quality, your top ten film franchises/series.
Charles: Manchester won't do too good.
Anonymous: Yeah, Arrival and Manchester By The Sea will be the biggest losers of the night.
Louis, what are your top 10 acting moments for Tom Hanks and Viggo Mortensen?
Louis: And Ben Foster.
Louis: Lastly, is it possible that Paul Newman could be upgraded for Road To Perdition.
I'm pretty sure I can guess what his #1 for Hanks will be...
'FELIX FOOKIN' FINCH'
Arrival will most likely be the biggest loser, since it's probably going to win only one at most from the below-the-line categories. I actually have a small feeling that Hacksaw Ridge could pull off a Bourne Ultimatum and win Best Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Sound Editing, though only winning Editing and one of the Sound categories is more likely.
Still don't know if Manchester by the Sea will win Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor, both, or none.
I'm fairly positive Manchester will win Original Screenplay. (If there was justice in the world, 20th Century Women would kick its ass to the curb).
Luke:
1. Ben Foster in Hell or High Water
2. Tom Hardy in The Revenant
3. Mark Strong in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
4. Nicholas Hoult in Mad Max: Fury Road
5. Sylvester Stallone in Creed
6. Javier Bardem in Skyfall
7. Christopher Walken in Seven Psychopaths
8. Sam Neill in Hunt for the Wilderpeople
9. Richard Jenkins in Bone Tomahawk
10. Issey Ogata in Silence
Ricci's reprise would be #9 instead, then move everyone down.
Franchises(Must have at least three films and no thematic trilogies)
1. Back to the Future
2. Toy Story
3. The Thin Man
4. Rocky
5. Lord of the Rings
6. Harry Potter
7. Captain America
8. Mission Impossible
9. Alien
10. James Bond
Foster:
1. The Brothers say their goodbyes - Hell or High Water
2. Decoy Wagon - 3:10 to Yuma
3. "With a full fucking heart" - Lone Survivor
4. "Makes me a Comanche" - Hell or High Water
5. "You Boys a posse?" - 3:10 to Yuma
6. "Many things happened that day" - Ain't Them Bodies Saints
7. Charlie Saves Ben - 3:10 to Yuma
8. "I'll clean it up myself" - The Program
9. Turn Left where I turned Right - Hell or High Water
10. A Cursed Op - Lone Survivor
Yes
Charles:
There will be many "losers" if La La Land gets all except Gosling. If they spread a bit though Manchester, Arrival, and Hacksaw could all get a single win. The best picture nominees least likely to get a win are Lion (though it could still get cinematography, Adapted Screenplay or even supporting actor), Hidden Figures (though there is a potential in Adapted, and Hell or High Water (though there is just the smallest outside chance in Original). Actually if Lion over performs (Patel, Adapted) Moonlight could go home empty handed even.
Matt:
Hanks:
1. Shock - Captain Phillips
2. A conversation with Muse - Captain Phillips
3. Meeting the CIA agent - Bridge of Spies
4. No longer the Captain - Captain Phillips
5. "I'm sorry wilson" - Castaway
6. The Bridge - Bridge of Spies
7. After the crash - Sully
8. "I'm a teacher" - Saving Private Ryan
9. Execution - Green Mile
10. Watching the massacre - Cloud Atlas
Mortensen:
1. The Father says goodbye to the boy - The Road
2. Bathtub - The Road
3. Robbing the "robber" - The Road
4. The Father pleads with the Mother - The Road
5. Killing a man - The Road
6. Seeing Richie - A History of Violence
7. Arguing with Jack - Captain Fantastic
8. Diner massacre - A History of Violence
9. A Lonely Bus - Captain Fantastic
10. Threatening the Uncle - Eastern Promises
Louis: Your updated top ten actors under 40 list.
So what are your bottom 10 (or 15) worst movies of 2016?
1. Ben Foster
2. Tom Hardy
3. Michael Fassbender
4. Ryan Gosling
5. Matthias Schoenaerts
6. Oscar Isaac
7. Domnhall Gleeson
8. Jake Gyllenhall(Get back on course)
9. Andrew Garfield (Stay the course)
10. Paul Dano (Stay the course)
Louis: Who would you say are the most consistently good actors currently working. I'd assume Foster, Hardy and Fassbender are on that list.
Robert:
1. Collateral Beauty
2. Suicide Squad
3. Nocturnal Animals
4. Yoga Hosers
5. Indignation
6. The Girl on the Train
7. Batman v Superman
8. Triple 9
9. Gold
10. Miss Sloane
11. Ghostbusters
12. Free State of Jones
13. X-Men Apocalypse
14. Passengers
15. Toni Erdmann
Toni Erdmann at 15th. LOL :)
Luke:
Those three, Gleeson & Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Tom Cruise.
Luke:
Well might as well go all in, since I'm against the grain with that one. Seriously though at that point on the list it's becoming just more of "mehs" than outright bad films.
Louis: Once you come back to this year, the only supposedly bad film that I'd ask you to watch is Assassin's Creed, though that's just down to Fassbender & Cotillard.
Luke:
Oh wait spare Erdmann off the list, I forgot about Demolition.
Louis: How close is Tim Robbins to being your win for 1994?
Louis: What would be your top five in Adapted/Original screenplay?
Tahmeed:
I'm fairly comfortable with the Oldman win, but Robbins is right nearby.
Adapted:
1.Silence
2.Hunt for the Wilderpeople
3.Moonlight
4.A Monster Calls
5.Captain America: Civil War
Original:
1. Hell or High Water
2. Paterson
3. The Salesman
4. Eye in the Sky
5. Captain Fantastic
Louis: Ratings and thoughts on the cast of Train to Busan.
Louis: Your thoughts on the screenplay of Captain America Civil War.
Louis: Your thoughts on the trailer for Song to Song.
Very nice to see Ogata in the top 10 supporting of the decade list.
Hope you enjoyed Busan Louis :)
Glad you didn't think much of Kim Eui-sung either, outrageous that he got acting plaudits over Gong Yoo and Ma Dong-Seok
Luke:
Gong - 4(He's a charming performer but he downplays that though in the early scenes to show his character being absorbed with business. He's good though by not portraying him as this terrible person early on, rather conveying this detachment in his behavior as though he's barely aware of how selfish he may be acting. He then proceeds to fashion well his arc to selflessness in an affecting fashion. He does much of this through the action actually though and adds so much gravity to so many scenes. He never just is merely there, every death and moment is given so much more weight because of his performance.)
Jung - 3(Her character is very limited though but she offers a nice bit of charm in her effective yet understated chemistry with Ma Dong-Seok.)
Kim Su-an - 3(Again somewhat limited as she's usually just running away from something or being helped out. She gives a natural performance though and is affecting when she needs to be.)
Ma - 4(MVP of the film. He instantly makes himself such an endearing presence right away having just the right comedic touch in the material while in no way diminishing the drama. He then makes for quite the badass as well in a way that just seems honest for his character, as he makes his devotion to his wife so touching. He is excellent in his final scene making such an emotional moment by having portraying the goodness of his character in such a genuine and down to earth fashion.)
Kim Eui-sung - 2.5(Found his whole character to be a weak point of the film and this partially stems from his one approach to the part. He's kind of okayish at being a jerk, but his routine gets pretty old by the end of the film)
Anonymous:
It will be a screenplay that's hand waved by many but it shouldn't be, especially if you compare it to the similair Batman v Superman. Now on the surface it effectively structures its set pieces and offers an overabundance of clever quips along the way (the best in any marvel film I'd argue). It goes further than that though, as it is also the capitalization of the MCU, something Age of Ultron blundered a bit. It keeps in mind everything that came before and advances it. Every character's motivation is well established and every relationship is utilized. The characters are not wasted and it is incredible how they managed to balance each. It goes further than that in providing real emotional stakes to the action, never simply having action for only the sake of it. It's not flawless, I would have preferred if Tony tore up Cap's letter for example, but it stands as one of the high points of superhero storytelling.
Tahmeed:
I did watch the trailer but I have very little interest in Malick unless he grafts his ideas to a cohesive narrative again. This one has actors I like a lot, Fassbender, Mara and Gosling but if you're going into a Malick film for a single performance you could easily be very disappointed. It was a series of semi-incoherent scenes and that could easily be the film as well. To be perfectly honest I probably won't even watch the film unless the critical response indicates a change for him.
Louis: This is a rather easy question, but Which performance from Fassbender this year, do you think would likely be his best.
Luke:
Based on what Alfredson did with his actors in Tinker Tailor, I'd say the Snowman.
Well I'm glad you enjoyed the film, so it seems, and like you I'm really taking to Gong Yoo as a performer. South Korean cinema seems to be turning into something you really like, I'd recommend watching The Host, Mother, and The Good, the Bad and the Weird next.
Louis & Calvin: and Poetry.
Also, having just re-watched Wilderpeople, I'm really tempted to make Neill my win again because (a) he really is supporting and (b) he's stuck with me just as much as Kubozuka and Ali.
Luke: Need to check that one out!
My Predicted ranking for Fassbender in 2017.
1. The Snowman (5)
2. Alien: Covenant (4.5)
3. Song To Song - (4/4.5)
4. Trespass Against Us (4)
I actually much prefer South Korean cinema over HK.
Calvin:
I did enjoy the film quite bit.
It's baffling that Korea hasn't received a foreign language nomination yet, though they might have this year if they had submitted the Handmaiden instead of The Age of Shadows.
Luke: I can't see Fassbender getting any other rating than a 5 for The Snowman.
Louis: How awesome would it have been though, if they'd somehow gotten Choi Min-sik for Eui-sung's role?
Calvin:
He would've killed it.
Saw John Wick 2. I loved the first one, and I loved this too. I thought the action was great, and I particularly enjoyed how they're delving into this awesome mythology more. Can't wait for the third one. Slight problem for me would that all of the villains are pretty weak.
Reeves-4(You know, I was thinking, who else could play this role like him? Anyway, he's the same ultimate badass he was in the first film, and even though it's not as focused on as the first film, he still does deliver in the few dramatic moments.
Common-2.5(He could've been worse, but he also could have been a lot better. He's just kinda bland.
Scamarcio-2.5(He was pretty boring. A far cry from Nyqvist.
Rose-2(Why was she there?)
McShane-4(I mean, come on, he's so perfect in this role, and I'm glad his role got expanded in this film. I could've gone for even more of him actually, as more Ian McShane is always better than less.
Fishburne-4(It's really only one scene, but he's brilliant. I loved every second of his performance here.)
Reddick-3(I just really love the idea behind this character and Reddick makes it work. I wish he was in it more.)
Louis what would be your top five in score?
Anonymous:
1. La La Land
2. The Neon Demon
3. Hell or High Water
4. Jackie
5. Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Louis: How do you think Ben Foster would've done in the role of Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood?
Louis: What do you think are Gary Oldman's chances of getting an Oscar nomination for Darkest Hours?
Charles: You didn't ask me, but I think he's too young. He would have been great in Paul Dano's role though.
Charles:
I concur with Matt's assessment.
Anonymous:
Has all the ingredients of a nomination maybe even a win, as long as the film is well received.
Louis: Seeing as 2016 Lead Actor is your favorite year in terms of the official nominees, I'd like to ask you what are your favorite years of the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories, and what score you would give each nominee.
I thought Rose and Common were fine, I kind of loved their respective final scenes actually. Scamario was an awful villain though. Would have been nice to have Peter Stromae instead.
I just saw Hell And High-water.
Foster: 5
Bridges: 5
Pine: 5
Birmingham: 4.5-5
Louis, what are your rating and thoughts of Joaquin Phoenix's performance in "The Immigrant"?
Tahmeed:
Actress: Haven't seen Hepburn, but 62 is pretty great.
Supporting Actress: 2007
Varun:
Would need to re-watch it.
Louis: What would be your top five for production design?
Anonymous:
1. Silence
2. La La Land
3. The Handmaiden
4. Hail Caesar!
5. The Neon Demon
Louis: Bookies in Britain have Fassbender as the favourite to take over as 007. It would be a huge mistake and why Luke Evans isn't in the conversation, I'll never know.
Luke:
So many of the names they are putting forward are rather strange since they are much too high profile when compared to every previous Bond, who were either an unknown or a pretty low profile actor. I'd be surprised if EON productions went for any of them since it would give them much less leeway during the initial contract stage.
Louis: What are your top 10 acting moments for Robert Downey Jr. and Johnny Depp (if you can come up with 10 for him)
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