Adam Pearson in A Different Man
Clarence Maclin in Sing Sing
Simon McBurney in Nosferatu
Richard Roundtree in Thelma
Franz Rogowski in Bird
Feel free to predict These Five, Those Five, Or Both.
David Jonsson in Alien Romulus
Jason Bateman in Carry-on
Karren Karagulian in Anora
Austin Butler in Dune Part II
Denzel Washington in Gladiator II
22 comments:
1. Maclin
2. Pearson
3. McBurney
4. Roundtree
5. Rogowski
1. Karaguilan
2. Bateman
3. Butler
4. Jonsson
5. Washington
1. Denzel Washington (maybe I’m crazy for this but I think he deserves a 5 just for his delivery of “I own…..your house. I WANT your loyalty.”)
2. Austin Butler
3. Jason Bateman
4. Karen Karagulian
5. David Jonsson
I’ll have to watch Bird before predicting the other set.
Louis, if The Brutalist were not a 2024 release and, for the sake of the argument, Brody's slot was taken by Craig in Queer (i.e. a performance with no shot to win) ... do you think it'd be an easy road to victory for Chalamet? If not, who'd be his challenger?
Anonymous:
No I don't think Chalamet would be any kind of runaway, because then I think A24 would've actually pushed Sing Sing a bit more and Domingo might've taken the front spot.
1. Maclin
2. Pearson
3. McBurney
4. Rogowski
5. Roundtree
1. Butler
2. Washington
3. Karagulian
4. Jonsson
5. Bateman
1. Maclin
2. Pearson
3. McBurney
4. Rogowski
5. Roundtree
Don't know about the other one
My personal ratings for the performances that will be reviewed:
Maclin - 5
Pearson - 5
McBurney - 4.5 (my personal MVP of the film)
Dafoe - 3.5
Skarsgard - 2.5 (I'm with Robert here)
Rogowski - 5
Roundtree - 4.5
Butler - 4.5 (he's grown a lot in my esteem since I first watched the film)
Washington - 4.5
Karagulian - 4
Eydelshteyn - 2 (my biggest 'I do not see what everyone else is seeing' of this awards season)
Jonsson - 4
Bateman - 4
Calvin: I still have no idea what to think of Eydelshteyn.
Louis: Ratings and thoughts on Samuel L. Jackson in The Piano Lesson and Chaplin & Sarsgaard in September 5.
Interesting line ups. I'll just do the bottom 5, because I have more of a reference for how people like them.
1) Butler
2) Washington
3) Karagulian
4) Bateman
5) Jonsson
I have seen only 3 of them in action, so that's gonna be a major shot in the dark, but whatever.
1. Maclin
2. Pearson
3. McBurney
4. Rogowski
5. Roundtree
1. Butler
2. Karagulian
3. Washington
4. Jonsson
5. Bateman
Mitchell: So...hehehe...what did you make of Emilia Perez?
Oh, Emilia Perez....
I must say, I've rarely seen the internet as united about anything, as it is for hating this movie. If I was to offer some constructive criticism...perhaps keeping the film as a straight drama and/or hiring mostly unknown stars might've made for a better piece. You know what also would've helped? Having someone film this Mexico centric story in Mexico? Or having it directed by someone whose...knowledgable...about Mexican culture. And while we're at it, maybe hiring people who even I, as a Caucasian, English speaking man with very little Spanish, can tell are not natural speakers. Also, perhaps since this is a musical, maybe make the songs actually *good* - crazy, I know. And maybe framing this story of discovering ones true self would work better, if our protagonist wasn't a violent murderer who then abandons their family for 4 years straight, and then lies to them about where they've been and who they are.
Again, the internet has seldom held such a strong consensus about a film or topic. Mexican people don't like this movie. Trans people don't like this movie. Most general audiences don't like this movie. And yet the oscars wanted celebrate it, in what is a very transparent way of promoting a particular topic in a particular climate. I guess it doesn't matter that this movie, which offers superficial representation of its themes, is actually quite offensive in it's contextual representation.
1. Maclin
2. Pearson
3. McBurney
4. Roundtree
5. Rogowski
1. Butler
2. Karagulian
3. Washington
4. Jonsson
5. Bateman
I also did watch Companion which was not a terrible way to start off 2025 films, but not an especially great way either. Sophie Thatcher is terrific in the titular role, and does a lot of heavy lifting to create investment. It does have some decent moments involving playing with artificial intelligence and self-awareness, although it also has a lot of derivative ideas better explored in other films, like the Blade Runners for example, some okay thriller elements though it also gets lost in a very stupid criminal scheme plot. Its attempts to be darkly comic are all over the place, I won’t say it is always unamusing but too often it mangles the tone towards silliness rather than believability. I will say Jack Quaid in particular struggles here in seemingly not knowing when to be broad or serious. It doesn't help in just how nose his character’s lines are in terms of spelling out his toxicity, which could even work if it was done with more style or was funnier, but they're not.
Thatcher - 4.5
Quaid - 2
Gage - 3
Suri - 2.5
Guillen - 2.5
Friend - 2
I think I'll sit this one out.
1. Maclin
2. Pearson
3. McBurney
4. Rogowski
5. Roundtree
1. Butler
2. Karagulian
3. Washington
4. Jonsson
5. Bateman
Luke:
Jackson - 4(His performance I do think is a shame that it was dismissed so quickly as while not a career best, would've been a better choice than Culkin. As while there is a lot of scenes where he is just part of the scene, he part of a scene that gives a real sense of reality to the house and the period. He has such ease about it the way he even reacts to less great performances, helps to ground moments in ways that seem more honest by the virtue of his presence. I especially love his moments where he creates any kind of negotiation between Deadwyler's and Washington's characters. But the real greatness of his performance is the piano monologue, which Jackson absolutely nails in every possible way. Unlike some other performers in the film he gives an honest reality to the monologue, delivering not as scripture but more genuinely as the truth as the man knows. Beautifully punctuating by not overplaying the emotion but rather showing the quiet wisdom of the man as he relays it. Making it hit a real dramatic note that is the highlight of the film.)
Chaplin - 4(I will say he's very believable here in playing a completely different American type than he played in A Thin Red Line, and I'm not talking about age. His slightly gruffer way of speaking as the more seasoned newsroom guy, just feels entirely natural and you'd guess he was just some character actor who was this way. Beyond that, Chaplin comes in consistently as the person bringing a real sense of weight, concern and conviction even in his expository lines. Creating the natural sense of someone where this situation is very personal to him, and grounds that nicely. I think it is a place where the film could've brought more to it, but still he's very good with what he has.)
Sarsgaard - 3.5(He's good in portraying this sort of calm disregarding quality of the man who is just focused on getting to do the story no matter what. Something that I do think we could've explored more with his story, though Sarsgaard does play this coldness, not as purposefully evil, but rather just a man who has his focus on the ratings without a care. His delivery has this callousness, though again the film limits how much we explore that on the whole.)
Louis: Could you add Ralph Fiennes to the labels of the previous post?
1. Pearson
2. Maclin
3. McBurney
4. Rogowski
5. Roundtree
I've absolutely got no idea about the 2nd lineup.
1.Maclin
2.Pearson
3.McBurney
4.Roundtree
5.Rogowski
1.Butler
2.Karagulian
3.Washington
4.Bateman
5.Jonsson
5º Richard Roundtree
4º Franz Rogowski
3º Simon McBurney
2º Adam Pearson
1º Clarence Maclin
5º David Jonsson
4º Jason Bateman
3º Denzel Washington
2º Karren Karagulian
1º Austin Butler
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