James McAvoy for me. X-Men first Class, Split, Speak No Evil, even Victor Frankenstein. If MCavoy’s name is attached to it, I’m probably going to see it. Charlize Theron is next. Mad Max: Fury road, Monster, and Kubo. Old guard… she acted her heart out, but it was okay in the end. (First post)
Al Yankovich
Sam Rockwell.
I loved him in Moon but haven’t seen anything else he’s been in. Got any recs?
Galaxy Quest
This should be required viewing. Such a bummer we lost Alan Rickman too early and missed put on a sequel.
Galaxy Quest is one of those movies that imo is perfect as-is, like we don’t need a sequel or else it would dilute it kinda thing.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
Sam Rockwell is an awesome Zaphod Beeblebrox in The Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy.
Seven Psychopaths is hilarious, same director as In Bruges if you’ve seen that one.
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is one of my favorites. Despite the fact that I’m not usually a rom-com guy, I actually liked Mr. Right.
Heist (the 2001 film)
Easily in my top 5 films, and one that rewards rewatches.
Rockwell and Bale in a buddy cop movie and I’m there opening night.
I too enjoy watching that particular Asian girl.
I would’ve never expected to say this 17 years ago (don’t linger on that detail too long), but Robert Pattinson
Ah, the stigma and hatred around newly released fantasy romcoms targeted to women. Also the reinvention of the vampire that most people would probably wish had stayed in an obscure YA novel rather than become cinematic history.
I was always team Wolf but I developed an interest in real vampire culture because of Twilight.
Did you ever watch Remember Me? Part of me wishes I hadn’t. The unnecessary end hits like a wrecking ball
I liked Twilight 2, actually. Just happened to see it in the right moment that it worked for me. Never watched the rest of the series though
My wife and I go on actor kicks, and RO was one not too long ago. Might have been spurred on by seeing The Lighthouse, but then it became let’s just watch what he’s done. I won’t watch Twilight, not my jam, but my wife watches it with our daughter, who is now team whatever, I dunno. But Good Time was a great recent flick that switched me from RP to Safdie movies in general.
If you’ve never watched The Rover, I would highly recommend it. Guy Pearce is excellent in it, but Pattinson’s performance really hit home that he can truly act.
I did. I’ll have to check, but I think I’ve seen a fair amount of his post-twilight films. Like Radcliffe, he generally picks interesting projects, if nothing else
Cosmopolis, Good Time, High Life, and ofc The Lighthouse being some of them
Edit: spelling
Yeah High Life was a mad film, but he was great again.
Dude, seriously. For the longest time I only knew him as the vampire in Twilight (which I’d never even seen) and wrote him off immediately. Then I saw him in High Life and was like ‘Oh wait a minute, this guy is pretty good actually’. I even liked him in Batman. I’m glad he’s outgrowing his Twilight association.
Definitely Daniel Radcliffe
Seconded, on the condition he isn’t Harry Potter.
Swiss army man was dumb. Not the it’s funny kind of dumb, either.
Yeah but you could see that had tons of fun making it
Nathan Fillion
Watched everything he made without question until the rookie came out. Put off watching it for years but sad I did as it’s a great show!
Nicholas Cage
Well, not in his “I do anything to reduce my crushing debt” phase.
I agree.
But he is a legitimate talent. My favorite from him is “Joe.” Check it out.
He’s shooting Madden right now, which I’m super excited to see. It’s Nic Cage as John Madden and Christian Bale as Al Davis. Should be good.
Oh man, I just watched The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent and absolutely loved it. It was everything I wanted in a Nic Cage movie.
I think Nicholas Cage is a fine actor, but he’s not a great actor IMO. Especially in the last 10-20 years, I feel like he’s developed some subtlety but the roles he’s taken have all been fuckin’ weird. Mostly I like his older work like Raising Arizona, Con Air, Face/Off, etc.
Have you ever seen Pig?
I haven’t, dunno anything about it.
My mom’s answer would be Walton Goggins, but I’d have to agree cause man that guy can change characters of a dime. From his crazy almost feral killer character from American Ultra, to his character from The Unicorn, to Vice Principals, to Fallout, the guy is damn near a chameleon.
Vice Principals was so good, and it was incredibly disappointing that it got canceled. Righteous Gemstones does not scratch that itch for me, though Goggins as Uncle Baby Billy is just another character in what is a great showcase he’s put together. I feel like he kinda went under the radar for a bit and he’s getting his due now, and deservedly so.
Goggins is so hot right now and as a long time fan I’m absolutely here for it.
Yeah, Goggins’ stole the show every damn time he was on screen in Justified. Great actor.
The Unicorn
Goggins as a trans woman in Sons of Anarchy stole the show even though this role had a total of like 3 minutes spread around in several episodes… the guy is awesome
Ed Norton is an automatic sign that even if the movie sucks, it’ll be worth watching once just for his performance.
Tom Hardy. Taboo was very good.
He definitely takes risks and chooses interesting projects.
And then goes and does a snooze fest like Havoc. I guess very few manage to bat 1.000.
And Locke
Catherine O’Harra, Tilda Swinton, Gary Oldman, John Malkovich, Tom Hanks
Actors who always commit to their roles! It’s always a pleasure to see them, especially when you see them go from very serious to comedy in various parts. Tom Hanks was fantastic in the 80s when he was comedy but he seems to do more serious roles since then. Also why Saturday Night Live skits can be awesome when such actors are guest starting.
Daniel Day Lewis
This is the most correct answer
Christoph Waltz
My teeth are also kinda janky, so this is probably one of my favorite videos by anyone ever. I love the “your teeth are air-cooled” line too.
These days, it’s Alan Tudyk for me. For movies and tv shows.
He has been in some of the most bizarre and ridiculous concepts, but he still always makes them a delight to watch, even as a supporting character.
I haven’t been disappointed yet, even if it’s bound to happen eventually.
My wife and I got into Resident Alien because of him. Dollhouse was the first thing I saw him in, so yeah he likes bizarre and ridiculous would be correct. I love his comedy in Resident Alien.
Gene Hackman. DeNiro. Pacino. J.T. Walsh. James Cromwell. J.K Simmons. Many more I can’t remember.
I don’t know if there’s any actor I feel that way about as I generally don’t watch films based on the cast, but probably the closest would be Song Kang-ho. He delivers consistently great performances and works with many writers and directors that I like.
