Tag: Performances
Scenes, Performances, Movies – A Random Review of 2019 in Film
I personally struggle to sum up such a year in film as 2019. Whatever your tastes, your passions, your guilty pleasures, there was greatness for…
2019 in Film Halftime Report: The Performances
The Halftime Report for 2019 in Films continues with the boys and girls that have graced our screens (big or small), and left a lasting…
Nice Acting! Shame About The Movie… Part 10 of 10
And finally, we close the curtain on our series on those acting performances in films that didn’t live up to them. Nothing artificial about these…
Actober: Great Performances from Kate Winslet
Since her debut in Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures way back in 1994, Kate Winslet has steadily become one of the UK’s national treasures. Known for her…
Nice Acting! Shame About The Movie… Part 9 of 10
So I’ll try not to be witty here, out of a kind of respectful reflection. Not just because Actober is nearing its end, but mainly…
Nice Acting! Shame About The Movie… Part 8 of 10
The next five acting turns featuring in films that perhaps left something to be desired, include one of Batman’s enemies, a gun-fighter of yore, a…
Nice Acting! Shame About The Movie… Part 7 of 10
Some perfectly fine movies here, almost making me question the very premise of our acting quality over the movies. There is little shame in these…
My Top 5 Favourite Julia Roberts Films
Julia Roberts is one of my favourite actresses. I first watched her in Erin Brockovich years ago, and since then I’ve just loved her. There…
Nice Acting! Shame About The Movie… Part 6 of 10
With awards season upon us, it tends to be a warm topic of conversation about how some of the big winners in history, in the…
Nice Acting! Shame About The Movie… Part 5 of 10
Hi all. Wanted to chip in and get part 5 posted of our Nice Acting! Shame About The Movie… series. With Robin and Bianca both…
Nice Acting! Shame About The Movie… Part 4 of 10
An actor might be our most unheralded master performer. It doesn’t matter whether he’s slumming it in a megabudget atrocity, or headlining some indie that only four…
Nice Acting! Shame About The Movie… Part 3 of 10
Some truly huge presences here for part three. And even some of the great filmmakers showing us that even they are human and can make…
Nice Acting! Shame About The Movie… Part 2 of 10
Onto part two of the battle between the actress / actor versus the movie in which they play. And where the acting wins every time….
Nice Acting! Shame About The Movie… Part 1 of 10
As Actober heads furiously into its second half, we’re throwing another 50 performances your way. This time we big up the acting, but in films…