Sentences with phrase «performances in good movies»

Chastain hit a peak from 2011 to 2013 with back - to - back Oscar nominations for The Help and Zero Dark Thirty and has continued turning in quality performances in good movies such as Interstellar, The Martian and Molly's Game.

Not exact matches

This year's field of Best Picture nominees features eight movies with widely variant box office performances, from 20th Century Fox's (FOX) The Martian «s leading $ 228 million in domestic gross to Room, which barely cracked $ 12.5 million in ticket sales.

The performances are so good, that both Steve Carell and Christian Bale have been nominated for Golden Globe Awards for «Best Actor in a Comedy» and McCay and Charles Randolph, who co-wrote the movie, were nominated for «Best Screenplay.»

Stewart has spent the last few years turning heads in quieter, moodier indie fare, earning raves for nuanced performances in movies like Still Alice and Personal Shopper (both of which are quite good).

This would be a good time for baseball to review the performance of the umpire in question and publicly hold the umpire accountable for their actions but we've seen this movie before and we know how it ends.

Avant - garde performance artist / writer, lives part time in San Francisco and Mexico City; very famous but loves privacy, tours internationally, bohemian type, 57, fit, good sense of humor, loves conversation, good food, art, literature, indie movies, creative dancing, costuming, unique art objects

I like to hang out and just watch a good movie with my special someone, sleep in on a rainy day or going to a play, theatre, museums, art performances, Broadway,...

The movie portrayed her personality and as a legend of a woman posed as a man to enter the monastery and become Pope.German actress Johanna Wokalek was pretty good for that role and the other performances were decent as well.The portrayal of the time, crowds and the cities was below average, but very effective, since it was a low - budget movie, the image and lighting quality was not always good.The weak point of the movie was in the rhythm, which at times was uneven, and went from fast to very slow, but still it was never boring because of the strong plot.

a great music film this is the words which i can say about Justin Timberlake + the Tennessee Kids great work by Jonathan demme and great performance bt Justin Timberlake is this movie a history is counted they show the people the history not just the concert i love how jonathan direct this and i love the edition i love how justin timberlake is humble and lovely funny smart with everybody i'm more in love with him.this deserves an emmy and a grammy for best music film at grammys 2018 everybody should watch this movie is amazing congrats justin timberlake netflix and jonathan demme great music film truly amazing maybe we have this film in dvd soon i will love if its happen i» ll love some extras yes i will.

The latter probably gives the best performance in the film, and the fact that he also starred in the far superior «Bright Young Things» makes you realize how much this movie is lacking.

«Enough» was a bad movie, although the plot is very good, which deals with the subject of intrafamily mistreatment, but I see that it was not handled in a good way, since the performance of Jennifer Lopez was overacted, as was the

Many film fans assume that Mitchell won his 1939 Best Supporting Oscar for his portrayal of Gerald O'Hara in the blockbuster Gone With the Wind; in fact, he won the prize for his performance as the drunken doctor in Stagecoach — one of five Thomas Mitchell movie appearances in 1939 (his other films that year, classics all, were Only Angels Have Wings, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame).

Much of what makes the movie work so well are the moving performances from Molly Shannon and Jesse Plemons in roles that allow them both to stretch in unprecedented dramatic ways.

His performance belonged in a better movie.

Hugh Jackman's and Liev Schreiber's forceful performances in the lead roles drive the movie; Danny Huston is well cast as William Stryker.

Josh Hartnett's performance in this film, is a good reason to check out the movie.

Critic Consensus: Southside With You looks back on a fateful real - life date with strong performances and engaging dialogue, adding up to a romance that makes for a pretty good date movie in its own right.

Clint Eastwood won kudos from theater fans for tapping Broadway stars for his movie adaptation of 2014's «Jersey Boys,» but John Lloyd Young was a better singer and stage performer than actor in his performance as Frankie Valli.

Really enjoyed this movie especially all the cast like Will Smith and Margot Robbie were best performance in whole movie there were some scenes are messy u didn't mind it all

Much like last year and the year before, this year's Movie Studio Report Card evaluates both the box office performance and overall film quality of the six major studios (and many indie distributors) in an attempt to determine the best and worst studios of 2011.

The acting was okay for the most part (Marsden and Perabo were pretty good but Glenn and Thornton gave two of the most wooden performances I've seen recently), the attacks by the bear were not that well made but it could've been worse but, ultimately, the movie is entertaining and in the end you really care for the 3 main characters (Perabo, Marsden, Jane).

It's never mawkish or manipulative, and its characters are so well - established both in the writing and in the performances that the movie ultimately does the hard work of earning those damp Kleenexes.

It showcases a career best performance (Ed Norton in that movie) in a character piece that isn't so much about a personal journey as it is a grand statement about a specific social problem that will continue to thrive with no end in sight.

Beyond its best little moments, the movie is addressing a serious issue, and it feels awfully churlish to complain that its earnest depictions of soldiers in psychological pain isn't novel enough, or that Koale's performance is a little shakier than Teller's, or that the movie doesn't have much to say about the Iraq War in particular, or that it eventually tries to pass off a lack of resolution as an abbreviated happy ending.

By far the best aspects of the movie are the performances by Bale, Studi, Pike — her character is rescued early in the trek and becomes an emotional lifeline to Blocker and he to her — and the many familiar faces peppering the proceedings.

Just when you thought we were done with our review of the past year in film (including our recent report on 2013's best and worst movies), we have one last look back to offer you: our annual evaluation of movie studio performance.

I like Lawrence's performance best when she actually gets to do some spy stuff, like in a centerpiece scene that feels flown in from a different movie, in which Dominika cultivates a boozy senatorial staffer played by Mary - Louise Parker (making the absolute most of a little).

I really liked Shearer and Gable in this movie, they give very good performances.

With stunning performances from its cast, the film occur during the First World War, and it shows us the chaos, and considering the fact that this was made in 1930, it's an impressive feat in filmmaking, as what we have here is a picture that captures the fear and agony of combat, and it's a well made movie for its time, and it still looks great after all these years.

Sure, this film possesses a better pedigree than most movies of its type — director Fatih Akin is rated higher in international film circles than «Death Wish» remake director Eli Roth, Diane Kruger won the Best Actress prize at Cannes for her performance and the movie is Germany's entry for this year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film — and its intentions may be nobler, but, at its heart, it is not markedly different from its genre brethren.

With some films, you can tell where one or two things went wrong — perhaps a decision in script, or a performance that's off base — but The Snowman is the rare movie where for every choice, there was a better way to go.

It's all fitfully amusing, thanks in large part to Bouchard's richly comic performance, but the movie is never very involving, and it overstays its welcome by a good, long while.

Only in this movie in the middle, Jenkins gives his best Oscar performance despite his little screen time.

It has been argued that Jackson's performances in Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown served to sanction his writer - director's fetishizing of certain stereotypes pertaining to African - American movie characters — and also his co-opting of subcultural postures and attitudes well beyond his real - life experiences (if not, it goes without saying, his VHS collection).

As for the movie's star, Shannon's notoriously idiosyncratic sensibilities serve him quite well here - as the actor delivers as relentlessly oddball and weird a performance as one has come to expect (although it's just as clear that this marks the apex of his career in terms of his ability to tackle similarly over-the-top figures in the future).

The late actor's performance in this movie was one of his best, probably about 4th to Doubt, The Master, and Capote.

Although «The Walk» succeeds mainly as a slice of popcorn entertainment rather than a potential Oscar contender, it's a really well - made movie that works both as a celebration of Petit's once - in - a-lifetime performance and a tribute to the World Trade Center.

Though in the following years, Tom's voice could be heard in a variety of animated releases, onscreen performances in shows like Monk and movies such as Bad Santa proved that the increasingly active voice - over artist was still very much committed to her onscreen career as well.

Harry, I agree that this movie HAS to have a better performance from Liam Neeson than was given in TPM.

While Boseman delivers another good performance in the role of the conflicted and newly crowned Wakandan king / superhero, this is the rare occasion where a MCU movie antagonist outshines the protagonist.

Anthony has been nominated for 13 awards, 3 of which he won: Acapulco Black Film Festival's «Rising Star» in 2001, Black Movie Awards «Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role» in 2005 for Hustle and Flow and National Board of Review, USA's «Best Ensemble» for The Departed.

Some things in the movie may not have aged that well, but it still pulses with youthful energy and impresses with the psychological complexity of its characters - and it should always be remembered for James Dean's iconic looks and performance that spoke to a generation.

Strong cast, but Jason Patrick is the standout, giving a career best performance and laying down one of the most unforgettable and disturbing speeches I've heard in the movies.

It's a really good performance in a barely - OK movie.

And, honestly, Washington doesn't even give the best performance in the MOVIE much less of the year.

Yes, it's very funny and filled with enough genuinely great performances that it's actually debatable which supporting star turns in the best work (it's Laurie Metcalf, or maybe Beanie Feldstein, or possibly Tracy Letts), but what makes Gerwig's movie such a gem is the honesty that infuses every part and every scene.

There are moments that are beneath De Niro and Arkin's talents, sure, (Arkin's performance as a horny old man in «Little Miss Sunshine» is far superior), but the movie's better because they're in it.

The movie's inclusion in the Best Picture race gives the star (and co-writer of the movie) some extra heft, but I suspect voters won't give him enough credit for the performance, since he's playing a version of himself.

Award - Worthy: This is Cooper's first major award nomination of any kind, if you don't count being nominated for an MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance in The Hangover.

It's a good thing the trip to the casinos opens the movie, because Cochrane's performance is the best thing in «Empire Records.»