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)

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    I would’ve never expected to say this 17 years ago (don’t linger on that detail too long), but Robert Pattinson

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      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.

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      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

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        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

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      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.

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      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.

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      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.

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    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.

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      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.

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      Yeah, Goggins’ stole the show every damn time he was on screen in Justified. Great actor.

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    Ed Norton is an automatic sign that even if the movie sucks, it’ll be worth watching once just for his performance.

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    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.

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      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.

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    • Gina Davis.
    • Al Pacino.
    • Brad Pitt.
    • Edward Norton.
    • Helen Mirren.
    • Judy Dench.

    There’s are a few others. That don’t come to mind right now.

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    Mia goth, she’s in a bunch of a24 stuff and if she’s in it you know shits about to be get weird. Which is my jam

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    Michael Sheen. A fantastic proud Welshman who gave away his own money so the homeless World Cup could be held in Cardiff, and is now pouring his heart into the national theatre.

    I’d love a drink or three with him.