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gonzo-rella · 3 years

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Fandoms (and Characters Within Them) I Enjoy Writing For

I’m only listing the fandoms/characters I enjoy writing for, and then my all time favourite characters to write for will be indicated as shown below. If you request a headcanon for a fandom, without one specific character/a few select characters, I will write for most of the characters on the list below said fandom, provided the list isn’t too long.

Feel free to ask if I’ve watched a show/movie and/or if I’d be willing to write for a certain character. I might have left it off the list, or might be interested in getting into it.

Also, I’d like to preface this list by saying that me writing romantically for kid characters doesn’t mean I’m romantically attracted to them. Funnily enough, I (born in 2005) have no romantic interest in a 12-year-old character. To me, it’s no different than an author romantically pairing up two of their same-age child characters. That being said, I have indicated under certain fandoms that I’d prefer writing for characters as being aged up at least a couple of years if the request is romantic.

If you have any requests or questions, leave them in my ask box!

*___* = one of my favourites to write for (though not always a reflection of my opinion of the character/show; I love a lot of characters/shows that aren’t listed with *_*, but I’ll just find them a bit tricky to write for)

-___- = I’ll write for them, but only platonically/not romantically

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Here’s a quick reminder to please please please read through the post regarding requesting rules, things I will/won’t write and just general information you should know before sending in a request. It’s linked HERE.

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SECTIONS GUIDE

SERIES

ANIMATION (NON-ANIME)

ANIME

DRAMAS

FANTASY/SCI-FI

SITCOMS/COMEDIES

MOVIES

80s & 90s DRAMAS/DRAMEDIES

ANIMATION

COMEDIES

STAR WARS (WILL GET ITS OWN SECTION WHEN I’VE WATCHED THE SHOWS)

GHOSTBUSTERS

ANIMATED TV SHOWS & MOVIES

DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE

VIDEO GAMES

DATING SIMS

VISUAL NOVELS

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TV SHOWS

ANIMATION

AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER

-Aang-

-Katara-

*Sokka*

-*Toph*-

*Zuko*

*Suki*

Mai

Ty Lee

-Azula-

-Iroh-

BOJACK HORSEMAN

BoJack Horseman

*Diane Nguyen*

*Todd Chavez*

Princess Carolyn

Mr Peanutbutter

*Sarah Lynn*

DUCKTALES (2017)

-*Huey Duck*-

-Dewey Duck-

-*Louie Duck*-

-*Webby Vanderquack*-

-Scrooge McDuck-

-*Della Duck*-

-Donald Duck-

-*Lena Sabrewing*-

-Violet Sabrewing-

-*Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera*-

-*Gyro Gearloose*-

-*Launchpad McQuack*-

-Drake Mallard (Darkwing Duck)-

-Gosalyn Waddlemeyer-

GRAVITY FALLS

-*Dipper Pines*-

-*Mabel Pines*-

-*Stanley Pines*-

-*Stanford Pines*-

-*Soos Ramirez*-

-*Pacifica Northwest*-

-Bill Cipher-

*Wendy Corduroy*

-Candy Chu-

-Grenda-

Note: I’d write romantically for most of the HUMAN characters if if I were to write for them at a high school/college/young adult age.

SHE-RA AND THE PRINCESSES OF POWER

Adora

Catra

*Scorpia*

Glimmer

Bow

*Mermista*

*Sea Hawk*

*Entrapta*

ANIME

FREE!

*Haruka Nanasae*

*Makoto Tachibana*

*Rei Ryugazaki*

*Nagisa Hazuki*

*Rin Matsuoka*

Gou Matsuoka

Note: I’ll be writing for the rest of the Samezuka boys, Kisumi etc. when I’ve started rewatching Free. Right now, I’m fairly comfortable writing for the characters listed above, but feel free to send in requests for characters not listed and I’ll be able to get around to writing them when I become better reacquainted with the characters.

DRAMAS

BREAKING BAD/BETTER CALL SAUL

-*Walter White*-

*Jesse Pinkman*

-*Hank Schrader*-

-*Skyler White*-

-*Marie Schrader*-

Walter ‘Flynn’ White Jr.

*Saul Goodman*

-*Mike Ehrmantraut*-

-*Gus Fring*-

*Brandon ‘Badger’ Mayhew*

*Skinny Pete*

*Kim Wexler*

*Nacho Varga*

BRIDGERTON

*Anthony Bridgerton*

*Kate Sharma*

*Edwina Sharma*

*Benedict Bridgerton*

*Colin Bridgerton*

Daphne Bridgerton

Simon Bassett

*Eloise Bridgerton*

*Penelope Featherington*

-Gregory Bridgerton-

-Hyacinth Bridgerton-

-*Lady Danbury*-

-Violet Bridgerton-

Note: If I haven’t included a character you’d like me to write for, feel free to ask if I’d be willing to write for them.

THE LAST OF US

*Joel Miller*

*Ellie Williams*

Note: Feel free to send requests for other characters. Also, I haven’t played and don’t intend to play the the video games, but I’d be willing to check out a playthrough if you send me a link to a good one.

*YELLOWJACKETS*

Shauna Shipman

Jackie Taylor

*Natalie Scatorccio*

*Taissa Turner*

*Misty Quigley*

*Lottie Matthews*

*Vanessa ‘Van’ Palmer*

Note: These are just the characters I feel the most confident writing for, but I’d be happy to try writing for some of the other characters.

FANTASY/SCI-FI

STRANGER THINGS

Mike Wheeler

*Dustin Henderson*

*Lucas Sinclair*

*El / Eleven / Jane Hopper*

*Max Mayfield*

Nancy Wheeler

Jonathan Byers

*Steve Harrington*

*Robin Buckley* (romance for female/enby/gender neutral readers only; platonic for all genders)

*Joyce Byers*

-*Erica Sinclair*-

*Jim Hopper*

*Chrissy Cunningham*

*Eddie Munson*

SITCOMS/COMEDIES

ABBOTT ELEMENTARY

*Janine Teagues*

*Gregory Eddie*

*Barbara Howard*

*Melissa Schemmenti*

*Ava Coleman*

*Jacob Hill*

-*Mr. Johnson*-

*THE AFTERPARTY*

*Aniq Adjaye*

*Zoe Zhu*

*Detective Danner*

*Yasper Lennov*

*Chelsea*

Brett

Xavier

Walt

Note: I’ll be adding season 2 characters once season 2′s final episode has aired.

*COMMUNITY*

*Jeff Winger*

*Britta Perry*

*Annie Edison*

*Troy Barnes*

*Abed Nadir*

*Frankie Dart*

-Shirley Bennett-

-Pierce Hawthorne-

-*Craig Pelton / The Dean / Dean Pelton*-

-*Elroy Patashnik”-

DERRY GIRLS

Erin Quinn

Orla McCool

*Clare Devlin* (romance for female/enby readers only; platonic for all genders)

*Michelle Mallon*

James Maguire

THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR

Will Smith

*Carlton Banks*

*Hillary Banks*

-Ashley Banks-

Jazz

FRIENDS

*Monica Geller*

Rachel Green

*Phoebe Buffay*

*Joey Tribbiani*

*Chandler Bing*

Ross Geller

*Mike Hannigan*

*GHOSTS*

*Alison Cooper*

*Mike Cooper*

*Thomas Thorne*

*Lady Fanny Button*

*Patrick ‘Pat’ Butcher*

*Julian Fawcett*

*The Captain* (As he’s heavily implied to be gay, I’ll only write romantically for him with a male reader. However, I’ll write platonically for him with a female or (preferably) gender neutral reader.)

*Mary*

*Kitty*

*Robin*

*Humphrey Bone*

*HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER*

Ted Mosby

*Robin Scherbatsky*

*Barney Stinson*

Lily Aldrin

*Marshall Eriksen*

*Tracy McConnell*

*Victoria*

Zoey Pierson

*George Van Smoot/The Captain*

*Kevin Venkataraghavan*

*Becky*

*MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE*

-Dewey Wilkerson-

Malcolm Wilkerson

*Reese Wilkerson*

Francis Wilkerson

Stevie Kenarban

-Lois Wilkerson-

-Hal Wilkerson-

Note: If a romantic fic is requested for any of them, I’d prefer writing for Reese, Malcolm and Stevie when they’re teenagers or older.

*MODERN FAMILY*

-Jay Pritchett-

*Gloria Delgado-Pritchett*

*Claire Dunphy*

*Phil Dunphy*

*Mitchell Pritchett*

Cam Tucker

*Haley Dunphy*

Alex Dunphy

Luke Dunphy

*Manny Delgado*

Note: I’d only write the kids as older teens/adults in anything romantic, though I don’t mind brief childhood flashbacks.

THE OFFICE

Jim Halpert

*Pam Beesly*

Erin Hannon

Andy Bernard

*Dwight Schrute*

*Karen Filippelli*

*Kelly Kapoor*

OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH

*Stede Bonnet*

*Edward Teach*

*Izzy Hands*

*Lucius Spriggs*

*Oluwande Boodhari*

*Jim Jimenez*

*Frenchie*

*Roach*

Note: Feel free to request poly stuff! I’d love to write for Stede x Ed x reader, Steddy Hands x reader and Jim x Olu x reader.

*SCHITT’S CREEK*

*David Rose*

*Alexis Rose*

*Stevie Budd*

-*Johnny Rose*-

-*Moira Rose*-

Patrick Brewer

*Twyla Sands*

-*Roland Schitt*-

-*Jocelyn Schitt*-

SCRUBS

John ‘JD’ Dorian

*Elliot Reid*

Chris Turk

*Perry Cox*

*Ben Sullivan*

-The Janitor-

*Jordan Sullivan*

Carla Espinosa

Denise Mahoney

*Kevin Casey*

TED LASSO

*Ted Lasso*

Coach Beard

*Rebecca Welton*

*Nate Shelley*

*Roy Kent*

*Keeley Jones*

*Jamie Tartt*

-Higgins-

*Sam Obisanya*

Note: I’ll definitely write for most of the minor/supporting characters (e.g. the other Richmond players), but I’d definitely prefer writing headcanons for them rather than one-shots. There are some exceptions to who I’ll be able to write one-shots for, so just ask if anyone you wanted a one-shot about isn’t listed above.

*WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS*

*Nandor (The Relentless)*

*Nadja*

*Laszlo Cravensworth*

*Guillermo de la Cruz*

-Colin Robinson-

*The Guide*

*Marwa*

*The Djinn*

MOVIES

80s & 90s

THE BREAKFAST CLUB

*Allison Reynolds*

Brian Johnson

Claire Standish

*DEAD POETS SOCIETY*

*Todd Anderson*

*Neil Perry*

*Charlie Dalton*

Knox Overstreet

Gerard Pitts

*Steven Meeks*

Chris Noel

Note: While I’m willing to set my writing for DPS in 1959, I’d prefer to write for it in a more modern setting, such as the 80s, 90s, 2000s or the present day. When sending in requests for DPS, please specify which time period you’d want it set it (and be more specific than ‘modern AU’ please).

ANIMATION

TREASURE PLANET

*Jim Hawkins*

*Captain Amelia*

Note: I’m willing to write for the other characters in a limited capacity (in more minor roles and strictly platonically). Just try to avoid requests that will involve me writing for that fucking robot. God, how I hate that fucking robot.

COMEDIES

10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU

*Kat Stratford*

Patrick Verona

*Bianca Stratford*

*Cameron James*

Michael Eckman

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID (THE TRILOGY)

*Rodrick Heffley*

Note: I’d probably write platonically for most of the characters, but I only put this section here for Rodrick.

*FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF*

Ferris Bueller

*Cameron Frye*

Sloane Peterson

*Jeanie Bueller*

HOT FUZZ

*Nicholas Angel*

Danny Butterman

*SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD*

Scott Pilgrim

Ramona Flowers

*Knives Chau*

*Envy Adams*

*Roxie Richter* (romance for female/enby/gender neutral readers only; platonic for all genders)

*Wallace Wells* (romance for male/enby/gender neutral readers only; platonic for all genders)

*Kim Pine*

*Stephen Stills*

Julie Powers

Stacey Pilgrim

Lucas Lee

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS

*Viago*

Vladislav

Deacon

Nick

*Stu*

*Jackie*

THE WORLD’S END

*Gary King*

*GHOSTBUSTERS*

*Ray Stantz*

*Peter Venkman* (note: prefer to write for him platonically, but would be fine writing something romantic)

Egon Spengler

*Winston Zeddemore*

*Dana Barrett*

Louis Tully

Janine Melnitz

-*Phoebe Spengler*-

-Trevor Spengler-

Callie Spengler

*Gary Grooberson*

*Lucky*

-*Podcast*-

(Note: When requesting for Ray, Peter, Winston, Janine and Dana, please specify which era you’d like the fic to be based in, i.e. do you want me to write for them at the ages they were in the original films or at the ages they are in Afterlife and Frozen Empire)

STAR WARS

STAR WARS ORIGINAL TRILOGY

*Han Solo*

*Luke Skywalker*

*Princess Leia Organa*

*Lando Calrissian*

-Chewbacca-

-R2-D2-

STAR WARS PREQUELS

*Obi-Wan Kenobi*

Padmé Amidala (preferably in headcanons)

Anakin Skywalker (preferably in headcanons)

OBI-WAN KENOBI SERIES

*Obi-Wan Kenobi*

-*Little!Princess Leia Organa*-

Note: I might write for other characters at some point, but these are the ones I feel able to write for right now.

STAR WARS SEQUELS

Rey

*Finn*

*Poe Dameron*

*-BB-8-*

Kylo Ren/Ben Solo

*Old man!Han Solo*

*Old man!Luke Skywalker*

*Old lady!Leia Organa*

-Chewbacca-

ANIMATED TV SHOWS & MOVIES

HARLEY QUINN (THE SERIES)

*Harley Quinn*

*Poison Ivy*

*Barbara Gordon*

DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE

BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN)

*Harley Quinn*

*Huntress/Helena Bertinelli*

*Black Canary/Dinah Lance*

*Renee Montoya*

-*Cassandra Cain*-

VIDEO GAMES

DATING SIMS

OBEY ME! (CURRENTLY ON: Lesson 18-1)

*Lucifer*

*Mammon*

Leviathan

*Satan*

Asmodeus

*Beelzebub*

*Belphegor*

-*Luke*-

Note: I’ll be adding more characters as I get further into the game. The ones listed above are the ones I’d be confident in writing for right now.

VISUAL NOVELS

DOKI DOKI LITERATURE CLUB

*Monika*

*Sayori*

*Natsuki*

*Yuri*

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music-obsess · 4 years

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The holiday-Mark Lee

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Wattpad repost(my work)

Fluff.

Might make part two??

Not my GIF credit to maker

Written in 2019***

Every summer me and my brother go somewhere new. This summer we're going to Seoul South Korea. He's in love with kpop or better say, BTS, and few other groups so he is dragging me along to Seoul with him.

"You know they're on tour you won't see them here." I tell my brother.

"I know! But still it's fun to be here. And I'm not just here to go celebrity hunting. I'm here to film the music video to my new song." He says.

"Mira Yoandri, I love you but we both know you picked Seoul because you wanted to go celebrity hunting. And besides why didn't you bring Ivan, I haven't seen him in while. And he actually speaks Korean." I say looking out the window of our hotel room.

"I didn't bring him because his busy and besides you speak Korean. now come one let's go site seeing before it gets too dark. And then we can go have dinner to this place Ivan told me about."

We take our bags and walk out the room. My bad have my portable charger, my cameras, Polaroid and digital, my wallet, and my headphones.

We take a cab to a shopping center and walk around for a bit. We hear screaming coming from outside the store we are in and soon the doors a closed.

"What happened?" I asked Yoandri

"I don't know, but we should look around and see. I don't want us to die." He says. I roll my eyes at him and walk around the shop. We see a few people and by a few I mean like 12 people.

"I think there was two people looking around when you guys came in. Would you like for us to look for them we could take them out?" The lady at the counter said

"No, if they're shopping let them. We're doing the same." One of them says.

Me and Yoandri pick out the shoes and sweaters we wanted and go to check out.

"It's NCT. The people that are in the store are NCT127." Yoandri whispers in my ear.

"NC-who?" I say looking at him.

"You really don't know anything do you?"

"No, you're the one thats friends with Ivan. You guys are the ones that know kpop."

"Yet tu hablas coreano."? We start talking in Spanish and i look around with him.

"Okay. I just realize, our Spanish is soo bad." Yoyo says. I let a small laugh out and say "yeah, I don't think I've ever been this bad at being Latina. I can't even speak Spanish properly. What use is speaking four languages if I'm losing the most important one. I'm so ashamed I don't think I should be considered Cuban." I say in a disappointing tone.

"Don't be. It sucks when you start to forget words in your first language but if you know more than one then you should be proud it not ashamed for forgetting a few words." A voice says from next to me. "I'm Mark Lee"

"I'm Y/n Cabrera, and thank you. It means a lot to hear words like that." I say back. He smiles at me and takes a second before asking "So what are you doing in Seoul? I mean I heard your from Cuba but just curious."

"Well I'm from Miami, my parents are from Cuba. And me and my brother visit a different country every summer, it's kinda our tradition. This summer he picked Korea and just as a plus I'm helping him film his new music video." I say. He looks at me and smiles.

"Sounds fun, wait music video?"

"Yeah, He was in the tv show, well I guess it would be a survival show for you guys, where a band of 5 was made and he came in 6th place. He didn't make the band but got quite a big following from it. He does his own work and stuff. We're supposed to film by the river tomorrow." I say

"Really? Which bridge?" He asked

"Um Yeongdongdaegyo. A friend of mine said it was nice." I say.

"Which Friend? Sorry I'm being nosy." He says

"It's okay I enjoy the conversation anytime to not talk to my brother about KPOP really."

"You don't like kpop?" He asked. I could hear the worry in his voice given he is a kpop idol and here I am doing anything to not talk about kpop.

"It's not that I don't like it. I just like listening to it on my own accord. My brother and his friend Ivan listen to it a lot and the few groups I liked they killed by over playing. Don't worry Mark Lee I'm not an anti, my favorite llama plays SM artists music once in a while." I say

"Favorite Llama? You know Amber?" He asked as we keep walking around the store.

"Yeah, Ivan met her through her sister then me and Yoandri met her at a party Jackie had. She saw I felt out of it so she talked to me and we ended up becoming friends. There might be a lot of people in the world but it's a small world Mark." I say. Me and Mark hear our names being called I turn to might right and he turns to his left. Our faces were inches apart. I back away blushing and walk over to Yoandri.

"It was nice meeting you Mark Lee" I say walking backwards so I'm still facing him.

"You too Y/N Cabrera." He says as one of his members comes up from behind him.

I turn around and walk out of the shop with Yoandri and go get ice cream.

"What happened back there?" He asked as we wait for our taxi to go back to our hotel.

"Nothing, I was just talking to him." I say.

"Okay" He says. We get back to the hotel and up to our room. Yoyo gets out his laptop and FaceTimes Ivan. I swear their friendship is something to envy.

I lay in bed and go on YouTube. I look up NCT and start watching some videos. To my surprise Mark is in almost every video.

Yoandri lays next to me and sees my phone.

"Mark Lee, Pro at debut. He is in half of the NCT units now. He was in all of them but Way V debut and he graduated from Dream last New Years. Nct the group with unlimited members." He says. I lock my phone and look at him.

"I thought you only knew BTS stuff." I say raising an eyebrow.

"I know more than just BTS. Okay okay let's stop talking about nct and watch a movie." He says. He puts his laptop on his lap and I cuddle into him. Half way into cars I fall sleep on his chest.

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aliveandfullofjoy · 4 years

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Review: Knives Out (Johnson, 2019)

“Look around. The guy basically lives in a Clue board.”

(major spoilers below)

Rian Johnson, you dog!

Knives Out is lightning in a bottle. All at once a tightly wound thriller, a hilarious comedy, a dysfunctional family drama, an old-fashioned murder mystery, and a new-fashioned commentary on modern politics, Johnson as writer and director not only has his cake, but eats it many times over. He's assembled a pitch perfect cast, with virtually every actor getting a moment to shine: Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc (omfg that name) is beautifully droll in the most ridiculous southern accent imaginable; Chris Evans masterfully subverts his Captain America persona and reaches back to Scott Pilgrim territory as one of this year's most engaging assholes; Jamie Lee Curtis is an exquisite ice queen in a hot pink pantsuit; Michael Shannon is warm and frightening and hilarious all at once; Toni Collette makes an absolute meal out of every single line she has; Christopher Plummer (hot take alert!) continues to be maybe the most impressive and consistent actor of the last fifty years. Even folks who get slightly less to do than the rest of the family -- the always reliable Lakeith Stanfield! Don Johnson! Edi Patterson! Katherine Langford! Jaeden Martell! Noah Segan! Riki Londhome! K Callan! Frank Oz, for crying out loud! -- operate perfectly within the intricate set of cogs that Johnson has mapped out. I could have watched them continue to be terrible to each other for at least an extra hour. I was expecting to love this movie, and I was expecting to love this cast. What I was not expecting was how staggeringly good Ana de Armas is.

Let's talk about Ana de Armas as Marta Cabrera (expect spoilers). First off, her character is remarkable: the daughter of an undocumented immigrant who inadvertently goes head-to-head with a family of evil wealthy white people and out of sheer kindness actually wins. The film doesn't shy away from political observations (one charged family argument about the current occupant of the White House is remarkably effective even with its relative restraint), but the entire thing is taking white liberalism to task just as pointedly as Jordan Peele's Get Out did in 2017. Obviously, these are very different movies, but the comparison is there (as are inevitable comparisons to 2019's other comedy-thrillers about class warfare, including Peele's Us, Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillet's Ready or Not, and, of course, Bong's Parasite), but Marta's spot at the center of the film is pretty remarkable. De Armas knocks it out of the park, too -- her eyes have deep wells of unspoken terror and guilt and sadness in them, and even as her body betrays her with her bouncing leg or her projectile vomiting, she remains nearly unflappable as the everywoman wandering around this maze. It's a pretty tremendous performance.

Pretty much everything about this movie worked for me. The gorgeous production values, the perfect score, the magical cast, Johnson's remarkably assured writing and directing. That flawless final shot. If you'll forgive another comparison to Parasite, it's pretty amazing to watch both Johnson and Bong -- filmmakers who are not quite young but certainly not old -- reach a career high-point at virtually the same time, dealing with some similar ideas and dipping from the same river, continuing to grow and make good on the promise of their debuts over a decade ago. I can't wait to see what both of them do next.

I hope we get a whole series of Benoit Blanc mysteries. I hope this cements Ana de Armas as a major star. I hope this becomes the stone-cold classic it has every right to be. The whodunnit is alive and well and vital.

#knives out #sometimes elliott watches movies #rian johnson #ana de armas #daniel craig #chris evans #jamie lee curtis #toni collette #lakeith stanfield #don johnson #edi patterson #katherine langford #jaeden martell #christopher plummer #noah segan #riki londhome #k callan #frank oz #michael shannon

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amy-bean · 3 years

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The kitchens symphony

My dad found a tape recording of his mum cooing to him as a baby. He had finally decided to convert them into digital format - who has a tape recorder anymore? It was the first time I had heard her voice. I thought it was beautiful and I felt close to her. It made me realise the significance of voices owned by the people you love. A quality of personality perhaps taken for granted and often overlooked.

As we were listening to the recording our hob started aggressively beeping - our coffee was ready. Both of us hastily ran to turn it off ‘oh just shut up.’ My observations of the voice lead my attention to the soundscape within my kitchen. Whether the coffee screams it’s done, an object sitting on the hob without an invite, the microwave reminding us we left hot soup in its mouth or the dishwasher beeping its awoken. This unique soundscape seems to solely aggravate my family instead of it’s designed intention to inform.

It made me wonder how an object sound alters its interpretation. For instance Nissan used sound design as an opportunity to create a personality for their new electric vehicles. To associate the approaching car with clean energy (Mars , 2019). I can therefore only think the intention of connecting high pitch sounds to the kitchen is to signify modern technology which efficiently cooks.

Most significant is how this soundscape consumes my everyday life due to my current context. No longer do I hear the unique spontaneity of urban life. The urban soundscape is known to reduce efficiency and increase emotional anxiety and blood pressure (Cabrera and Lee, 2000.) I work, socialise, watch T.V and exercise whilst also cooking and eating in my kitchen. Perhaps therefore this deprivation of urban sound is a good thing? But I wonder, what the effects of hearing my kitchen's symphony hour after hour when it is designed only to be heard during meal times, must be. I don’t believe however that urban and technological sounds are inherently bad. After all Jazz music is said to be a musical rendition of the soundscape of the modern city (Thonpson, 2002.) Urban noises, however angrily uncontrolled, inspires creativity in many ways. Perhaps my monotonous kitchen rendition is depriving my sparks in creativity as well as fuelling irritability?

I am determined to think of an alternate solution to my kitchens beeping. Hearing a loved one seems to create a calming response. Elinor Hamilton speaking on the podcast Everything is Alive describes what it’s like to hear her husband, also one of the voices behind the London Undergrounds trains, informing her which tube to catch - ‘ it's always lovely to hear him,’ and expresses ‘He's looking after me’ (Chillag, 2019.) I believe using a voice or sound of something or someone you love, find amusing or admire may be the solution. This could even be a favourite T.V quote, song or bird call to indicate the microwave is done. Perhaps eliminating the mechanical qualities and the even the act of consciously choosing your own soundscape will transform our indoor spaces into calmer and more productive ones.

Cabrera, I.N. and Lee, M.H.M. (2000). Reducing Noise Pollution in the Hospital Setting by Establishing a Department of Sound: A Survey of Recent Research on the Effects of Noise and Music in Health Care. Preventive Medicine, 30(4)

Chillag, I. (2019).Chioke, Pane of Glass. [podcast] Everything is Alive. Available at: https://www.everythingisalive.com/episodes/chioke-pane-of-glass [December, 2020]

Mars , R. (2019).Sound and Health: Cities . [podcast] 99% Invisible . Available at: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/sound-and-health-cities/

Thompson, E.A. & EBSCOhost, 2002. The soundscape of modernity : architectural acoustics and the culture of listening in America, 1900-1933, Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.

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moviemunchies · 4 years

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Rian Johnson became a famous director when he directed 2017’s controversial The Last Jedi, known for its deconstructionist take on the Star Wars mythos. Some people loved it! Some people didn’t. But if nothing else his take on the story was bold. The movie played with your expectations in ways rarely seen in Star Wars, and it was clear that Johnson wanted to do something different and create a memorable filmgoing experience.

And then a couple of years later, he unveiled his newest project: a film called Knives Out. When the trailer hit the Internet, the movie looked spectacular: a fun and stylish mystery movie, filled with big name actors and awesome set design. It seemed like it would be a promising original film that we’d be talking about for years to come.

Having now seen the movie, I can tell you that these impressions are completely accurate.

Our story goes like this: Harlan Thrombey, a world-renowned best-selling murder mystery novelist, is found dead from an apparent suicide, having cut his own throat in the middle of the night after his eighty-fifth birthday party, which his entire family attended. However, the family is all called back to the house for further investigation by famous private detective Benoit Blanc, who was hired by an anonymous client to look into Harlan’s death. What follows is a lively and fast-paced whodunit (or is it?) as Blanc does his darndest to uncover the family’s secrets and discover what really happened the night that Harlan Thrombey.

Whether or not you liked The Last Jedi, it was a memorable movie in that it contained an awful lot of plot twists. Rian Johnson puts that obsession to good use in the genre that it fits in perfectly: the murder mystery. While ultimately it follow the general shape of a classical murder mystery in the style of an Agatha Christie story, including the detective explaining everything at the end. But the road getting there? It’s a winding thing that will surprise you. Maybe the plot twists won’t surprise you, but the way in which they’re revealed will. Things that feel like they should be revealed in the last third of the film are spilled in the first, only for everything to connect in a slightly different way (or does it?).

Making the movie unique even more than its Plot is its fantastic cast; just about every performer here is bringing his or her A-game to this project. Some highlights: Daniel Craig plays our detective, Benoit Blanc, as a true southern gentleman, albeit one who is, in the tradition of memorable fictional sleuths, a bit different in his approach to thinking. He very easily could have been annoying, but Craig makes him lovable. Christopher Plummer does fantastically as Harlan Thrombey, the body; that sounds lame, but there are several flashbacks of him while he’s alive and he’s able to convey a likable, if a bit aloof figure that loves his family even if he doesn’t always see eye-to-eye with them. He’s not just a sweet old man or a grumpy one; he’s a fully-developed something-in-between old man. Ana de Armas plays Marta Cabrera, Harlan’s good-natured nurse that finds herself in over her head in how the scenario has evolved. Again, her character could easily have been pigeon-holed as a stereotype, and though she does fill certain parts of the ‘Good Immigrant’ cliche, she’s still an endearing enough character to the audience (or is she?).

Jamie Lee Curtis stands out as Linda, Harlan’s oldest daughter and the strongest-willed of the bunch. She’s never likable, exactly (and she’s not meant to be), but of the family she stands out as having a stern and memorable character that’s fun to watch. Her husband Richard is played by Don Johnson as the kind of guy you kind of want to sock in the face, which is the point, as a full-of-himself man who clearly has no idea what’s going on (or does he?). Their son Ransom is played by Chris Evans, going against type as a complete and utter foul-mouthed smarmy douchebag (or is he?) that displays the family’s dysfunction in full force.

Then there’s Joni, played by Toni Collette, the lifestyle guru who’s Harlan’s widowed daughter-in-law. She’s fun, self-centered and a bit out-of-touch with the rest of the family, not as close to them as she thinks she is, even if she is trying (or is she?). Her daughter Meg, played by Katherine Langford, is the progressive activist who always wants to do the right thing (or does she?).

The next thing that makes this movie stick in your head: its setting. A good chunk of this movie takes place in Harlan Thrombey’s house, a massive manor on its own full to the brim with books, sculptures, souvenirs, and of course, knives. One of the detectives even likens it to a Clue board. Every shot within the house clearly establishes the mood as a fun mystery movie that knows exactly the sort of story it’s telling and how to play with the audience’s expectations.

If there’s one weakness I think this movie has though, it’s that some of its cast feels a bit underused. I’ve read that there are deleted scenes featuring more of Walt, played excellently by Michael Shannon, and his wife and child, but ultimately they didn’t add much to the Plot and were cut. Walt himself stands out quite a bit with a few memorable scenes, but his family? Not so much. So these characters feel a bit like there should be more to them, and yet there isn’t. The movie already has a lot going on, so I understand why that material was cut, but it feels a bit off in a film so good at utilizing its resources in other respects.

So see Knives Out! If you love a good mystery movie, I think this will satisfy your hunger. If that’s not your usual fare, this might whet your appetite to it a little. It’s a great, quotable movie with a lovely cast and an amazing story.

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lauraisblogging · 4 years

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ACTORS AND ACTRESSES IN QUESTION

This is going to be my favourite portion of this process, especially with my interest in getting to know the people behind the characters. I feel like I should focus on around 5 female actresses and then 5 male actors, meaning I’m gathering enough content but not too much that it’s overwhelming.

1. Florence Pugh

Pugh is an English born actress who made her acting debut in 2014 in the film ‘The Falling’, but then began to gain recognition for her work in ‘Lady Macbeth’ (2016).

Though her real breakthrough didn’t happen until 2019, her portrayal of the wrestler Paige in the biographical sports movie ‘Fighting with My Family’ produced by Dwayne Johnson. Following her success from ‘Fighting with My Family’, one of her strongest pieces ‘Midsommar’ was released with her portraying an emotionally damaged woman Dani. She finally peaked with her portrayal of Amy March in ‘Little Women’, which resulted in her receiving not only a BAFTA nomination but also an Academy Award nomination.

While these are some of her best pieces of work have you heard about her upcoming movies or her past pieces that didn’t receive half as much recognition.

2. Victoria Pedretti

Pedretti is an American born actress who made her acting debut in 2014, participating in two short films. During this time she was focused on her studies, though once she graduated she was represented by The Gersh Agency.

Some of you may know her for her portrayal of Eleanor Crain in the hit Netflix horror series ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ which was released in 2018, this resulted in her receiving both Saturn Award and MTV Award nominations. Though her real climb to success didn’t really begin until 2019 in which she starred in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’, then in the same year gained real recognition for her portrayal of Love Quinn in the Netflix Thriller ‘You’ and will return to the role for the third Season.

While this is what she’s best known for you should check out some of her beginning projects, as well as those up and coming.

3. Ana De Armas

De Armas is a Cuban-Spanish actress who made her acting debut back in 2006, in the Spanish film ‘Una rosa de Francia’. Following this she went on to star in the television show El Internado from 2007-2010.

She then began the transition to working in American films, her first being ‘Knock Knock’, which also starred Keanu Reeves. After this she made starred in two other movies, before making her initial breakthrough as the AI hologram Joi in Blade Runner 2049 (2017). Her next big hit was in the mystery film Knives Out (2019), starring as Marta Cabrera.

While this is what she’s known for she has a vast selection of other great projects, as well as her upcoming work in ‘Deep Water’ and the drama film ‘Blonde’ which is all about Marilyn.

4. Letitia Wright

Wright is a Guyanese-English actress who began her professional career in 2011, starring in multiple British TV shows including Doctor Who, Black Mirror and Humans.

In 2015 she began to make her breakthrough after starring in the award-winning film ‘Urban Hymn, following this her portrayal of Shuri in ‘Black Panther’ was the beginning of her global recognition. With this she reprised the role in both Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. In 2019 she received the BAFTA Rising Star Award.

Although her role of Shuri in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is what she’s known for, she has a number of upcoming projects outside of it. Just to name a few would be ‘Guava Island’, ‘Death on the Nile’ or the recently announced project ‘The Silent Twins’ based on the true story of June and Jennifer Gibbons.

5. Maya Hawke

Hawke is an American actress and model, known for being the daughter of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke. In 2017 she made her screen debut as Jo March in the BBC adaption of ‘Little Women’.

Though she gained real recognition in 2019 from her portrayal of Robin Buckley in the third season of ‘Stranger Things’. In the beginning Hawke was the main actress being consider for Sofia Coppola’s adaption of ‘The Little Mermaid’ but Universal pictures had other ideas. Another key point of Hawke’s career was her role in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’.

As well as reprising her role of Robin in the next season ‘Stranger Things’, she also starred in ‘Human Capital’ and has the upcoming project ‘Mainstream’. Aside from filmography she’s also releasing music on the side.

1. Daniel Kaluuya

Kaluuya is both a British actor and writer, who started his career as a teenager in the theatre. He made appearances in the hit television series ‘Skins’, in which he also wrote a few episodes for. He began to gain real recognition after starring as the lead in ‘Sucker Punch’, an award winning playwright.

He then began progressing onto the silver screen, starring in ‘Black Mirror’ and two BBC series’ ‘Psychoville’ and ‘The Fades’. Following these projects he made steps towards film as Agent Colin Tucker in ‘Johnny English Reborn’ and Black Death in ‘Kick-Ass’. Though in saying this his breakthrough role came with ‘Get Out’, a horror movie that attracted critical acclaim, resulting in reviews highlighting the strength of his acting abilities. Following the success of ‘Get Out’ his next hit came with ‘Black Panther’ which was impactful to many, globally.

While this only covers a few of Kaluuya’s successes and what he is known for, he has a number of other projects worth checking out such as ‘Widows’, ‘Queen & Slim’ and even an upcoming Fred Hampton project which currently remains untitled.

2. George MacKay

Mackay is a British actor who started his acting career at an early age, after being discovered by an acting scout in 2002 asking if he’d be interested in starring in P.J. Hogan’s adaption of ‘Peter Pan’, which ended up being his big break.

Following this he went on to star in ‘The Thief Lord’, which was a film adaption of Cornelia Funke’s best selling novel. His focus changed television projects before once again delving into film. In 2008 he starred in the movie ‘Defiance’ and although he ended up injured before even shooting his first scene, he was eager to still eager started. He started gaining real recognition in 2013, in which he portrayed Eddie in ‘How I Live Now’ alongside Saorise Ronan, followed by the role of Davy in the musical film ‘Sunshine on Leith.

Some of his work that’s definitely work checking out would be ‘Pride’, covering the journey of a young 20 year old and the struggles of being gay in homophobic Britain, ‘Where Hands Touch’, which is about the relationship between a member of Hitler Youth in Nazi Germany and a biracial girl. His most recent piece of work which gained recognition was his role of William Schofield, a young World War I soldier in ‘1917′.

3. Kedar Williams-Stirling

Williams-Stirling is a British actor who began his professional career in 2007 starring in an episode of ‘The Bill’, since then he’s worked on multiple projects in both film and television.

He started to gain recognition after his roles in the British films ‘Shank’ and ‘Montana’, another key part of the beginning of his career was his role in the CBBC television series ‘Wolfblood. Williams-Stirling began to become familiar with a wider audience of people with his role in ‘Sex Education’, alongside Gillian Anderson and Asa Butterfield.

While this is what he’s known for he’s had quite a few other projects such as ‘Will’, ‘Two Graves’ and ‘Changeland’.

4. Dacre Montgomery

Montgomery is an Australian born actor best known for his portrayal of Jason Lee Scott in ‘Power Rangers. Alongside acting he also uses his spare time to share his poetry via his podcast “DKMH”.

He started his professional career in 2010, starring in a short film called ‘Betrand the Terrible’ and then in 2011 starred in a TV Pilot entitled ‘Family Tree’. As well as doing short films he also had a part in a music video for an Australian deathcore band.

His breakthrough onto the big screen came with ‘Power Rangers’, starring as the Red Ranger. He also reached an even wider audience in 2017 thanks to his portrayal of Billy Hargrove in Netflix’s hit series ‘Stranger Things’, reprising the role in 2019. Another project he was a part of was ‘The True History of the Kelly Gang’, alongside Nicholas Hoult and Russell Crowe.

While this is what he’s known for he has a few other projects called ‘A Few Less Men’, ‘Better Watch Out’ and the upcoming project ‘The Broken Heart Gallery’.

5. Logan Lerman

Lerman is an American actor who is best known his portrayal of Percy Jackson. He started his career early staring in the likes of advertisements and commercials before moving towards the series ‘Jack & Bobby’, followed by the movies ‘The Butterfly Effect’ and ‘Hoot’.

He began to gain recognition for his roles in ‘3:10 to Yuma’, ‘The Number 23′, ‘Meet Bill’ and of course ‘Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightening Thief’. With such a vast filmography focusing on various different genres, he went from starring in ‘The Three Musketeers’ one year to starring in ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ the next. The height of his career was in the late 2000s, early 2010s after this time the amount of projects he had slowed down slightly. Alongside acting he’s also featured as an executive producer in both ‘Indignation’ and ‘The Vanishing of Sidney Hall’.

Recently Lerman has made it back onto our screens through the Amazon Prime series ‘Hunters’, as well as the upcoming film project ‘Shirley’.

#ixd303 #ixd303 research

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godsheadangel · 5 years

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Cast Of The Movie Knives Out

The new murder mystery movie Knives Out is filled with famous actors many audiences already know and love. But there's one face in the cast who might not be as familiar to fans. For now, at least. In Knives Out, Johnson will play Richard Drysdale, the husband to Jamie Lee Curtis' Linda. Recently, the Tin Cup actor went on The Deep Cut podcast and raved about his experience on set. Knives Out features a massive ensemble cast including Daniel Craig in Knives Out, Christopher Plummer, Chris Evans, Ana De Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Toni Collette.

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The new murder mystery movie Knives Out is filled with famous actors many audiences already know and love. But there's one face in the cast who might not be as familiar to fans... for now, at least. Ana de Armas, who plays Marta Cabrera in Knives Out, is a total standout in the film, and has audiences excited to see more of her (which they will).

In Knives Out, De Armas' Marta is the protagonist and caretaker of the famous and wealthy author Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer). When Harlan dies suddenly and gruesomely, Marta is forced to deal with his greedy extended family — and a big secret of her own — while a team of detectives investigate the whole situation. Even among the big, stacked cast, which includes Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, Katherine Langford, Chris Evans, Toni Collette, and more, the relative newcomer stands out in her dynamic role.

With Knives Out as well as another major upcoming blockbuster, it's been a busy time for de Armas. 'I’m not complaining, because it’s taken me a long time to get here, and I’m living my dream,” de Armas told the Los Angeles Times. 'This is exactly what I want to be and what I want to do — but gosh, I’m tired. I feel like I repeat that a lot. But I’m tired. I think 2020 will be the year for me to sleep a little bit more.”

The actor might be going to sleep in 2020, but that'll be the year audiences will definitely be seeing a lot more of her. Here are the key facts you need to know to get ready for what's shaping up to be the Year of de Armas:

1. When She Arrived In Hollywood, She Didn't Speak English

De Armas was born in a small town just outside Havana, Cuba, in 1988. At age 18, she became a TV star in Spain, and she then moved to the U.S. in 2014 to take on Hollywood. She didn't speak English when she arrived, so she did months of intensive language studies before landing roles in movies like War Dogs and Blade Runner 2049.

2. She Initially Turned Down 'Knives Out'

The character description for de Armas' character Marta simply said she was a 'pretty Latina caretaker,' and, unhappy with that description, she decided she didn't want to be involved with the project. She explained to The Hollywood Reporter:

Getting an email that described the character like that — without any more information or a script attached because it was high-profile and secret — just really didn’t speak to me. So, because of the character description, my imagination immediately went to a portrayal that was not necessarily very positive or exciting in relation to Latin culture.

Luckily, she learned Marta was much more nuanced. She said to THR, 'When I finally read the script, I realized that the description didn’t fit at all because Marta is so much more than that.”

3. She's Co-Starring In A Film With Ben Affleck

De Armas and Affleck are playing a wife-andohusband duo in the upcoming thriller Deep Water. The movie is expected to come out toward the end of 2020.

4. She's The Next 'Bond Girl'

James Bond is known for having a badass woman by his side in each movie, and de Armas is going to play the part in the upcoming No Time to Kill. Unlike some Bond films of the past, however, the Los Angeles Times reports there will be 'a very different dynamic' between 007 and his co-star this time around.

Knives Out is in theaters now.

By/Nov. 18, 2019 6:18 pm EDT/Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 12:01 pm EDT

After directing critically-acclaimed films like Brick, Looper, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson turned his attention to the murder mystery genre, giving us the star-studded Knives Out. The movie currently sits at a lofty 97 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, which is quite the accolade, and Vox's Alissa Wilkinson describes the flick as 'a delightful Agatha Christie-style whodunnit made for 2019 America.'

Perhaps the film's most obvious asset is its wildly talented cast, consisting of former superheroes, super villains, super spies, a few legendary Hollywood superstars, and everything in between. But while watching a murder mystery movie, the only thing you want to be trying to solve is who the killer is, not who the actor or actress playing the killer is and what other films you've seen them in before. So, before you watch the movie, here's a handy who's who for Rian Johnson's whodunnit, Knives Out.

Daniel Craig steals the show as Detective Benoit Blanc

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past decade, chances are good that you're familiar with Daniel Craig and his prestigious body of work. The English actor's breakout role was that of the iconic 00 Agent, James Bond, in 2006's Casino Royale. It was a role that, thanks to multiple sequels (four to date), landed him on Forbes' World's Highest Paid Actors list in 2015. However, the handsome Brit is far from a one-trick pony. Over the years, Craig has excelled in a vast array of genres, ranging from dramas like 2002's Oscar-winning Road to Perdition to comedies like 2017's Logan Lucky. He's certainly come a long way from playing a love-struck stableboy in Disney's mid-'90s medieval stinker, A Kid in King Arthur's Court.

In Knives Out, Craig plays Benoit Blanc, a private detective brought on to investigate the apparent suicide of a famous crime novelist. Craig was actually the first actor to sign on to the project, and he was apparently flattered to have been offered the part. As he explained to Cinema Blend, 'I hadn't read something like that (screenplay) before, and I was just over the moon that he (Johnson) offered it to me.' With a lead like Craig, it's no mystery why so many critics are crazy about Knives Out.

Chris Evans stars as Ransom Drysdale

Agatha Christie lovers ... assemble! Although the MCU's Captain America obviously won't be making an appearance in Johnson's murder mystery, Chris Evans, who's played the star-spangled Avenger several times since 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger, will be. The Boston-bred hunk has flexed his dramatic ability in films like Before We Go and Gifted, but not as often as he's flexed his impressive physical physique in action flicks like Push, The Losers, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

With an apparent affinity for playing 'the good guy,' Evans has played not one but two different superheroes, first starring as the Human Torch in the Fantastic Four franchise. His role of Ransom Drysdale in Knives Out, however, will be quite the opposite. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Evans explained, 'I'm usually tasked with playing guys who are a little more noble, and this guy is a little bit more vile. It's fun.'

Toni Collette is Joni Thrombey in Knives Out

Although it didn't exactly light up the box office, 1992's The Efficiency Expert, starring acting legends like Anthony Hopkins, Russell Crowe, and even a young Ben Mendelsohn, marked the film debut of Toni Collette. In the decades to come, the Australian actress would enjoy a highly successful career, most evidenced by her massive award-season love.

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In 2009, she was cast as the lead role (or, perhaps more appropriately, lead roles) in Showtime's United States of Tara. As Tara, a mother coping with dissociative identity disorder, Collette earned wins at both the Golden Globes and the Emmys. On the big screen, the actress has excelled in dramatic comedies like Little Miss Sunshine and About a Boy. However, she's perhaps most recognized for her work in a pair of iconic horror flicks: 1999's unforgettably twisty The Sixth Sense and 2018's disturbingly dark Hereditary.

In Knives Out, the decorated actress plays Joni Thrombey, a 'lifestyle guru' (drawing obvious inspiration from Gwyneth Paltrow and her company, Goop) and daughter-in-law of murder victim Harlan Thrombey. When speaking to Deadline, Collette showered the murder mystery's script with praise, saying, 'It was all in the writing. In reading it, it just kept opening up and changing, and it was so swift, and so smooth, and so surprising.'

Katherine Langford appears as Meg Thrombey

What Katherine Langford's filmography lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quality. At the ripe age of 20, the young Australian actress landed the role of ill-fated high school student Hannah Baker in the Netflix smash series 13 Reasons Why. Langford stole the show as Hannah, even earning a Golden Globe nominee for her performance. Her newfound stardom landed her parts in two movies in 2018, The Misguided and Love, Simon.

Although she'd previously worked with some fairly big names, such as Jennifer Garner and Josh Duhamel, Langford was admittedly quite starstruck when seeing her Knives Out co-stars in action. Talking with Yahoo! TV, Langford said, 'I get so in awe of everyone. ... I've watched all of these people.' While sharing the screen with A-listers like Daniel Craig and Chris Evans must've been incredible, the young starlet, who plays Meg Thrombey in the whodunnit, went on to specifically give praise to her fellow Aussie actress. 'Toni Collette, who plays my mom in this film, she's a legend in her own right. To work a lot with her is amazing, and to work with everyone is amazing.'

Knives Out features Michael Shannon as Walt Thrombey

Michael Shannon has quietly evolved into one of the most well-rounded actors in Hollywood. The two-time Oscar-nominated actor has appeared in a plethora of movies over the past 20 years, ranging from action blockbusters to dramatic thrillers. The first movie he ever popped up in was actually 1993's classic comedy, Groundhog Day, but he's really made much more of a name for himself in serious roles, such as the mentally disturbed John Givings in 2008's Revolutionary Road.

You might also recognize Shannon from parts he played in films throughout the 2000s, including Vanilla Sky, 8 Mile, and Bad Boys II. He's given notable performances for director Jeff Nichols in movies like Take Shelter andMidnight Special, and on HBO's Boardwalk Empire, he portrayed Nelson Van Alden, an agent for the Bureau of Prohibition. He even went toe-to-toe with Henry Cavill's Superman as General Zod in 2013's Man of Steel.

In Knives Out, the Kentucky-bred actor plays Walt Thrombey, the new CEO of his father's publishing house. In an interview with Slash Film, Shannon mentioned how great it was to work with Rian Johnson on the set, saying, 'I had a blast, man, that was so much fun. ... Also, Rian is a super, super sweet guy.' Having a sweet boss must be a major plus on a movie production.

Ana de Armas is playing Marta Cabrera

Although her official acting debut came in a Spanish film in 2006, Ana de Armas' Hollywood career really started in 2015, starring alongside Keanu Reeves as Bell in the dark thriller Knock Knock. After that, she played Miles Teller's girlfriend, Iz, in War Dogs, and then the holographic Joi in the trippy Blade Runner 2049.

Although she's starring alongside Daniel Craig in 2020's new Bond film, No Time to Die, the gorgeous Cuban starlet first shared the screen with him in Knives Out. As Marta Cabrera, the recently deceased Harlan Thrombey's live-in nurse, de Armas is one of the prime murder suspects. But while de Armas admittedly had a wonderful experience on set, shooting in Boston had one particular downside. As she explained, 'It was my first time in Boston. It was freezing, for a Cuban especially.' The actress may have been cold, but is she actually Knives Out's cold-blooded killer?

Jamie Lee Curtis is showing up as Linda Drysdale

Jamie Lee Curtis is truly an American treasure. The California-raised actress has appeared in so many films and TV shows through the years that it's hard to keep track of them all. If you're a horror fan, you probably know her best as Laurie Strode in John Carpenter's Halloween franchise. However, she's so much more than a scream queen. Curtis has starred in action classics like True Lies, kids' movies like Freaky Friday, and a slew of feel-good comedies, including My Girl and You Again.

With an ensemble cast as star-studded as that of Knives Out, it's hard to imagine any one person really standing out. However, when speaking to Entertainment Tonight, director Rian Johnson had a clear cut MVP: Jamie Lee Curtis as Linda Drysdale. The award-winning actress would show up early to set every day, even when she wasn't scheduled to be in the scene. 'I was like, 'Jamie Lee Curtis is here! Film her!' She got into scenes she wasn't even supposed to be in — just because she was there!' Talk about being in the right place at the right time!

Knives Out stars Don Johnson as Richard Drysdale

Detective James Crockett has certainly aged well. Don Johnson, who won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of the snazzily dressed, undercover detective in the classic '80s TV series Miami Vice, remains a big name in Hollywood, still popping up in movies while well into his 60s. Since 2010, the Missouri-born actor has starred in a few Western-themed action flicks, such as Machete and Django Unchained, as well as a couple of romantic comedies, including The Other Woman and Book Club. He's also been an apparent go-to-guy for HBO, starring in both Eastbound & Down as Kenny Powers' father, Eduardo Sanchez, and more recently as police sheriff Judd Crawford in Watchmen.

In Knives Out, Johnson will play Richard Drysdale, the husband to Jamie Lee Curtis' Linda. Recently, the Tin Cup actor went on The Deep Cut podcast and raved about his experience on set. He also disclosed that he was able to see an early screening of the film, and it blew him away. 'Actually it's so good that I am super proud of it.'

Christopher Plummer is playing Harlan Thrombey

Canadian actor Christopher Plummer solidified his status as an acting great by taking home an Oscar for his portrayal of Hal, a closeted gay man, in 2010's Beginners. With acting credits dating back to the 1950s, Plummer has enjoyed an exceptionally long and fruitful career, and it's still going strong. In 2001, he played Dr. Rosen in the Oscar-winning A Beautiful Mind, and in 2017, he played J. Paul Getty in the Oscar-nominated All the Money in the World. He certainly has a knack of being attached to prestigious projects, going all the way back to The Sound of Music.

In Knives Out, Plummer is playing Harlan Thrombey, a famous mystery author who's found dead. In the film, Harlan is tended to by his live-in nurse, Marta, played by Ana de Armas, and it sounds as though the two performers really developed a strong relationship on set. When The Hollywood Reporter caught up with Plummer at TIFF, the Barrymore actor was asked, of all the people in attendance at the film festival, who he would most like to be stuck in an elevator with. And the man replied, 'Apart from my wife, I think Marta (de Armas), our beautiful lady who is such a good actress. ... That would be very pleasant.' It's safe to assume that most guys would agree with Plummer's response.

Jaeden Martell is taking on the role of Jacob Thrombey

He may look young, but don't make the mistake of thinking Jaeden Martell isn't already the man. He's not even 20 years old yet, and he's already starred in a couple of major movies and TV shows. Before playing Bill Denbrough, the leader of the Losers' Club, in 2017's It, the young star shined alongside Bill Murray in 2014's St. Vincent, and he also played Johnny Masters in Showtime's often raunchy drama, Masters of Sex. (He was also the title character in The Book of Henry ... although the less said about that particular film, the better.)

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In Knives Out, Martell plays Jacob Thrombey, the internet-trolling son of Michael Shannon's Walt. Interestingly enough, this isn't the first time Martell and Shannon played father and son on the big screen. In 2016, the duo co-starred in the thrilling sci-fi mystery, Midnight Special. It must be nice to have a father figure like Shannon on set.

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Lakeith Stanfield will try to solve the mystery as Detective Lieutenant Elliot

Life has been especially good for Lakeith Stanfield over the past ten years. The California-raised actor's first big break was getting cast as Marcus in Short Term 12, alongside Brie Larson. He then was cast as Jimmie Lee Jackson in 2014's Oscar-winning Martin Luther King Jr. biopic, Selma. Since then, his career has really caught fire. Although he's appeared in popular films like Get Out, Sorry to Bother You, and Netflix's Death Note, perhaps his most recognizable role is that of the philosophical stoner Darius in Donald Glover's comedic drama Atlanta. Then again, he also portrayed a young Snoop Dogg in 2015's Straight Outta Compton, so you be the judge.

For Knives Out, Stanfield is playing Lieutenant Elliot, a detective investigating Harlan Thrombey's death who initially believes it to be a suicide. However, as more clues begin to surface, his character starts to suspect something more sinister is afoot. The award-winning actor will, much like the audience, try to solve Rian Johnson's whodunnit.

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Riki Lindhome will be appearing in Knives Out as Donna Thrombey

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Riki Lindhome is undoubtedly one funny chick, but she doesn't limit herself to just comedy. Although she and fellow comedian Kate Micucci make up the comedy duo Garfunkel & Oates, Lindhome's first on-screen part was as Mardell Fitzgerald in Clint Eastwood's Oscar-winning Million Dollar Baby. After that, she landed the recurring role of Juliet in the sixth season of the Gilmore Girls, as well as parts in films like My Best Friend's Girl, Changeling, and The Last House on the Left.

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In Johnson's murder mystery, the Emmy-nominated actress is playing Donna Thrombey, the wife of Michael Shannon's Walt and mother of Jaeden Martell's Jacob. In addition to working with some major movie stars, Lindhome has certainly enjoyed the movie's many twists and turns, telling Yahoo! Entertainment, 'You see a lot of movies, and they'll have like one big twist. With Knives Out, there's just one after the other after the other. ... By the end everything's woven together in this sort of masterful puzzle.' Count us in!

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The Oscars 2020

The last two years (2018 and 2019), I've managed to watch every single Oscars feature film, partially at least due to being in the US in the lead up to the Oscars, so being able to capture those last few films that seem to be nowhere else in the world besides a few bespoke cinemas in New York or Los Angeles.

This year, however, I knew well ahead of time that I wouldn't be able to do this, and as a result, my completist tendencies were broken enough to make me not even bother seeing all the films I could see. In fact, this year, I missed 7 films, 3 of which I couldn't find by any legitimate means, and 4 of which I could have seen but just went "eh...". Missing from the former category are the foreing films Corpus Christi and Les Misérables, plus Richard Jewell, which infuriatingly comes out in cinemas here in Australia on Thursday. The films I actively decided to skip were Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (I'd subjected myself to the first one, which was enough for me), the "live action" remake of The Lion King, Frozen II (only up for Best Song), and Breakthrough, an evangelical Christian film again only up for Best Song. I feel comfortable with my choices here.

I also, as usual, watched the short films, which I'll talk about at the end. This time, I watched all the Live Action and Animated films, and 3/5 of the short documentaries. The other two I couldn't find before the Oscars.

I'll probably be a bit briefer in my write-ups of some of these films than I usually am, mostly due to time pressure. But some which deserve it (both good and bad), I'll give the regular treatment to. Anyway, let's get started:

1. Knives Out

Topping my Oscars list this year is Knives Out, which was an absolute delight of a film. Often times, I enjoy finding the hidden treasures in the Oscars list: films like Away From Her, First Reformed, On Body & Soul or The Broken Circle Breakdown. But this year I have to give Best Film to one of the actual Best Film nominees. Because this was just a brilliant piece of filmmaking. At times, it delivers the best whodunnit story of the past decade, at others it feels like it's lampooning every whodunnit since Agatha Christie, but it's done with such joy and love with every frame that I couldn't help but watch this with a permanent grin on my face. It's an excellent cast they've assembled here, and you could talk about the pitch perfect performance from anyone, but you have to single out Ana de Armas as MArta Cabrera, the suspect who throws up when she tells a lie (I mean, what a concept), and Daniel Craig as the "southern gentleman" detective Benoit Blanc (I will watch a hundred movies revolving around him solving cases, please make this a franchise). What's more, the film kept me guessing right up to the end, thanks to a whip-smart script from writer-director Rian Johnson, one of the most inventive and exciting directors working at the moment. I wasn't exactly sure, before I started this writeup, what would actually end up at #1 this year, but seeing Knives Out at the top of the list I realise it should have been obvious.

2. Little Women

Another truly wonderful film this year was Greta Gerwig's Little Women. I'd seen Gillian Armstrong's adaptation from 1994, and loved it, but this is better. Taking the smart choice to tell the tale in non-linear time, it manages to cleverly pull together contrasts between the youth and early adulthood of the characters, and play on our sympathies in new and revelatory ways. In many respects, this film makes you see the story in a different light to any adaptation that's come before it, and it's a rare thing to be able to do that with such a canonical text; the result is honestly very moving in a way I'd not found from this story before. The performances throughout are excellent, of course, Saoirse Ronan is always very strong, of course, but I also loved the support, especially from Florence Pugh and Emma Watson, who is genuinely putting her early-years-of-Harry-Potter far behind her. Timothée Chalamet honestly always feels like he's playing the same character to me, but somehow it continues to be charming on screen. All up, an excellent, affecting film. Oh, and can we just mention how hard done by Gerwig can feel for not getting a Best Director nod? Hmm?

3. The Lighthouse

Thirdly, we have The Lighthouse, a nightmarish comic horror, which is completely predicated on being compelled by Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson. And I'm only human, so of course this worked for me. The two leads are brilliant here: Dafoe's lighthouse supervisor is a thrilling antagonist, with enough mystery to engage you. Pattinson's newcomer is unsettled in a way that mirrors the audience, especially as the film progresses. It's shot in stark, wonderful black-and-white, with a cinematic style that dovetails perfectly with the desolation and destruction of the film, while the 1:1 aspect ratio adds to the overall sense of claustrophobia. It's a quite singular film, one of the most original and interesting pieces of cinema I've seen in many years.

4. For Sama

Topping the documentary stakes this year is For Sama, a film set during the siege of Aleppo, from the point of view of a mother narrating the early life of her young daughter, born as the regime forces encircle, and ultimately recapture the city. It's quite a brilliant, emotional and affecting piece of filmmaking; one, I must admit, that I had to pause half way through to get myself together again. There are scenes here that are stark and harsh, such as the parents exiting the city for Turkey, avoiding the encircling army via back roads, all with Sama strapped inside a baby carrier on her father's chest. It was a beautiful exposition of life under siege, because it brought to the fore that shared human experience. It was an extremely powerful film, and one which I truly hopes ends up taking out the award in its category.

5. Pain & Glory

Next up we have a truly excellent film from Pedro Almodóvar, his best in many many years. Helming the performances is Antonio Banderas as an aging director dealing with a lack of creativity and a degredation in his health. Reconnecting with the actor with whom he most famously collaborated, he takes up heroin, and reminisces about his early life as a young boy, and the discovery of his sexuality. It's such a rich film, without an easy narrative. It's a film that, like life, shows the many turns and dead-ends that lead us to the present. Like I said, I think this is one of Almodóvar's best, and for a director with such a rich oeuvre, that's no small thing.

6. Parasite

Eveyone in the world seems to have been absolutely blown away by this film, in a way that I was not. That's not to say that this isn't a good film, because here it sits at #6 in my list of Oscar movies. But this feels like another entry in what's a really strong cinematic tradition coming out of South Korea at the moment. It doesn't help that I find Bong Joon-ho one of the less subtle directors from the country (for example, I deplored Snowpiercer, admittedly, a much, much worse film than this one). But even compare this film against another Korean film from last year, Lee Chang-dong's Burning, and this feels like an almost cartoonish portrayal of similar themes. I know, this writeup talks mostly about not-this-film, but I'm probably mostly talking about how much better Korean cinema is than this one example. Anyway, when Parasite inevitably wins Best Internation Feature this year, it will hopefully get more people interesting in the excellent cinema coming out of this country. And that's nothing but a good thing.

7. The Two Popes

I honestly found this film to be thoroughly engaging and amusing, and found myself rapt in the machinations of the elections of Pope Benedict and Pope Francis, as well as the theological debates between the two when Benedict was considering his resignation. It helps that the pairing of Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins is perfect, with each an ample match for the other. And the script sparkles with a cleverness that often wrings a wry smile from your lips. I very much enjoyed it—and while it feels like the kind of film which just rounds out the numbers come Oscars time, I hope that it will have the longevity it deserves.

8. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Another charmingly unassuming film, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood follows the story of an investigative reporter, known for being hard on his subjects, who gets assigned the task of interviewing beloved children's entertainer Mr Rogers. In this latter role, Tom Hanks is brilliant: so warmhearted and human that you get a sense of Mr Rogers both on and off screen (subtly different but no less magical in either). It's perhaps fair though that Best Supporting Actor is this film's only nod. Otherwise, it's fairly straightforward, but no less affecting for it.

9. Harriet

I was really pleasantly surprised by this film: a biopic of abolitionist Harriet Tubman from Kasi Lemmons, which has been received in fairly lukewarm terms by critics more generally. It follows something of a standard biopic format, but it always manages to ensure the story ticks along. I was thoroughly engaged throughout the film, and always enjoyed wherever the film was taking me. At least part of the appeal comes from the strong central performance from Cynthia Erivo (an O away from an EGOT, I'll point out), who presents the strength of Tubman with a human realness. A much better film than you've probably heard, if you've heard about it at all.

10. Marriage Story

Another very affecting film, that explicates the trauma that divorce can be, even when undertaken in the most amicable situation imaginable. It's the kind of film which feels a bit like an emotional workout. There are good performances throughout, especially, I feel from Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver in the leads, and weirdly, less so from Laura Dern, who actually gets a nod for Best Supporting Actress here (she was better in Little Women). She’s the short priced favourite to actually win it though, so good for her I guess.

11. 1917

Apparently the front-runner to take out Best Picture, this is indeed a good film, and a technically excellent one. It tells the tale of an impossible mission of two young men sent from the trenches into enemy territory, and does so in a carefully edited way to make it look like one continuous take. As a result, it gains a senss of immediacy and power that other films lack (especially ones which rely on rapid fire cuts to capture the madness of a battle). It's honestly one of the best war films I've seen in, well, probably ever. It's not a genre I generally like all that much, but the fact that this managed to find itself so high on this list is a testament to its quality.

12. Klaus

I found this an utterly charming animated film. It's from a new studio, created from ex-Disney animators whose goal apparently is to see if they could capture what traditional animation would have become had the big studios not all switched to computer animation instead. The answer is that it is quite beautiful, in particular the way they integrate the characters and the scenery. The film itself tells an alternative origin story of Santa Claus, and a redemptive tale of a rich playboy sent to prove his worth in the world (which doesn't work out exactly as you might expect). It's honestly just a lovely piece of film making. It perhaps feels like it's from a different age, and that's both to its advantage and disadvantage. But there's certainly something worthwhile in it. I'll honestly look forward to what Serio Pablos does next.

13. Toy Story 4

Hot on the heels of Klaus is Toy Story 4. You know the deal by now. Just when you think there's a nice easy place for ending the Toy Story franchise, they come up with another way to extend it, and it fits perfectly. Where 3 explored the themes of what happens to toys when their children grow up, 4 explores what happens when toys get lost or forgotten altogether. It also amusingly touches on the whole concept of toys becoming alive—what is a toy, and what is garbage becomes a key question of the film. It's also beautifully animated, with a level of detail which is exquisite—and yet it still feels like it's suitably within the style of the franchise overall. A good film. I feel like Toy Story as a whole could finish here happily. But I've felt that since the first film, and I've always been proven wrong. So, Toy Story 5, have at me.

14. American Factory

An interesting film, about a Chinese corporation which opens a factory in the midwest USA, thereby bringing back the vaunted manufacturing jobs to working class America. The conflict comes from the cultural disconnects between the expectation of the corporation and the workers, especially as there are moves to unionise the workforce. There's a lot to unpack here, especially when you consider the incentives that were given to the corporation to open where they were. But it's not overly political either—rather, it is, but it's presented in such a way as to appear neutral; letting you the audience make up your own mind. The fact that this is the first film produced by the Obama's production company is not lost on me.

15. Ad Astra

I'm honestly surprised this is as high as it is, because in many ways this is a bad film. There's some truly shockingly poor science and plot points in this, and the emotional connection of the film is weak. But what I honestly loved, and which I kept coming back to, is the world building. As we move out through the solar system, we see the wilder and less civilised reaches of space come through piece by piece. From the genteel comfort of a Virgin Galactic flight to the moon, to the rough and rugged outpost of Mars, to the isolation of a solo flight to Neptune. There's something so believable and meditative about it. But, like I said, the brilliance of this doesn't eradicate the bad parts, and if you don't particularly enjoy what I did in this film, it's easy to focus on jumping between spaceships through Neptune's rings using a door as a shield. I mean, jeez.

16. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

I really, really wish that Tarantino would realise what he's really good at as a filmmaker. And it's not violence or shots of women's feet, like he thinks it is. He is truly excellent in managing to extract tension and drama from otherwise benign and potentially overextended conversational set pieces. It's most infuriating in this film, because in so many ways, this film is excellent: one of his best, right up until the last sequence, when you feel as though Tarantino lost the will to resist his natural urges. It's such a shame, because it could have been the moment when you feel like Tarantino has matured as a film maker. But no, let's have a flamethrower, yeah?

17. I Lost My Body

An interesting animated film about a young man in Paris finding his own path in the world, juxtaposed with the bizarre counter story of a dismembered hand searching for its body again. It's beautifully animated, and actualyl quite emotional when it gets to its conclusion. Not the best animated film this year, but another that shows the interesting places animated film can go.

18. Rocketman

Another fairly straight forward biopic, but I feel one which does its job admirably. It's honestly a fairly intriguing story, and one which director Dexter Fletcher tells admirably. Especially good is the integration of the music into the picture, which is often something that feels janky, or else cops out by ensuring that all music is diegetic. Anyway, I thought a pretty good film all up.

19. The Edge of Democracy

Another good documentary, this one explicating the fight for democracy in Brazil, in particular the threat of corruption tainting otherwise socially responsible politicians, and the rise of the far-right in recent years. There are a lot of parallels to be seen in this film and other western democracies, and the story of Brazil is told to be both personal and universal.

20. Jojo Rabbit

I was honestly more disappointed in this than anything else, because the premise is wack, and I trusted Taika Waititi to pull it off. But it's tonally very odd, in a way that is obviously intentional, but which often means that its impact is blunted. I really wanted to be pummelled between the extremes of the humour and the horrors of the end of the Nazi regime, and this film feels like it pulls its punches at every turn, possibly because each element numbs the other. It's not all that funny, nor is it that emotionally impactful as a result, as much as it probably wants to think it's both. Anyway, it's a shame, because I wanted more from this.

21. The Irishman

Honestly, I'm not a huge fan of Martin Scorsese. But I can appreciate his craft, and there's certainly something to be said for a film like this, which is genuinely very much the kind of picture he was making in his heyday. It's also a fine moment to get Pacino and De Niro back together, as well as a technical achievement in their de-aging, which is seamlessly done. But what you'll find I'm not talking about is the plot, or the characters. They're fine, but they don't grip me on a human level, and while it's kind of fun to watch the endless stream of gangsters arrive and depart, they leave very minimal impact. That's generally my problem with it, I guess. Epic in scope, but no space for real human connection.

22. Judy

A reasonable biopic, documenting the latter period of Judy Garland's life, leading up to her last marriage and death. It's a sympathetic portrait, in particular when engaging with Garland's early years (told in flashbacks). The main draw, of course, and the sole nomination it receives here, is Renée Zellweger in the lead, who can be quite challenging as an actress to me, but who here completely disappears into the role of Garland. The rest is only so good, but it's a fair nomination for Best Actress.

23. Ford v Ferrari

This film honestly has some things going for it, and I'm going to probably malign it unfairly for being too much of a banal historical drama in the way that biopics often can be. Partly, the choice of story is poor, because there's a true sense that Henry Ford Jr the Fourth or whoever he is, is a really nasty piece of work, and for too long in the story he is at least the force behind the protagonists, if not the protagonist himself. That really put me off to some extent, and managed to completely detach me from any true emotion in the story. Otherwise, it's a fairly straightforward, stock-standard success-against-the-odds underdog story. There's a place for that, but not a place near the top of my list.

24. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Eh, the discourse has already covered this for me hasn't it? This was a disappointing end to the Star Wars trilogy, especially after Rian Johnson had managed to inject something meaningful into the previous episode. But, there's still at least the spectacle to be had, and there's always something intrinsically enjoyable about spending time in this universe, even when it's done as blandly as this.

25. How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

I'm honestly not a huge fan of this franchise, although I have a soft spot for this particular film now, as it's the first film I've managed to watch all the way through with my son Hal (he is now an avowed fan of all things Toothless). This particular outing sees the village grappling with the question of what is truly best for the dragons themselves, especially as Toothless starts to find himself enamoured of a female Night Fury. It's perhaps an interesting place to take the film, thematically, but as with all of these films, what happens in between the big strokes of the idea is largely interchangeable.

26. Honeyland

It's probably actually a bit surprising that this is so low, because this is a very much acclaimed documentary, about a woman who lives off the land in North Macedonia, in particular using traditional techniques for gathering wild honey. The conflict arises when a nearby family tries to modernise the process, thereby damaging the natural hives on which the woman relies. There's things to enjoy about it, but aside from the obvious thematic elements, I found the film rather dour and tired. It's one of those films which has merit for merely showing that there are stories everywhere in life. But that wasn't enough for me this time around.

27. Joker

I was quite ambivalent about this film when I first saw it, but my ambivalence has turned one way rather than the other as time has passed, so it finds itself down towards the bottom of this list. Firstly, the good: Joaquin Phoenix is always a compelling presence on screen, and even when his characters are inscrutable as Arthur Fleck, there's something engaging about watching him doing his thing. But thematically, this film is a mess, especially in its engagement with violence, and its questions about the underlying discontent in the populace at large. You could read this as an indictment of the masses' willingness to be spurred to evil through a charismatic leader and bit of misinformation. But I'm more inclined to believe that director Todd Phillips just doesn't really know what he's doing, and so the film is unintentionally ambiguous on this. I haven't even gotten into the fact that plot-wise, it, shall we say, "borrows liberally" from Scorsese's The King of Comedy (actually, one of his best, despite my lukewarm Scorsese appreciation above). So yeah, in the end, the more I thought on this film, the less I liked it. Betting wise, you'd be a fool to go against Phoenix to take home the award though.

28. Bombshell

I was quite surprised at how much I didn't like this film, because I feel as though there was the potential for this to be a wonderfully astute indictment of a whole world. But instead, this took the very disappointing route of taking down Roger Ailes and not what he represents. There's a sense at the end of the film that everyone can dust off their hands and say "good job, sexism is solved forever". And this is not something that they engage with in this film—that is to say, they don't examine the fact that this is a potential interpretation. In fact, at the end of the film, the tone is more celebratory because "yeah, we won! The good guys won!". It makes the film feel overall very shallow or hollow.

29. Missing Link

Lowest of the Best Animated feature films, is this very underwhelming stop-motion number. Animation-wise, it's quite nicely done, and technically very strong. But the plot and the characterisations are very bland. Zach Galafianakis's sasquatch is annoying to the point of tears, and the other characters are stereotypes. There's not enough that's interesting in the film. That's the problem. I do feel a little bit bad for the film, because this was also an amazing box-office bomb. And it feels more like it just "wasn't for me" than it feels like it deserved to fail spectacularly. But, to be honest, I do think it has itself to blame for both.

30. Avengers: Endgame

A perennial entry towards the bottom of my Oscars list is the latest Marvel film, in particular the Avengers films. The problem with all of the Avengers films is that they cannot at all give enough screen time to any character to warrant their inclusion in the film, and as a result the whole film feels pointless. This is never more obvious than in Endgame, where they're attempting to both wrap up an entire era of the Marvel enterprise, and include all of the characters they've introduced to this point. I really, really, don't get the appeal, and I honestly think this is one of the messiest examples of the Avengers films. I would have thought the time travel aspect would have given me something to enjoy at least. But, no.

31. The Cave

Bottom of the list this year is a very surprising entry, but one which ultimately I felt I could justify being this low. It's another film from Syria, again telling of doctors working in a beseiged region of the country, this time Ghouta, as the forces of Bashar al-Assad bomb and attack. But this film was honestly, so unbelievably dull. It very much has the philosophy of "point a camera at something and see what happens", but very much misses out on constructing anything interesting from the resulting footage. There's a sense of, yes, claustrophobia and anxiety as the bombs come ever closer. But there's almost no narrative thrust. There's no human connection. There's not enough focus on any character to feel like you're connecting with them. I was unsurprised after this film, when I discovered that its director also directed Last Men in Aleppo, a documentary short I watched a couple of years ago, which also managed to turn what should have been an excellent idea into something boring. I think it's extremely telling that when there are two films covering such similar ground in the same year (as For Sama above does), one can be so emotionally devastating and one can be so dull.

Anyway, that's it for the features. As always, I also attempted to watch the short films. I didn't manage to see all of them this year, as two of the documentary shorts (St. Louis Superman and Learning To Skateboard In A War Zone (If You’re A Girl)) weren't available before the Oscars telecast. But the rest I'll present in order here from favourite to least favourite. But as always, all of these are excellent, and all (maybe apart from the bottom) worthy of your time:

1. Une Soeur (A Sister) (Live Action) 2. In the Absence (Documentary) 3. Hair Love (Animated) 4. Sister (Animated) 5. Brotherhood (Live Action) 6. Life Overtakes Me (Documentary) 7. Nefta Football Club (Live Action) 8. Memorable (Animated) 9. The Neighbors' Window (Live Action) 10. Saria (Live Action) 11. Daughter (Animated) 12. Walk Run Cha-Cha (Documentary) 13. Kitbull (Animated)

And, last, but not least, is my annual Oscars ballot. How would I vote if I could, and the only things I could vote for are the nominees? Read on:

Best Picture: Little Women Best Actor: Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory) Best Actress: Cynthis Erivo (Harriet) Best Supporting Actor: Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood) Best Supporting Actress: Florence Pugh (Little Women) Best Animated Feature: Klaus Best Cinematography: The Lighthouse Best Costume Design: Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood Best Director: Sam Mendes (1917) Best Documentary Feature: For Sama Best Documentary Short: In the Absence Best Film Editing: Parasite Best International Feature: Pain and Glory Best Makeup & Hairstyling: Judy Best Original Score: Little Women Best Orignal Song: "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from Rocketman Best Production Design: Parasite Best Animated Short: Hair Love Best Live Action Short: A Sister Best Sound Editing: Ford v Ferrari Best Sound Mixing: 1917 Best Visual Effects: The Irishman Best Adapted Screenplay: Little Women Best Original Screenplay: Knives Out

And we're done. See you again next year.

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Open main menu EditWatch this pageRead in another language Mackenzie Ziegler American child actor, actor and singer Mackenzie Ziegler (born June 4, 2004) is an American actress, dancer, singer, and model.[1] She is the younger sister of dancer and actress Maddie Ziegler[2] and is best known for appearing for six years on Lifetime's reality dance show Dance Moms. She has also appeared on other television programs, including the sitcom Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, has modeled for Polo Ralph Lauren, and her social media penetration includes more than 6 million Instagram followers. Her 2014 album and its lead single both reached the top of the iTunes charts. Ziegler toured in Australia with her sister in early 2017. Early life Edit Ziegler was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her parents, Melissa Ziegler-Gisoni and Kurt Ziegler, divorced when she was 6 years old after a 2009 bankruptcy.[3][4] Her mother remarried in 2013. Ziegler has an older sister, Maddie, who is also a dancer and actress,[2] as well as two older paternal half-brothers, Ryan and Tyler, and two older step-siblings, Matthew and Michelle.[5] She began dancing at the Abby Lee Dance Company in Pittsburgh at the age of two.[citation needed] With that company, she won titles in dance competitions.[6] Ziegler is homeschooled and resides in Murrysville, Pennsylvania.[7] Career Edit Dancing and acting Edit Ziegler first appeared on television in 2011 on Lifetime's reality dance show Dance Moms, alongside her mother and sister.[1] In 2016, the Zieglers left the show after six seasons in order to pursue other projects.[8] Ziegler also appeared on Dance Moms' sister shows Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition and Abby's Studio Rescue.[9][10] Ziegler and her sister conducted a dance workshop tour of Australia in January 2017.[11][12] In 2015, Ziegler made her acting debut on Nickelodeon's sitcom Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn and appeared in a WowWee commercial alongside her sister.[13][14] She has also appeared on such talk shows as The Today Show, The View[15] and Good Day New York.[16] She returned to Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn in January 2017 in the episode "Keeping Up with the Quadashians".[17] Singing Edit In 2014, Ziegler released her debut album Mack Z, which she also uses as a stage name for singing appearances. The album peaked at #1 on the iTunes pop charts, as well as #7 on iTunes' albums sales chart across all genres. The music video for the album's lead single, "Girl Party", also reached #1 on the iTunes pop chart.[18][19] The video of the single has been viewed more than 40 million times.[20] Later that year, her videos for "Shine" and "Christmas All Year Long" premiered, each eventually attracting more that 6 million views.[21][22] Ziegler continued to release singles and videos as Mack Z in 2015 and 2016,[23] but in November 2016, she released her first single under her own name, Mackenzie Ziegler, a duet with singer Johnny Orlando, titled "Day & Night".[24] The duet's music video was released on December 21, 2016, and has been viewed more than 6 million times.[25] Modeling and other activities Edit In 2015, Ziegler walked the Polo Ralph Lauren Runway in New York City.[26] That same year she appeared in a campaign video for Glamour Magazine.[27] In 2016, she and her sister Maddie were the faces of Clean & Clear's fall back-to-school campaign.[2] Ziegler was the face of Polo Ralph Lauren's children's spring 2016 collection[28][29] and was named a brand ambassador for girls' fashion line Emily West in 2017.[11] In 2014, Ziegler and her sister released a limited edition fashion line, The Maddie & Mackenzie Collection, through Mod Angel.[30] In fall 2016, Ziegler released a tee-shirt line called Tee4Too.[31] In 2016, Ziegler collaborated with TurnBoard to release the Kenzie Ziegler TurnBoard.[32] Ziegler's Instagram account has more than 6 million followers,[33] she has more than 2 million followers on Musical.ly,[34] her two YouTube channels have received a total of more than 100 million views,[35] and she has more than 700,000 Twitter followers.[36] Ziegler was nominated at the 2016 Teen Choice Awards for Choice Muser.[37] Philanthropy Edit In 2012, Ziegler, along with her mother and sister, partnered with Starlight Children's Foundation to help raise awareness for chronically ill youth.[4][38] Ziegler has also partnered with foundations such as Love Your Melon and Dancers Against Cancer to raise awareness and funding for childhood cancer.[39][40] In 2016, Ziegler and her sister made a public service announcement for DoSomething.org's Birthday Mail campaign, which enables people to send homemade birthday cards to children living in homeless shelters.[41] The same organization placed the Ziegler sisters on their 2016 list of charitable young celebrities.[42] Filmography Edit Television Edit Year Title Role Notes 2011–2016 Dance Moms Herself Lead[8] 2011 Dance Moms: Most Outrageous Moments Herself TV Movie Documentary 2011 The Today Show Herself/Performer 2012 Nightline Performer 2013 Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition Herself/Performer Episode: Gods and Mortals[9] 2013 Dance Moms Christmas Special Herself/Performer TV Movie 2014 The Today Show Herself/Singer Performed her single "Girl Party" 2014 Abby's Studio Rescue Herself/Performer Episode: Delusions of Dance Grandeur[10] 2014 Good Day New York Herself/Performer Performed her single "Girl Party" 2015 Dance Moms Slumber Party Herself TV Movie 2015 The Today Show Herself/Performer 2015 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Lilly Episode: "Unhappy Campers"[13] 2015 The View Herself/Performer [15] 2016 Dance Moms: The Girls' Guide to Life Herself TV-mini series 2016 So You Think You Can Dance Herself [43] 2016 Teens Wanna Know Herself Episode: JoJo Siwa 13th Birthday Party Bash 2017 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Lilly Episode: "Keeping Up with the Quadashians"[17] Music Videos Edit Year Title Lead perfomer Notes 2011 "It's Like Summer" LUX Supporting[44] 2012 "Summer Love Song" Brooke Hyland Supporting[45] 2014 "Girl Party" Mack Z Lead[20] 2014 "Freaks Like Me" Todrick Hall Supporting, vocals[46] 2014 "Shine" Mack Z Lead[21] 2014 "Christmas All Year Long" Mack Z Lead[22] 2015 "I Gotta Dance" Mack Z Episode: "The Girl with the Curl" 2015 "Dance Moms: Masterpiece" Jessi J Supporting 2016 "I Gotta Dance (Dave Aude Remix)" Mack Z Lead 2016 "Day & Night" Johnny Orlando and Mackenzie Ziegler Lead; first song released as "Mackenzie Ziegler"[25] Awards and nominations Edit Year Award Category Result 2016 Teen Choice Awards Choice Muser Nominated[37] References Edit ^ a b Gisoni, Melissa. "Mackenzie Ziegler", Maddie & Mackenzie Ziegler, accessed December 26, 2016 ^ a b c Gaynor, Emily. "Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler Team Up with Clean & Clear", Teen Vogue, July 20, 2016, accessed December 27, 2016; and Davis, Emma. "Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler on life after Dance Moms", Today.com, July 22, 2016 ^ Roca, Teresa. "Rags to Riches! Maddie Ziegler Scores Massive Payday Amid Family Bankruptcy Scandal", Radar Online, March 25, 2016 ^ a b Daly, Sean. "Dance Moms: Is Someone Getting Kicked Out In Season 4?", TheTVPage.com, November 15, 2013, accessed December 27, 2016 ^ Cabrera, Daniela. "How Many Siblings Does Maddie Ziegler Have?", Bustle.com, July 30, 2015, accessed December 27, 2016 ^ "Competition results", Abby Lee Dance Company, accessed December 27, 2016 ^ Davis, Emma. "Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler on life after Dance Moms", Today.com, July 22, 2016; and Sciullo, Maria. "From Sia videos to Dance Moms, Murrysville dancer steps into pop culture fame", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 27, 2015, accessed December 27, 2016 ^ a b Schumann, Rebecka. "Why Mackenzie Ziegler's Mom Didn’t Tell Her She Was Leaving ‘Dance Moms’ Sooner", International Business Times, May 17, 2016 ^ a b Glamorosi. "'Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition' S2 E3 Recap: Gods and Mortals", Glamorosi Magazine, September 18, 2013 ^ a b Francis, Christine. "Abby’s Studio Rescue Recap 9/16/14: Season 1 Episode 3 “Delusions of Dance Grandeur”", Celebrity Dirty Laundry, September 16, 2014 ^ a b Garvey, Cas. "Spotted: Dance Moms stars share Whitsundays snaps", Chinchilla News, January 10, 2017 ^ Ziegler, Maddie and Mackenzie. "Australian Tour: Ziegler Girls 2017", ziegleraustraliatour.com, accessed December 11, 2016 ^ a b Omanski, Stephanie. "Exclusive: Mackenzie Ziegler Dishes All About Her Guest Starring Role on Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, and Dawn", M-Magazine, June 19, 2015 ^ "Snap Pets Commercial", Ziegler Girls Official Website, retrieved December 27, 2016 ^ a b "Dance Moms Cast Surprises Alexa Bolton, Young Girl Battling Bone Cancer", The View, September 28, 2015, accessed December 31, 2016 ^ "Mackenzie Ziegler Filmography", IMDB, retrieved December 27, 2016 ^ a b Haar, Kara. "Gabby Douglas to Guest-Star on Nickelodeon's Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, & Dawn", The Hollywood Reporter, January 17, 2016 ^ Jane, Deborah. "'Dance Moms' Season 4: Maddie Ziegler's Unhappy, Mack Z Chooses Singing, Kendall Stands Up To Mom-ager?", EnStars, May 2, 2014 ^ "Dance Moms Star Mack Z Tops Pharrell & Frozen on iTunes Charts", Broadwayworld.com, April 28, 2014 ^ a b Ziegler, Mackenzie. "Mack Z: It's a Girl Party Official Music Video", Mack Z, YouTube, April 28, 2014, accessed January 2, 2017 ^ a b Ziegler, Mackenzie. "Mack Z – "Shine" (Official Video)", Mack Z, YouTube, October 4, 2014, accessed December 28, 2016 ^ a b Leight, Elias. "Exclusive Premiere: Dance Moms Star Mack Z's 'Christmas All Year Long'", Billboard, November 20, 2014, accessed December 28, 2016 ^ Ziegler, Mackenzie. Most popular uploads, Mack Z, YouTube, accessed December 28, 2016 ^ Briones, Isis. "Mackenzie Ziegler Releases Brand-New Song 'Day & Night' With Johnny Orlando", Teen Vogue, November 16, 2016 ^ a b Orlando, Johnny and Mackenzie Ziegler. "Johnny Orlando + Mackenzie Ziegler – Day & Night (Official Music Video)", Johnny Orlando, YouTube, December 21, 2016, accessed January 31, 2017 ^ Schumann, Rebecka. "‘Dance Moms' Star Mackenzie Ziegler Walks Polo Ralph Lauren Runway With Big Sister Maddie", IBTimes.com, August 6, 2015 ^ "Dance Moms’ Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler Dance Like Fall’s Major Trends", Glamour, August 5, 2015 ^ Shumann, Rebecka. "Dance Moms Star Mackenzie Ziegler's Ralph Lauren Modeling Photos Praised by Abby Lee Miller", International Business Times, March 10, 2016 ^ Gallagher, Caitlin. "What's Mackenzie Ziegler Doing After Dance Moms? Maddie's Sister Will Have Time to Focus On Her Career, Too", Bustle, May 17, 2016 ^ "Dance Moms Stars Launch Limited Fashion Collection", L'Art Magazine, October 13, 2014 ^ "Tee4Too", Ziegler Girls Official Website, September 14, 2016 ^ "Kenzie Ziegler TurnBoard", BalletIsFun.com, accessed December 27, 2016 ^ Ziegler, Mackenzie. kenzieziegler, Instagram, accessed January 13, 2017 ^ Horner, Rachel. "Top stars to follow on musical.ly: Mackenzie Ziegler", WonderWall.com, April 19, 2016, accessed December 27, 2016 ^ Ziegler, Mackenzie. Mack Z and MackenzieZiegler, YouTube, accessed December 27, 2016 ^ Mackenzie Ziegler, Twitter, accessed December 27, 2016 ^ a b Vota, Rae. "The Teen Choice Awards nominations are loaded with digital celebs", The Daily Dot, July 7, 2016 ^ "Dance Moms' Stars Team Up With Starlight Children's Foundation; Show Is Renewed for Third Season", OK! magazine, October 10, 2012, accessed December 30, 2016 ^ Ziegler, Mackenzie. [1], Mackenzie Ziegler Official Instagram, December 24, 2016 ^ Cruz, Rainbow. "‘Dance Moms' alums Maddie, Mackenzie Ziegler, JoJo Siwa team up for a new project after leaving Lifetime show?", Yibada, December 8, 2016 ^ Kassoy, Ben. "How Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler Are Brightening the Birthdays of Homeless Kids", Teen Vogue, May 9, 2016; and DoSomething.org. "Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler + DoSomething.org Birthday Mail", Youtube, May 9, 2016 ^ Jacobsen, Kevin. "Most Charitable Celebrities: Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift Among Stars 'Gone Good'", EnStars, December 29, 2016 ^ Manno, Olivia. "Happy National Dance Day!", Dance Spirit magazine, July 30, 2016, accessed December 31, 2016; and "National Dance Day 2016: Season 13 Ep. 8", So You Think You Can Dance, YouTube, July 29, 2016, accessed December 31, 2016 ^ Lux. "Lux – It's Like Summer [Featuring Dance Mom's Abby Lee Dance team, LUXofficial's channel, YouTube, January 22, 2012, accessed January 3, 2017 ^ Hyland, Brooke. "Dance Moms: Brooke's 'Summer Love' Music Video (S2)", Lifetime, YouTube, September 5, 2012, accessed January 3, 2016 ^ Hall, Todrick. "Freaks Like Me by Todrick Hall", YouTube, July 3, 2014, accessed January 3, 2016 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mackenzie Ziegler. 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