Nicolas Cage (Pig), Matt Damon (Stillwater) and Winston Duke (NineDays) deliver excellent performances -- but will the Academy notice?
“) — are all delivering awards-worthy performances in three very unconventional movies. Likely to face an uphill battle on the awards circuit, the right campaign and support from critics could help them gain some traction in the awards game.
It’s time we all have a serious talk about Nicolas Cage. It should be no surprise that he delivers a beautifully affecting turn as Rob, a truffle forager who hunts the person who stole his beloved pig, and yet, some still find Cage more worthy of memes than trophies. The 57-year-old actor’s overstuffed filmography is full of both box office successes and critical misfires .
Of course, Cage is already an Academy Award winner for “Leaving Las Vegas” , in which he portrayed an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who moves to Las Vegas to drink himself to death. He even picked up a second nomination for his turn as twins Charlie and Donald in Spike Jonze’s “Adaptation” . Early on, some voters may have written off “Pig” due to Cage’s inconsistent track record.
As unhinged journalists and industry insiders whine about “cancel culture” and “wokeness” infringing upon art , “Stillwater” shows a Trump supporter navigating a changing society, highlighted in Damon’s final line, “It all looks different.” It’s the opposite of what was attempted with “Hillbilly Elegy” last year, where a venture capitalist disingenuously attempts to equate his struggles to others.
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