I'm thinking it would be cool to have a similar discussion about performances in horror movies.
It was heartening to see Daniel Kaluuya nominated Oscar for Get Out 2 years ago, although he had no chance at winning. Given that, i think it'd be not to too far-fetched to imagine Lupita Nyong'o getting nominated (honestly, I am still sore that Toni Collette wasn't acknowledged for her harrowing turn in Hereditary).
I wonder if the barrier for award acknowledgement might be lower for horror than comedy, esp. with all the recent talks about "elevated horror" or whatever? Hmmm.
Silence of the Lambs won all the Oscars.
Silence of the Lambs won all the Oscars.
That's true, but as you know, Tom "it transcended the genre."
Whereas just about everybody in Alien deserves a supporting Oscar nod, especially Veronica Cartwright.
I wouldn't call Silence of the Lambs a true horror movie, though. It has horror elements, but it's also a thriller and a police procedural.
Still one of the scariest movies I've ever seen.
Still one of the scariest movies I've ever seen.
I'm a chicken who avoids scary movies as much as possible (though I have seen a few), but what immediately came to mind for scariest movie is Jaws. It shares the shit out of me, more than 40 years later. (Although Silence of the Lambs is pretty damn scary, too.)
I don't think Get Out was a horror movie, either -- if the last 10 minutes had been the last 45, sure. It was also a thriller, IMO.
I want to support them, but can I really justify spending yet another $10 on streaming service??
Yeeessss. I signed up already! Or I will as soon as I find my wallet.
I will be so happy when Game of Thrones is over, so that I'll be able to drop HBO, and consider other streaming service options.
I am torn. I have cable, Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime and have so many things to watch already for which I have no time. But this will have so many classic films that are really not available elsewhere (and signing up now will save you $10 per year for as long as you are a member). I want to support them, but can I really justify spending yet another $10 on streaming service?? Aeeeiii.
Yeah, I think it is much harder to justify with cable. I don't have cable but I'm still using the fact that Hulu dropped their prices by $2 to rationalize the new subscription in my mind.
Currently I have subscriptions to Mubi, Netflix, and Hulu, and use Amazon on an ad hoc basis. I also recently got Kanopy but don't use it much because I have to connect my computer to my TV. (This is also true for Criterion, which is the only thing that makes me hesitate about it. I have zero interest in watching movies on either my phone or computer.) Adding Criterion would basically bump my subs up from $20 to $30/month, which in still less than half of what basic cable cost me.
Otherwise I get most of my movies on DVD from either my public or private library, which I prefer really since I pause and/or rewind a lot and that is so much easier with a DVD.
