Gwyneth Paltrow won Best Actress for Shakespeare in Love, a result that has been argued about ever since given the competition and the Weinstein campaign behind it.
Sliding Doors, The Royal Tenenbaums and Se7en show the range, and The Talented Mr Ripley gives her the most interesting part.
She played Pepper Potts across the Marvel films while progressively withdrawing from acting to run Goop, and was among the first women to speak publicly about Harvey Weinstein’s conduct.
Ben AffleckShakespeare in Love (1998) rates 7 out of 10 on the rewatch scale. A genuinely witty romantic comedy with a superb Tom Stoppard screenplay, which beat Saving Private Ryan for Best Picture through the most studied campaign in Academy history…
Brad PittSe7en (1995) rates 9 out of 10 on the rewatch scale. The rain never stops, the city has no name, and the killer wins exactly as planned. Fincher's second film, made after a first one he has disowned.
Ben KingsleyTony Stark hunts a terrorist called the Mandarin while battling PTSD from the Avengers, with Christmas as the season-long backdrop. Iron Man 3 is Shane Black's 2013 American superhero film depicting Tony Stark hunting an apparent terrorist called the Mandarin…
Gwyneth PaltrowPhilip Baker Hall as an aging gambler taking in a stranger. Released as Sydney against PTA's wishes.
Clark GreggRobert Downey Jr.'s strongest moments buried under franchise machinery. Black Widow's intro, War Machine's recasting, and Whiplash wasted.
Clark GreggRobert Downey Jr., Jon Favreau, and the cave construction sequence that built a franchise. The casting decision that built Marvel Studios.
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