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He couldnt get in last season, and this years directing field will be tougher still.
Now reviewers say hes a smash.
Andrew Garfield,Tick, Tick … Boom!
Garfields first nomination came for playing a war hero; could his second come for playing the creator ofRent?
As Jonathan Larson in Lin-Manuel Mirandas meta-layered Netflix musical, Garfield shows off previously unseen theater chops.
He has always had a sprightly physicality, but it turns out he can carry a tune too!
With the exception ofGrumpy Gus Richard Brody, critics are singing his praises.
He sensitively embodies the itch and anxiety of a post-adolescent beholding the loom of true adulthood, writesRichard Lawson.
Benedict Cumberbatch,The Power of the Dog; Andrew Garfield,Tick, Tick … Boom!
But you should never bet against a transformation, and Kidman gives us a pair of them.
(And if you like camp, theres always Lady Gaga inHouse of Gucci.)
With plenty of intriguing contenders yet to open,Tammy Fayes moment may have passed.
The next test forKing Richards Best Picture bona fides will be Bernthals ability to crack the Supporting Actor lineup.
Dear Hollywood: Let Bernthal be nice more often!
Both supporting players are free to make the characters their own, and indeed they do.
As the movies conscience, shes the one responsible for occasionally knocking the halo off Smiths head.
But the thing is shes very good.
When was the last time you saw Hoffmann play the responsible sibling?
