1. I have a gut instinct that he's a prick

1A. This instinct is only a little informed by his feud with Martin Freeman. And Freeman didn't come off like a peach in that situation, but it seemed like Cumberbatch was keen to kick him while he was down.

2. He's got some range, but I've never seen a performance that wowed me. So I don't totally understand his success...

3. ...Yet he seems to carry himself, or maybe just be regarded by others, like he's a mega-star

4. Basically anyone who made built their career alongside Harvey Weinstein, and then were all "Yeah down with Harvey!" when that scandal broke, is a hypocrite. I give Brad Pitt kind of a pass because of how he put his career on the line to defend his girlfriend at the time, but there sure were a lot of people who came out of that situation looking like self-interested dickheads.

Mostly it's #1 with the other stuff serving to further weight my uninformed bias.

Thanks for answering my question

IS THIS HELPFUL?

i had forgotten about that skit. he comes off alright there. I'm striking his name from my list. he seems like a good egg!

Wasn’t Brando a huge prick?

Yeah but he gets away with it

So your argument is that Cumberbatch doesn’t get away with being a prick.

What was the feud with Freeman?

Don't question Trag's weirdsies, it never leads anywhere good

re: The Power of the Dog (in 5 parts)

Damn, they're really making progress on that rope! One more 25 minute chunk to go. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

I've been out of grad school too long to properly articulate this, but I'm enjoying the way this movie sets up certain expectations only to immediately subvert or deconstruct them. I don't want to spoil it for anyone, but within the first 30 minutes you think you have the basic plot figured out based on the way the characters behave, but then they start adding layers. I guess that's true of most movies, but I guess I didn't expect it from a western.

Out of the Past. incredible

I've posted about this before, but I'm not interested in separating the art from the artist. There are ethical/consumerist implications there I'm not comfortable with, and as a former supporting role employee of the entertainment industry, I take things like on-set behavior and Hollywood gossip to heart, for better or worse.

So yeah, if someone I deem a middling actor receives a lot of acclaim, I am skeptical and a little upset about their success (Kevin Costner, Julia Roberts). If someone has a reputation for being a shit (Matthew Fox, Sylvester Stallone), and is also a middling actor, my skepticism and anger increase.

I don't lose sleep over this stuff, and I recognize that there are decent chances that these people are nothing like I've made them out to be in my head. But it makes for good RM fodder, so I'm content to take a swing at Cumberbatch, and just as content to change my position if a decent case can be made that I've made a poor estimation of his skills or character.

Hey you're allowed to dislike anyone you like for whatever reason

The Hi-Lo Country

Thought Sly was a great guy.

Yes, that’s a great one.

no way jose

Are we still allowed to like Willem Dafoe? (He was a jerk to Jorge)

I think that makes me like him more

Wtf Trag

He was tired. I forgive him