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Holy crap... And to think, I started this thing...

Okay, in retrospect, maybe I shouldn't have used the word "potential" when I started this thread. I agree that Nic Cage successfully bounced back from his "action hero" phase. I loved his work in MATCHSTICK MEN and ADAPTATION. But after winning the Academy Award, didn't you get a feeling of...

Nicolas Cage is a good example of the intention of my original post. Here's an actor who received accolades for films like "Moonstruck" and won the Best Actor Academy Award for his excellent performance in "Leaving Las Vegas," then followed his win with a slew of big-budget action films. I...

I forgot about "A Simple Plan." Great film. But "Kiss of the Dragon" was beneath her (although she looked outstanding in that rubber get-up). I also forgot about Marisa Tomei's nomination for "In the Bedroom," so we can excuse her. To clarify my original post, I find it heartbreaking when...

I've been thinking of all the backlash I've been reading about Halle Berry's career "downslide" after her Oscar win. A number of reviews I've read about "Gothika" compare Berry's career choices to Cuba Gooding, Jr., who seems to have been prominently featured in clunker after clunker since...