Man has had an incredible career. He may always be Green Gobby to me but that doesn't mean he isn't incredible in pretty much everything else he does. Even Speed 2...
@Wes & TKP 66-02 he’s even handsome and popular (or at least successful) sort in Affliction, which is why I mentioned it. Not a direction you expect him to veer off in
Faye Dunaway. She was once a powerhouse in late 60's and 70's of New Hollywood but faded very quickly after her Oscar winning performance in the brilliantly written, incredible satire about the Media (Network) and even more so after that weird and bizarre Joan Crawford biopic (Mommie Dearest) in the early 80's. Its a real shame too because her whole career is one of the big what ifs imo. She wasn't treated well by Hollywood for a long time on the basis of been "been really difficult to work with" and "unprofessional" as if nobody else much bigger and held to a much higher regard didn't have those issues and a lot more like been drunk on set which happened a lot in most of the large scale productions of the 60's. Honestly the saddest thing of all is she is most likely going to be remembered far more more for accidentally pulling La La Land out of the envelope instead of Moonlight at that disastrous 2017 Academy Awards.
They gave him a supporting nomination the following year for Cinderella Man kind of saying here his a nomination we should have nominated you last year. But yes i agree he should have been nominated for Sideways.
Ralph Fiennes is a force in whatever he appears in; Schindler’s List, Red Dragon, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Forgiven and of course the Harry Potter movies. What a talent!
I agree. I love the discussion of underrated films/directors/actors so much. It's nice to hear someone talk about people like Jonathan Pryce or Toni Collette or Shelley Duvall and really appreciate their performances.
Jared Harris who you may have seen in Mad Men, Chernobyl and the tv series The Expanse. He shows some range from mild-mannered to gruff and menacing; you'd never believe it was the same actor in all those roles.
I know he is remembered, but I don't think James Mason ever got all the praise he deserved. I never saw him give a bad performance no matter how much a clunker the film. I think of Lolita, A Star is Born, Heaven Can Wait, North by Northwest, and a personal favorite: the Story of Three Loves. And he truly had one the greatest voices ever in Hollywood.
Also William Hurt I just like him in everything so many movies from Altered States to Body Heat to Children of a lesser God , Broadcast news , The Accidental Tourist on and on and on it really makes me miss old Hollywood when they told so many great different stories
Brad Douriff is one I always feel didn’t get a fair nod he was great in Mississippi Burning & Exorcist ||| which is one of the most underrated horror movies ever imo Vile movies but good ones God Bless & Merry Christmas from Milwaukee hun salute
A lot of people don't realize the first time they saw Caleb Landry Jones was as a kid in Breaking Bad as walt jr's best friend Louis. F Murray abraham was a highlight in the homeland series for me.
Chris Cooper and Timothy Olyphant. Maybe not underrated but overlooked by the general public. Oliphant was amazing in Fargo series, he´s gonna get even better as an actor.
Please if you get the chance watch Caleb Landrys latest film Nitram, he gives an incredible performance of Australian Mass shooter Martin Bryant thats won him Best Actor at Cannes this year. I didn't know Caleb before seeing Nitram just a few weeks ago but I was flabbergasted to find out hes American. He nails the Australian accent.
Earnest Borgnine! So many different roles such a presence on screen a hearty laugh or can cry openly he could do It all and his talent is often overlooked by others he starred with thanks
Love him sooo much. At a certain point he was considered for the part of Vito Corleone in The Godfather. I honestly think he would've been a better choice than Brando.
@@deepfocuslens Might be an unpopular opinion but because Brando’s performance in The Godfather has been “meme’d” and spoofed to death it simply doesn’t work for me anymore. Still like him in other roles tho.
It's Anne Bancroft, for me... People always bring up her iconic role in The Graduate, but if I'm going to be honest, the film never did any justice to showing her incredible talent. Movies like The Miracle Worker, The Pumpkin Eater, The Turning Point, etc, show her magnificent skills for character study and artistic emotion. She was one of the best face actors ever and one of the few actresses who always managed to pull me in with her thoughtful, emotional scenes. She was gorgeous.
Yeah I should have clarified "in film circles" when referring to F Murray Abraham because yes in terms of mainstream recognition he too is vastly underrated and it is unfortunate that he didn't get more roles from his Amadeus oscar win. Regarding Pryce it's funny you mention the contrast between British Shakespearean discipline acting styles and the more organic side that he brings to that background because if you look up footage of his performance of Hamlet earlier in his career, it is a DIFFERENT Hamlet that what you expect from less adventurous and courageous actors. Thanks for the feedback!
Perhaps Christopher Abbott...He is quite well-known in the cinema fan community but outside of it not so much. He also plays in less well-known films to the general public, like Possessor, Piercer, Black bear. I just think his performances are great, so realistic and not theatrical/not over-acting if that makes sense.
Bobby canavale he is amazing in every role he plays, has two Tony nominations, two Emmys one for drama and one for comedy, but doesn't get the recognition he deserves in the film industry.
Jean Simmons (the film actress, not the Kiss frontman) In a career spanning 7 decades (1944-2009), British born American actress Jean Simmons proved to be an accomplished and extremely versatile actor whose talent complemented her stunning looks. Drama, comedy, Shakespeare, sword and sandal epics, song and dance musicals and film noir femme fatales, Jean Simmons did them all with an ease and elegance unmatched in the history of film. In addition to motion pictures, Jean Simmons also had a long career in television. One of Jean Simmons greatest roles is her skilful portrayal of the psychotic seductress Diane Tremayne in the Otto Preminger film noir classic, Angel Face (1953). Like the film's doomed male anti-hero protagonist, Frank Jessup (Robert Mitchum), the viewer is irresistibly drawn into Diane's evil web by her charm and beauty only to slowly realize, as the movie progresses, that this woman is not right in the head and that it might be a good idea if Frank stayed as far away from her as possible. Frank does eventually come to this conclusion but, unfortunately for both he and the demented Diane, it's already too late. While Robert Mitchum delivers one of his better understated performances, there is no doubt that it is Jean Simmons’ performance as Diane Tremayne along with Preminger's cool, atmospheric direction that makes Angel Face a great film. Joe Mankiewicz, director of Guys and Dolls (1955), the musical in which Simmons co-starred opposite Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, called Simmons "the dream...a fantastically talented and enormously underestimated girl. In terms of talent, Jean Simmons is so many heads and shoulders above most of her contemporaries, one wonders why she didn't become the great star she could have been".
Yes. There is nothing like Simmons in Angel Face. All those people ever talk about are the meaningless boring actors who came after the death of cinema in the late 50s with the fall of the golden age. They are clueless, they know nothing wtf🤦♂️😅
Lol, I saw mentioned the other day that he was in a ridiculous Christmas movie with Mel Gibson last year. I was like WTF are you doing?! Like him a lot.
Jonathan groff (Mindhunter, Matrix resurrections), Theo Rossi (Netflix Luke Cage, True Story) , Ben Barnes (Netflix Punisher), Hamish Linklater (Netflix Midnight Mass), Harry Melling (The Devil all the time), Tom Pelphrey (Ozark, Banshee), Christian Camargo (Dexter, See) these Netflix breeds of actors are talented. They are usually relegated in the supporting roles. Man.. these dudes need more exposure.
I am a big fan of James Remar. He played dual roles in Django Unchained, Harry Morgan in Dexter, he was Ajax in Warriors as well. I loved him on Winding Refn's Fear X as well, quite underrated.
Another one is Celia Johnson. Very easily one of the greatest British actresses of all time who put in such an outstanding performance as Laura in Brief Encounter. A woman that iw conflicted about whether she should leave her husband and children and go with Alec played by Trevor Howard (also pretty underrated) on remain true to her marriage vows. It is one of David Lean's masterful early films years before he did The Bridge On The River Kwai, Lawrence Of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago. She simply doesn't mentioned much at all and deserves far more credit.
A suggestion for videos like this: it would be a good idea to add pictures of the actors you are talking about. Since some of them are less known actors, at least I needed to refresh my memory
Joseph Cotten as Walter Neff in Double Indemnity -- I love it! (Oh, how well he could have worked with Edward G. Robinson.) Anytime you want to indulge in "Fantasy Recasting," I'm here for it.
Love Joseph Cotten. However, MacMurray had the all-American character for the role. Someone who can be tempted by lust, have an inner violence that could be unleashed, and an affection and macho banter with Robinson. Not sure Cotton is suited for the role. How about Bogart in the role?!? Jack Nicholson?!? Off wiki: The character of Walter Neff was not only a heel, he was a weak and malleable heel - many Hollywood actors, including Alan Ladd, James Cagney, Spencer Tracy, Gregory Peck and Fredric March passed on it.
I hate when people call Shelley Duvall's character in The Shining "weak". Stephen King was probably the first one to make the criticism, because it was his story, his characters and he didn't like the way Kubrick portrayed them. While I can understand his frustration, I also think he needs to stfu too. Once you send your story out to be made into a movie, that's it. It's in someone else's hands under someone else's vision. Plus, King later went on to make his OWN miniseries adaption of The Shining and it sucked. No one liked it. Except me. I watch both versions, regularly, back to back. But I'm pretty sure I'm the only one. Back to Duvall. Her character is trying to hold onto her family. She's trying to support her moody husband through recovery from alcoholism, and trying to support her son who seems to have some psychological affliction of his own. She wants to protect them both. But when placed in an unimaginable situation, she has to choose between them. I think that's VERY strong. Most people would piss their pants and die. Throw in the real life stressors/abuse Duvall had to endure while even making this movie, and I think she deserves all the props. I'm glad you mentioned Sissy Spacek as well. I need more of both their movies in my life.
I'm willing to bet that every single one of the people who called Wendy weak would completely break down if they were in her situation. They just like to delude themselves into thinking they would handle it with more dignity, intelligence and courage which says more about their egos than Shelley Duvall's performance.
@@tomnorton4277 Those people love to get on their high horse and say that, but they would not be able to handle Jack's twisted manipulation, gaslighting, and murderous/psychotic tendencies. I used to think Shelley's performance was annoying, but now that I have learned more about marital abuse, I think her reactions are a lot more realistic than people realize. Plus, fear can make you do dumb things sometimes. So, I get some of the complaints, but I wouldn't say I like it, specifically when women call her weak, too. You would react EXACTLY like Shelley's Wendy in this film. In real life, there are abusive situations where power dynamics are at play, and it makes things hard for survivors to leave. That hotel is a symbol for a victim(s) that are trapped in an abusive situation.
Always considered Eric Stoltz as underrated. His range is profound. In PF his character is basic divided into two people. One, the cool calm and collected seller who has this transcendent knowledge about this magical stuff he's selling. Then the other which manifests into a jumpy and paranoid guy who gets placed into a chaotic situation. I remember first watching it, and being wholly impressed with this transition. He also did an incredibly naturalistic performance in Killing Zoe. He seems to have that cool quality in his performances. I'm trying to find stuff he's done recently.
O.T. Fagbenle, who was one of the main actors in the Netflix tv series The Five. I was absolutely blown away by the naturalism and realism of his performance and he absolutely carried the series. I don't know what else he's done but the fact that I haven't really heard anything about him despite his incredible performance is a bit sad. EDIT: apparently he was nominated for an Emmy in the Handmaid's Tale.. never seen it though.. Sheryl Lee (Fire Walk With Me) is an incredibly underrated actress who has not really been given nearly enough to do.
Underrated Actors: Ben Foster, Cara Delevingne, Kaya Scodelario, Kate Beckinsale, Alec Baldwin, Jack Lemmon, Monica Bellucci, Jack O' Connell and Jackie Chan.
I was watching Naomi Watts in The Impossible today. She was beyond great. She was beaten by Jennifer Lawrence's ok performance at the Oscars. That's being underrated.
Rutger hauer, stole the show in bladerunner and had some ok nostalgic films after like nighthawks, lady hawk n few others but really didn't seem to get the right push he should have after bladerunner.
Jonathan Pryce is indeed Shakespearean in style, given that he was one of the great Hamlets on the British stage, as a young actor. I seem him as a modern Gielgud in that way.
Walter Neff is too slick for his own good in Double Indemnity. That's what made Fred MacMurray so perfect for the part. He is in a way putting on an act. Not always the best approach but suits that movie. I'd say MacMurray is underrated. His performance as Sheldrake in The Apartment is hilarious.
Brendan Gleeson, Every performance is great in their own way, subtle actor never takes too much the spotlight where it seems he's over doing it. Calvary is the best performance I think.
@4:15: F. Murray Abraham himself thinks it's actually American actors and other trans-Atlantic English-speaking actors who do stage performance better, and that starts with how to interpret Shakespeare! Because they know how to be in love with the stories they're playing rather than simply being in love with their own performances, which is what he accuses British actors of doing. I've also heard Kelsey Grammar say something similar.
PS: For the last several years, F. Murray Abraham can often be found joyously yelling over Zoom interviews! I'm surprised you're not up to his work, as you both seem to like both stage and science-fiction more than I do, both of which are genres he never shies away from!
I really like Riley Keough but in my opinion her entire performance in Zola feels like a false note. I get that it’s so supposed to be satirical but the dialect she puts on is so over the top that the satire rings extremely hollow to me.
Matt Damon. 3 Oscar noms and none of them for imo his best work (Ripley, The Informant, True Grit). Definitely the modern Cotten in terms of range (no one is talking about how he plays three totally different versions of the same main character in The Last Duel). Great example of talent being underappreciated because he isnt ACTING all the time. Also so many gen x actresses-molly parker, carla gugino, robin wright, jennifer connelly, juliette lewis,parker posey, noomi rapace, rosario dawson, eva green, every actress from twin peaks etc-that hollywood doesnt know what to do with
If actors really want to learn their craft they should look to Spencer Tracy. Usually understated and always human he inhabits the character. We all know actors that chew up the scenery. Spencer never did.
@@blackswan4486 - Yes, & Judgement At Nuremberg, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Etc.. But the film that made me love Spencer Tracy was a little watched film called The Mountain (1956). I felt it was a very mediocre film but I couldn't stop watching it because of Spencer Tracy's acting. I was forever hooked.
Really? You think Fred MacMurray has a higher profile than Joseph Cotten? Now I'm curious what circles you travel in, because outside of Disney adults and the hardcore Billy Wilder fanatics, I don't hear discussion of MacMurray at all. There are a lot of examples I mulled over when you posed this question, and one of them that ought to be mentioned now is Harry Andrews. He had a decent career in the 50s and 60s, including working for John Huston (on "Moby Dick") and Sidney Lumet (on "The Hill"). But it's his vocal performance as General Woundwort in "Watership Down" that establishes him as a character actor of immense power. That performance is oozing with villainy in a way that makes Christoph Waltz's Col. Landa look like a little girl.
Willem Dafoe may not be underrated but he is one of the all time greatest actors imo and I feel like he doesn’t get enough credit
Agreed.
Double agreed.
Man has had an incredible career. He may always be Green Gobby to me but that doesn't mean he isn't incredible in pretty much everything else he does. Even Speed 2...
@@looney1023 have you seen affliction with nick nolte? Dafoe is good in that
@Wes & TKP 66-02 he’s even handsome and popular (or at least successful) sort in Affliction, which is why I mentioned it. Not a direction you expect him to veer off in
Viggo Mortensen. Aside from the obvious three films where he had the opportunity to shine, he's played some pretty diverse characters over the years.
jennifer jason leigh has been great in everything i've seen her in
james rebhorn also great
Sakura Ando please...? She is a hidden gem.
Faye Dunaway. She was once a powerhouse in late 60's and 70's of New Hollywood but faded very quickly after her Oscar winning performance in the brilliantly written, incredible satire about the Media (Network) and even more so after that weird and bizarre Joan Crawford biopic (Mommie Dearest) in the early 80's. Its a real shame too because her whole career is one of the big what ifs imo. She wasn't treated well by Hollywood for a long time on the basis of been "been really difficult to work with" and "unprofessional" as if nobody else much bigger and held to a much higher regard didn't have those issues and a lot more like been drunk on set which happened a lot in most of the large scale productions of the 60's. Honestly the saddest thing of all is she is most likely going to be remembered far more more for accidentally pulling La La Land out of the envelope instead of Moonlight at that disastrous 2017 Academy Awards.
She is near the top of the list for me. Good call!
She was one of the most beautiful women ever.
I still think Paul Giamatti should have got Oscar nomination from The Sideways.
Loved that movie.
Great video Maggie and take care and stay safe 👍.
They gave him a supporting nomination the following year for Cinderella Man kind of saying here his a nomination we should have nominated you last year. But yes i agree he should have been nominated for Sideways.
Ralph Fiennes is a force in whatever he appears in; Schindler’s List, Red Dragon, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Forgiven and of course the Harry Potter movies. What a talent!
I agree! He is also fantastic as Slowik from The Menu
I agree. I love the discussion of underrated films/directors/actors so much. It's nice to hear someone talk about people like Jonathan Pryce or Toni Collette or Shelley Duvall and really appreciate their performances.
Jared Harris who you may have seen in Mad Men, Chernobyl and the tv series The Expanse. He shows some range from mild-mannered to gruff and menacing; you'd never believe it was the same actor in all those roles.
Watching him beat up Pete Campbell was one of the greatest moments on television
He was also great in The Terror
I know he is remembered, but I don't think James Mason ever got all the praise he deserved. I never saw him give a bad performance no matter how much a clunker the film. I think of Lolita, A Star is Born, Heaven Can Wait, North by Northwest, and a personal favorite: the Story of Three Loves. And he truly had one the greatest voices ever in Hollywood.
Isn't he universally regarded as a great actor? I can't recall reading anything negative about him.
Also William Hurt I just like him in everything so many movies from Altered States to Body Heat to Children of a lesser God , Broadcast news , The Accidental Tourist on and on and on it really makes me miss old Hollywood when they told so many great different stories
What do you think about his performance in A History of Violence?
@@izetyusein3323 great movie all star veteran cast made it great for sure
The big chill
Stellan Skarsgård and the Skarsgård clan. That family has the acting gene and I always enjoy seeing those Swedes on screen.
Agreed!
Skarsgard in Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was haunting
Not all them. Sorry. Father is top class. Alexander is next. Billy not so much!!!
@@LAZISHGustaf is great. Probably my favourite of the children.
@@brinydemon0321 Maybe. But not Billy.
Brad Douriff is one I always feel didn’t get a fair nod he was great in Mississippi Burning & Exorcist ||| which is one of the most underrated horror movies ever imo
Vile movies but good ones
God Bless & Merry Christmas from Milwaukee hun salute
Always forget about him until I see him in another movie. Definitely underrated.
@@alexanderg1297 yea im sure there's more names i could think of as well that was just the first one that popped in my head.
@@inmybloodboxing.1992 I’ve always enjoyed Cillian Murphy and Peter Stormare, though I think both are properly rated.
@@alexanderg1297 Yeah those are good shouts too man
I met Brad. Great guy. Very nice, down to earth. And one hell of a talent.
Jonathan Pryce is awesome and I remember him from Tomorrow Never Dies too. "Remember, there's no news like bad news."😄
I always laugh at the scene where he makes fun of Wai Lin's Kung-Fu.
Harry Dean Stanton
Sally Hawkins for me recently has shown so much. Really incredible
A lot of people don't realize the first time they saw Caleb Landry Jones was as a kid in Breaking Bad as walt jr's best friend Louis. F Murray abraham was a highlight in the homeland series for me.
Chris Cooper and Timothy Olyphant. Maybe not underrated but overlooked by the general public. Oliphant was amazing in Fargo series, he´s gonna get even better as an actor.
Just admit it, it's Van Damme. He played TWO Van Dammes in Double Impact. F. Murray Abraham never played two Van Dammes. :)
Please if you get the chance watch Caleb Landrys latest film Nitram, he gives an incredible performance of Australian Mass shooter Martin Bryant thats won him Best Actor at Cannes this year. I didn't know Caleb before seeing Nitram just a few weeks ago but I was flabbergasted to find out hes American. He nails the Australian accent.
Will do.. I'm always up for good recommendations
Earnest Borgnine! So many different roles such a presence on screen a hearty laugh or can cry openly he could do It all and his talent is often overlooked by others he starred with thanks
Love him sooo much. At a certain point he was considered for the part of Vito Corleone in The Godfather. I honestly think he would've been a better choice than Brando.
@@deepfocuslens Might be an unpopular opinion but because Brando’s performance in The Godfather has been “meme’d” and spoofed to death it simply doesn’t work for me anymore. Still like him in other roles tho.
Marty is one of my all time favorites. Just a simple story, beautifully told.
@Whiskey and Peppers - Absolutely, a very underrated movie.
@@deepfocuslens Do you know Sakura Ando? Her performance in 'Shoplifters' is a good start to see her work.
Jesse Eisenberg is one for me. He’s great at playing characters who are very quiet, yet eccentric. He was great in The Social Network and Zombieland
....and Squid and the Whale
It's Anne Bancroft, for me... People always bring up her iconic role in The Graduate, but if I'm going to be honest, the film never did any justice to showing her incredible talent. Movies like The Miracle Worker, The Pumpkin Eater, The Turning Point, etc, show her magnificent skills for character study and artistic emotion. She was one of the best face actors ever and one of the few actresses who always managed to pull me in with her thoughtful, emotional scenes. She was gorgeous.
Yeah I should have clarified "in film circles" when referring to F Murray Abraham because yes in terms of mainstream recognition he too is vastly underrated and it is unfortunate that he didn't get more roles from his Amadeus oscar win.
Regarding Pryce it's funny you mention the contrast between British Shakespearean discipline acting styles and the more organic side that he brings to that background because if you look up footage of his performance of Hamlet earlier in his career, it is a DIFFERENT Hamlet that what you expect from less adventurous and courageous actors. Thanks for the feedback!
Perhaps Christopher Abbott...He is quite well-known in the cinema fan community but outside of it not so much. He also plays in less well-known films to the general public, like Possessor, Piercer, Black bear. I just think his performances are great, so realistic and not theatrical/not over-acting if that makes sense.
More than agree!!!!!
Great video..gotta shoutout Sam Neil here
I would love to hear your review of Shadow of a Doubt!
Not enough people are talking about how amazing that sweater is.
Bobby canavale he is amazing in every role he plays, has two Tony nominations, two Emmys one for drama and one for comedy, but doesn't get the recognition he deserves in the film industry.
Riley Keough in Zola was incredible
Doctor Who actors like David Tennant Peter Capaldi and Christopher Eccelston
Thank you for your channel. Merry Christmas 🎄
Thank you for your videos, Maggie!
Jean Simmons (the film actress, not the Kiss frontman)
In a career spanning 7 decades (1944-2009), British born American actress Jean Simmons proved to be an accomplished and extremely versatile actor whose talent complemented her stunning looks. Drama, comedy, Shakespeare, sword and sandal epics, song and dance musicals and film noir femme fatales, Jean Simmons did them all with an ease and elegance unmatched in the history of film. In addition to motion pictures, Jean Simmons also had a long career in television.
One of Jean Simmons greatest roles is her skilful portrayal of the psychotic seductress Diane Tremayne in the Otto Preminger film noir classic, Angel Face (1953). Like the film's doomed male anti-hero protagonist, Frank Jessup (Robert Mitchum), the viewer is irresistibly drawn into Diane's evil web by her charm and beauty only to slowly realize, as the movie progresses, that this woman is not right in the head and that it might be a good idea if Frank stayed as far away from her as possible. Frank does eventually come to this conclusion but, unfortunately for both he and the demented Diane, it's already too late. While Robert Mitchum delivers one of his better understated performances, there is no doubt that it is Jean Simmons’ performance as Diane Tremayne along with Preminger's cool, atmospheric direction that makes Angel Face a great film.
Joe Mankiewicz, director of Guys and Dolls (1955), the musical in which Simmons co-starred opposite Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, called Simmons "the dream...a fantastically talented and enormously underestimated girl. In terms of talent, Jean Simmons is so many heads and shoulders above most of her contemporaries, one wonders why she didn't become the great star she could have been".
Yes. There is nothing like Simmons in Angel Face. All those people ever talk about are the meaningless boring actors who came after the death of cinema in the late 50s with the fall of the golden age. They are clueless, they know nothing wtf🤦♂️😅
walton goggins. so much fun in everything
Loved him as Boyd Crowder. Also The Hateful Eight and even Predators...
Lol, I saw mentioned the other day that he was in a ridiculous Christmas movie with Mel Gibson last year. I was like WTF are you doing?! Like him a lot.
@@freegadflyathome Yea The Fat Man. That movie was kinda dumb. But Goggins was still good in it.
Jonathan groff (Mindhunter, Matrix resurrections), Theo Rossi (Netflix Luke Cage, True Story) , Ben Barnes (Netflix Punisher), Hamish Linklater (Netflix Midnight Mass), Harry Melling (The Devil all the time), Tom Pelphrey (Ozark, Banshee), Christian Camargo (Dexter, See) these Netflix breeds of actors are talented. They are usually relegated in the supporting roles. Man.. these dudes need more exposure.
Love Jonathan Groff. I recently watched Looking and I really fell in love with him and Murray Bartlett
I am a big fan of James Remar. He played dual roles in Django Unchained, Harry Morgan in Dexter, he was Ajax in Warriors as well. I loved him on Winding Refn's Fear X as well, quite underrated.
Another one is Celia Johnson. Very easily one of the greatest British actresses of all time who put in such an outstanding performance as Laura in Brief Encounter. A woman that iw conflicted about whether she should leave her husband and children and go with Alec played by Trevor Howard (also pretty underrated) on remain true to her marriage vows. It is one of David Lean's masterful early films years before he did The Bridge On The River Kwai, Lawrence Of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago. She simply doesn't mentioned much at all and deserves far more credit.
Tom Berenger in Platoon, Shoot To Kill, Betrayed, At Play In The Fields Of The Lord and some others ...
A suggestion for videos like this: it would be a good idea to add pictures of the actors you are talking about. Since some of them are less known actors, at least I needed to refresh my memory
I wish Laura Dern would get more good roles. She’s soooo good in everything I’ve seen her in recently. Even in small parts like The Master.
Joseph Cotten is also great in Portrait of Jennie, a hidden gem
I love Warren Oats, tough guy with a subtle introspective edge. Just generally likeable as well.
Joseph Cotten as Walter Neff in Double Indemnity -- I love it! (Oh, how well he could have worked with Edward G. Robinson.) Anytime you want to indulge in "Fantasy Recasting," I'm here for it.
That was Fred MacMurray, but Cotten does a great villain in Shadow of a Doubt. Both great!
@@samuelstephens6163 You didn't hear her praise underrated Cotten by recasting him as Walter Neff, did you?
@@williamblakehall5566 I think I did miss that 😂. Apologies.
Love Joseph Cotten. However, MacMurray had the all-American character for the role. Someone who can be tempted by lust, have an inner violence that could be unleashed, and an affection and macho banter with Robinson. Not sure Cotton is suited for the role.
How about Bogart in the role?!?
Jack Nicholson?!?
Off wiki:
The character of Walter Neff was not only a heel, he was a weak and malleable heel - many Hollywood actors, including Alan Ladd, James Cagney, Spencer Tracy, Gregory Peck and Fredric March passed on it.
Wish you put up photos of actors lol I have to think hard
I hope you get a chance to see Nightmare Alley, Maggie. It was incredible.
I hate when people call Shelley Duvall's character in The Shining "weak". Stephen King was probably the first one to make the criticism, because it was his story, his characters and he didn't like the way Kubrick portrayed them. While I can understand his frustration, I also think he needs to stfu too. Once you send your story out to be made into a movie, that's it. It's in someone else's hands under someone else's vision. Plus, King later went on to make his OWN miniseries adaption of The Shining and it sucked. No one liked it. Except me. I watch both versions, regularly, back to back. But I'm pretty sure I'm the only one.
Back to Duvall. Her character is trying to hold onto her family. She's trying to support her moody husband through recovery from alcoholism, and trying to support her son who seems to have some psychological affliction of his own. She wants to protect them both. But when placed in an unimaginable situation, she has to choose between them. I think that's VERY strong. Most people would piss their pants and die.
Throw in the real life stressors/abuse Duvall had to endure while even making this movie, and I think she deserves all the props.
I'm glad you mentioned Sissy Spacek as well. I need more of both their movies in my life.
I'm willing to bet that every single one of the people who called Wendy weak would completely break down if they were in her situation. They just like to delude themselves into thinking they would handle it with more dignity, intelligence and courage which says more about their egos than Shelley Duvall's performance.
@@tomnorton4277 Those people love to get on their high horse and say that, but they would not be able to handle Jack's twisted manipulation, gaslighting, and murderous/psychotic tendencies. I used to think Shelley's performance was annoying, but now that I have learned more about marital abuse, I think her reactions are a lot more realistic than people realize. Plus, fear can make you do dumb things sometimes. So, I get some of the complaints, but I wouldn't say I like it, specifically when women call her weak, too. You would react EXACTLY like Shelley's Wendy in this film. In real life, there are abusive situations where power dynamics are at play, and it makes things hard for survivors to leave. That hotel is a symbol for a victim(s) that are trapped in an abusive situation.
Always considered Eric Stoltz as underrated. His range is profound. In PF his character is basic divided into two people. One, the cool calm and collected seller who has this transcendent knowledge about this magical stuff he's selling. Then the other which manifests into a jumpy and paranoid guy who gets placed into a chaotic situation. I remember first watching it, and being wholly impressed with this transition. He also did an incredibly naturalistic performance in Killing Zoe. He seems to have that cool quality in his performances. I'm trying to find stuff he's done recently.
Michael Cristofer, played CEO Phillip Price in Mr. Robot. Fucking awesome actor.
1:08 It seems to be your favourite word, but I believe the singular of viscera is "viscerum".
O.T. Fagbenle, who was one of the main actors in the Netflix tv series The Five. I was absolutely blown away by the naturalism and realism of his performance and he absolutely carried the series. I don't know what else he's done but the fact that I haven't really heard anything about him despite his incredible performance is a bit sad. EDIT: apparently he was nominated for an Emmy in the Handmaid's Tale.. never seen it though..
Sheryl Lee (Fire Walk With Me) is an incredibly underrated actress who has not really been given nearly enough to do.
Just watched Three Women recently wow what a great movie. Shelley Duvall and Sissey Spacek.
F. Murray Abraham's Salieri is the best acting I've ever seen period.
Dulce was a great actor and performer as Mozart. I never thought I would see Salieri and the T 1000 in the same movie. Mindblown.
YES!!! I also loved him in Amadeus. I thought he was also hilarious in The Ritz
Underrated Actors: Ben Foster, Cara Delevingne, Kaya Scodelario, Kate Beckinsale, Alec Baldwin, Jack Lemmon, Monica Bellucci, Jack O' Connell and Jackie Chan.
Anya taylor Joy & Julia Garner for me! Should be bigger than they are!
just finished watching The Lodge and and Zola. any more riley keough rec ?
I was watching Naomi Watts in The Impossible today. She was beyond great. She was beaten by Jennifer Lawrence's ok performance at the Oscars. That's being underrated.
Naomi Watts in Mulholland Dr was awesome in that movie. Sakura Ando is a hidden gem.
Actress: Gemma Jones; Actor: Stephen Henderson.
One of your best - and the viewer comments are almost as interesting as yours!
Rutger hauer, stole the show in bladerunner and had some ok nostalgic films after like nighthawks, lady hawk n few others but really didn't seem to get the right push he should have after bladerunner.
Hobo With A Shotgun!
Jared Harris for me. He can do anything imo.
Jonathan Pryce is indeed Shakespearean in style, given that he was one of the great Hamlets on the British stage, as a young actor. I seem him as a modern Gielgud in that way.
I really like your sweater
Clifton Collins Jr!
Sean Harris is pretty underrated by HW standards though Brits value him very much!!!! Also, Stockard Channing.
barry pepper
F. Murray Abrahams is the most underrated actor of all time!
Walter Neff is too slick for his own good in Double Indemnity. That's what made Fred MacMurray so perfect for the part. He is in a way putting on an act. Not always the best approach but suits that movie. I'd say MacMurray is underrated. His performance as Sheldrake in The Apartment is hilarious.
Off topic, but Sam Raimi is directing the new Dr Strange movie.
Joe Morton! The Brother From Another Planet! IMHO
James Tolkan!
Jason Statham - London Bathroom Scene
I always considered David Dastmalchian very underrated
Nex Beatty and Peter Falk.
Brendan Gleeson, Every performance is great in their own way, subtle actor never takes too much the spotlight where it seems he's over doing it. Calvary is the best performance I think.
@4:15: F. Murray Abraham himself thinks it's actually American actors and other trans-Atlantic English-speaking actors who do stage performance better, and that starts with how to interpret Shakespeare!
Because they know how to be in love with the stories they're playing rather than simply being in love with their own performances, which is what he accuses British actors of doing.
I've also heard Kelsey Grammar say something similar.
PS: For the last several years, F. Murray Abraham can often be found joyously yelling over Zoom interviews! I'm surprised you're not up to his work, as you both seem to like both stage and science-fiction more than I do, both of which are genres he never shies away from!
Tim Olyphant Walton Goggins
Larry the cable guy
Tom Hiddleston
At the time I liked Goldeneye and Tomorrow Never Dies but I'm guessing they haven't held up very well.
William Hurt
Sam Rockwell very underrated
Angela Bassett i mean we all know that she is an all time great but a he isn’t given the honor and respect she deserves
Montgomery Clift should of won 1953 from here to eternity he turned down many movies sunset blvd or east of eden hot tin cat roof
Kurt Russell....although it's a very hard pass for me on the Christmas Chronicles.
You would not feel sympathy for Joseph Cotten as much as Fred Macmurray he was good in the apartment too.
Amanda Seyfried
I dont agree with F Murray Abraham in the sense that his career tailed off. He was very good in Homeland in the latter part of his career.
I really like Riley Keough but in my opinion her entire performance in Zola feels like a false note. I get that it’s so supposed to be satirical but the dialect she puts on is so over the top that the satire rings extremely hollow to me.
ben stiller and mel gibson..
Xmas movie special?
Matt Damon. 3 Oscar noms and none of them for imo his best work (Ripley, The Informant, True Grit). Definitely the modern Cotten in terms of range (no one is talking about how he plays three totally different versions of the same main character in The Last Duel). Great example of talent being underappreciated because he isnt ACTING all the time.
Also so many gen x actresses-molly parker, carla gugino, robin wright, jennifer connelly, juliette lewis,parker posey, noomi rapace, rosario dawson, eva green, every actress from twin peaks etc-that hollywood doesnt know what to do with
If actors really want to learn their craft they should look to Spencer Tracy. Usually understated and always human he inhabits the character. We all know actors that chew up the scenery. Spencer never did.
Olivier was a great admirer of Tracy.
Inherit the Wind
@@blackswan4486 - Yes, & Judgement At Nuremberg, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Etc.. But the film that made me love Spencer Tracy was a little watched film called The Mountain (1956). I felt it was a very mediocre film but I couldn't stop watching it because of Spencer Tracy's acting. I was forever hooked.
Really? You think Fred MacMurray has a higher profile than Joseph Cotten? Now I'm curious what circles you travel in, because outside of Disney adults and the hardcore Billy Wilder fanatics, I don't hear discussion of MacMurray at all.
There are a lot of examples I mulled over when you posed this question, and one of them that ought to be mentioned now is Harry Andrews. He had a decent career in the 50s and 60s, including working for John Huston (on "Moby Dick") and Sidney Lumet (on "The Hill"). But it's his vocal performance as General Woundwort in "Watership Down" that establishes him as a character actor of immense power. That performance is oozing with villainy in a way that makes Christoph Waltz's Col. Landa look like a little girl.
sieg meow royals rule
Spider man no way home review when ?
Matt Smith
Fassbender? Really?
I did 20 fuckin years
Caleb is too much and tacky in my opinion
i love your sweater, it reminds me of a b&w matrix crawl.