Lead vs. Supporting Conundrums: 2023 Edition

March 9, 2024

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Take the Lead? (CREDIT: IFC Films/Screenshot; Apple TV/Screenshot)

Whenever the Oscars come around, I like to enter the discussion about whether certain acting performances should be categorized as Lead or Supporting. There’s not too many I felt compelled to talk about this year, just a couple:

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Best Movies of 2023

February 1, 2024

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CREDIT (Clockwise from Top Left): Dana Hawley/Lionsgate; IFC Films; Takashi Seida/A24; Universal Pictures

For this latest annual cinematic Top 10 list, I decided to mix it up a bit and not focus too much on the ranking order. So instead, I’ve listed this decalogue in alphabetical order, along with some thoughts about the impressions they made on me.

(If you DO want to know the order that I’d rank them in, feel free to scroll ahead to the bottom for the big reveal.)

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‘BlackBerry,’ Eh?

May 30, 2023

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Which one’s Berry? (CREDIT: IFC Films)

Starring: Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson, Saul Rubinek, Michael Ironside, Rich Sommer, SungWon Cho, Cary Elwes, Michelle Giroux, Mark Critch

Director: Matt Johnson

Running Time: 121 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: May 12, 2023 (Theaters)

I’m a BlackBerry Boy now! But only when it comes to the movie, not the phone, of course. Could you imagine, though? I’m making a motion for Research in Motion to stage a miraculous comeback in 2023! But let’s be kinder to each other this time around, please.

♪BlackBerry Beret!♪

Anyway, Jay Baruchel and Glenn Howerton were pretty much perfectly cast in this, and that’s all there is to it.

Grade: Fine Canadian Manufacturing