Kristen Stewart uses physical tics as pointedly as lines of dialogue. Her artificial, artfully rendered oddness reveals something naturalism could not.
Performances
Explore the nitty-gritty technical descriptions that comprise an excellent performance.
Lupita Nyong’o in Us (Great horror performances #3)
Orla Smith discusses why Lupita Nyong’o’s performance in Us is one of her favourites by an actress in a horror film.
Claire Foy in Unsane (Great horror performances #2)
In this excerpt from her essay on Claire Foy’s career, which features in our feminist horror ebook Beyond Empowertainment, Alex Heeney discusses the many masks of Claire Foy in Unsane.
Isabelle Adjani in Possession (Great horror performances #1)
Lena Wilson discusses why Isabelle Adjani’s performance in Possession is one of her favourites by an actress in a horror film.
Bright Young Things: Geraldine Viswanathan’s intelligent young women
After breaking out with her comedic role in Blockers, Geraldine Viswanathan showed her stunning dramatic range in Hala. We spoke to her about the film and dissected this promising young actress’ knack for playing intelligent young women.
TIFF 2019’s most exciting emerging actors to watch
To mark the start of TIFF 2019, we delve into the budding careers of 13 of our favourite emerging actors who have films at the festival. Read all our TIFF coverage here.