Timothée Chalamet is delivering some of modern cinema’s most compelling coming-of-age performances, dealing with the contradictions and confusion of figuring out your identity. For more on Timothée Chalamet, get our book on Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me by Your Name, which includes an analysis of his performance in the film. Get your copy here.
Performances
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Thomasin McKenzie tracks every step toward independence in Leave No Trace
Increment by increment, Thomasin McKenzie tracks Tom’s journey from girl to young woman. This is the seventh piece in our Special Issue on Debra Granik’s Leave No Trace , which is now available as an ebook.
TIFF 2018’s most exciting young actors to watch
To mark the start of TIFF 2018, we delve into the budding careers of 16 of our favourite emerging actors who have films at the festival. Read all our TIFF coverage here.
A closer look at 2017’s unsung performances
After an awards season that awarded all the same actors, we want to give some appreciation to 2017’s most overlooked performances. Read the rest of our best of the year content here.
Sundance 2018’s six most exciting breakout performances
Alex Heeney picks the six most exciting breakout actors at Sundance 2018.
Laura Anne Harris picks the six best performances of 2017
Laura Anne Harris takes a look at six of the best performances of 2017, from John Cho in Columbus to Laurie Metcalf in Lady Bird, and examines what makes them so thoughtful and detailed. Read the rest of our best of the year content here.