![]() And join in the fun debate over the 2020 Emmys taking place right now with Hollywood insiders in our television forums. You can keep changing your predictions as often as you like until just before the nominees are announced on July 28. She’s wonderfully restrained and utterly credible … The film’s real ace is a never-better Jackman … It’s a slight movie at times, unfocused at others, even plodding in parts, and I didn’t leave the cinema entirely convinced that it was the most satisfying way to tell this particular story but I did leave feeling confident in both Jackman’s prowess and Finley’s promise, yet to be fully realised.” PREDICT the 2020 Emmy nominees now change through July 28īe sure to make your Emmy predictions today so that Hollywood insiders can see how their TV shows and performers are faring in our odds. ![]() It’s perhaps less flamboyantly enjoyable than Finley’s first feature, but it also digs deeper into the souls of its characters.”īenjamin Lee ( Guardian): “It’s a relief to see dialed down here. Jordan Mintzer ( Hollywood Reporter): “The satire is softened to let reality sink in, with characters and plot points drawn from actual sources, resulting in a movie that plays like a slow-burn investigative thriller with comic touches and a major comeuppance in the last act. These are people we can’t trust, played by actors we trust implicitly. Stephanie Zacharek ( Time): “Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney use their chief currency - their inherent likability - to lead us down a thorny, jagged path … ‘Bad Education’ is a story of small-town villains who just can’t help themselves, and it’s fun to see how their own carelessness trips them up. (George Clooney’s probably did.) That’s what’s so courageous about Jackman’s decision, and one of several reasons that ‘Bad Education’ is the best work he’s ever done.” Peter Debruge ( Variety): “Hugh Jackman delivers an acting master class, trading on his charismatic star persona to reveal the rotten core of bad-apple superintendent Frank Tassone … This role presents him in such an unflattering light … that you’d think his agent would have advised him against it. SEE Emmy Experts predict ‘Succession’ will become HBO’s 3rd show to win Best Drama Series Could they both win this year? Check out some of the reviews below, and join the discussion on this and more here with your fellow TV fans. ![]() Janney has already won seven Emmys for acting Jackman is an Emmy winner too for hosting the 2004 Tonys, but he has yet to be nominated for acting. Jackman and Janney are also strong contenders in acting races. The film is a major Emmy contender in the race for Best TV Movie, though it faces a tough challenge from, among others, Netflix’s “El Camino” and “Black Mirror” - the first of those is a followup to the Emmy-darling series “Breaking Bad,” while the latter is the three-time defending champ in the category. SEE EGOT watch: Hugh Jackman wins Grammy for ‘The Greatest Showman,’ is just an Oscar away from grand slam This followup film “digs deeper into the souls of its characters,” and while others say the film is “slight” and “unfocused” at times, it still leaves you feeling “confident” in the filmmaker’s promise, as well as in the “prowess” of its leading man. ![]() The film is directed by Cory Finley, who earned Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award nominations for his feature film debut, the black comedy “ Thoroughbreds” (2018). He plays school superintendent Frank Tassone and “delivers an acting master class.” It’s an “unflattering” role for the movie star, which makes it “courageous” and “the best work he’s ever done.” He and his “wonderfully restrained” co-star Allison Janney use their “inherent likability” to “lead us down a thorny, jagged path.” Indeed, Jackman’s performance has been singled out for praise by many reviews. SEE Hugh Jackman movies: 12 greatest films, ranked worst to best, include ‘Les Miserables,’ ‘Logan,’ ‘Prisoners’ ![]()
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