HONORABLE MENTION | Chyler Leigh
Nothing about Kat’s reunion with her missing brother Jacob has gone according to plan on The Way Home. But all the turmoil gave star Chyler Leigh a knockout scene in the last episode. Overcome by Jacob’s declining health just when she’d finally found him, Kat stormed down the windy shore, ally Thomas following behind her. Leigh’s voice was hoarse with sadness and desperation as she exclaimed her frustrations (“I have to know him!”) and gasped for air while pounding on Thomas’ chest. With the wind billowing around her, it felt like Leigh was tapping into the elements to amplify her emotional performance. So overwhelming were her feelings that Thomas picked Kat up and threatened to drop her in the ocean. When he placed her back on dry ground, Leigh broke down in tears behind her trembling hand, and we were left shaken, as well. —Vlada Gelman
Good choices.
I had no desire to see “Barbie” until Gosling’s Oscar night performance. And I wish I hadn’t been sipping anything during the SNL cold open–Johansson made me do several Danny-Thomas-style spit-takes that would have shorted out my keyboard had I been online. (Won’t tell you what Britt made me do…let’s just say that it cured me of the late-night munchies).
Totally agree with you about the Barbie movie!
SNL’s cold open is the best parody I’ve seen in a long time! I’ve seen it several times, Johansson always makes me laugh. Amazing job!
All great choices, Chyler is great as Kat!
Happy to see you gave Ryan Gosling the honor. He truly deserve it. He didn’t win the Oscar, but was true winner of the night
Great choices!
Chyler Leigh is absolutely mesmerizing in this radically different Hallmark series,The Way Home. She is truly hitting her stride in her performance; it is compelling t.v. in it’s finest hour!