The Worst of May 2018

Worst
Drama (tied): The
Lonely Lady
,
Gran
Torino

           Runner Up: Cool
Blue

Worst
Comedy (tied): The
Lonely Guy
,
I
Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

           Runner
Up:
I
Will… I Will… For Now

Most
Overrated Film: Gran
Torino

           Runners
Up: Before
I Wake
,
Bull
Durham
,
Red
Sparrow

Most
Boring Film: Red
Sparrow

           Runner
Up: The
Lonely Guy

Most
Problematic Film (tied): I
Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
,
Gran
Torino

           Runner Up: Storm
Warning

           Honorable
Mention: The
Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck

Most
Tasteless Film: I
Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

           Runner
Up: Before
I Wake

Worst
Performance: Ahney Her in Gran
Torino

           Runners
Up: Bee Vang in Gran
Torino

           Honorable
Mention: Clint Eastwood in Gran
Torino
,
Pia Zadora in The
Lonely Lady
,
Liam Neeson in Nell,
Lauren Hutton in Someone’s
Watching Me!
,
Ely Pouget in Cool
Blue

Best
Worst Performance: Ahney Her in Gran
Torino

           Runner
Up: Bee Vang in Gran
Torino
, Laura Hutton in Someone’s Watching Me!

           Honorable
Mention: Bradley Cooper in Limitless

Most
Overrated Performance: Clint Eastwood in Gran
Torino

           Runners
Up: Kevin Costner in Bull
Durham
, Jennifer Lawrence in
Red
Sparrow

Most
Irritating Performance: Adam Sandler in I
Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

           Runner
Up: Rosie Perez in White
Men Can’t Jump

Worst
Screen Couple: Adam Sandler and Kevin James in I
Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

           Runners
Up: Woody Harrelson and Ely Pouget in Cool
Blue
,
Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson in Nell,
Jennifer Lawrence and Joel Edgerton in Red
Sparrow
,
Lesley Ann Warren and Peter Weller in Apology,
Diane Keaton and Elliott Gould in I
Will… I Will… For Now

Worst
Ensemble Cast: Gran
Torino

           Runner
Up: I
Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
,

Worst
Cameo: David Spade in I
Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

           Runner
Up: Sean Penn in Cool
Blue

Most
Unsightly Screen Presence (tied): Adam Sandler in I
Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
,
Jacob Tremblay in Before
I Wake

           Runners
Up: Ann Savage in Detour,
Rosie Perez in White
Men Can’t Jump
,
Jennifer Lawrence in Red
Sparrow
,
Rob Lowe in Masquerade

Most
Boring Screen Presence: Kate Bosworth in Before
I Wake

           Runners
Up: Harrison Ford in Presumed
Innocent
,
Meg Tilly in Masquerade

Worst
Accent: Forest Whitaker in Prêt-à-Porter
(?)

           Runners
Up: Liam Neeson in Nell
(American); Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Irons and Charlotte Rampling in
Red
Sparrow
(Russian)

Best
Worst Film: Gran
Torino

           Runner
Up: The
Lonely Lady

The Best of May 2018

Best
Classical Noir:
On
Dangerous Ground

           Runner
Up: The
Damned Don’t Cry

Best
Neo-Noir: Black
Widow

           Runner
Up: Kansas
City

Best
Japanese Film: Older
Brother, Younger Sister

           Runner
Up: What
Did the Lady Forget?

Best
Adventure: Bedknobs
and Broomsticks

Best
Feel-Good Film: Dazed
and Confused

           Runner
Up: White
Men Can’t Jump

Most
Powerful Experience: 3
Women

         
Runner
Up: Parents

Most
Wonderfully Weird Film (tied): Superman
III
,
3
Women

         
Runner
Up: Stay
Hungry
,
Can
She Bake a Cherry Pie?
,
True
Stories

Most
Visually Impressive Film (tied): Phase
IV
,
Bedknobs
and Broomsticks

         
Runner
Up: The
Mask

Most
Underrated Film: Superman
III

           Runner
Up: Prêt-à-Porter

Most
Fascinating Performance: Shelley Duvall in 3
Women

         
Runner
Up: Karen Black in Can
She Bake a Cherry Pie?
,
Jennifer Jason Leigh in Kansas
City
,
Sandy Dennis in That
Cold Day in the Park
,
Sissy Spacek in 3
Women

Funniest
Performance (tied): Jim Carrey in Dumb
and Dumber
,
The
Mask

and The
Cable Guy

           Runners
Up:
Miranda
Richardson in Kansas
City
,
Richard Pryor and Pamela Stephenson in  Superman
III
,
Shelley Duvall in 3
Women

           Honorable
Mention: Parker Posey and Matthew McConaughey in Dazed
and Confused

Most
Technically Impressive Performance: Meryl Streep in Sophie’s
Choice

Best
Accent (tied): Meryl Streep in Sophie’s
Choice

(Polish), Miranda Richardson in  Kansas
City

(American)

Most
Charming Performance (tied): John Goodman in True
Stories
,
David Keith in The
Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck

           Runners
Up: Bradley Cooper in Limitless,
Angela Lansbury in Bedknobs
and Broomsticks

Best
Screen Couple: Karen Black and Michael Emil in Can
She Bake a Cherry Pie?

           Runners
Up: Randy Quaid and Mary Beth Hurt in Parents,
Jennifer Jason Leigh and Miranda Richardson in Kansas
City
,
Shelley Duvall and Sissy Spacek in 3
Women
,
Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson in White
Men Can’t Jump

Best
Ensemble Cast (tied): 3
Women
,
Superman
III

           Runner
Up: Dazed
and Confused

           Honorable
Mention: Prêt-à-Porter

Best
Cinematography: Dick
Bush, Phase
IV

           Runners
Up: Conrad L. Hall, Black
Widow
;
George E. Diskant, On
Dangerous Ground
;
Charles Rosher Jr., 3
Women
;
Vilmos Zsigmond, Images;
Gordon Willis, Bad
Company

Best
Original Score: Michael Small, Black
Widow

           Runners
Up: Johnny Mandel, That
Cold Day in the Park
;
John Williams, Images;
Gerald Busby, 3
Women

           Honorable
Mention: Brian Gascoigne, Phase
IV
;
Mark Isham, Trouble
in Mind

Best
Locations: Images

           Runners
Up: 3
Women
,
Superman
III

           Honorable
Mention: True
Stories
,
Bedknobs
and Broomsticks

Best
Hunk (tied): David Keith in The
Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck
,
John Goodman in The
Flintstones

           Runners
Up:
Woody Harrelson in White
Men Can’t Jump
,
Bruce Dern in The
Trip

         
Honorable
Mention: Jeff Bridges in 8
Million Ways to Die
,
Nigel Davenport in Phase
IV