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Sydney Morning Herald
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Dakota Johnson is the most unfairly maligned actress in Hollywood
We should ignore the mournful eulogies for the 'movie star.' As the cinematic titans of the '90s and 2000s shuffle off towards the Sunset Boulevard Retirement Village, Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh and Austin Butler have cemented their status as household names, box office drawcards and awards-show darlings. But every generation of actors has a black sheep – the one whose talent is routinely debated, whose success baffles the masses, and whose occasional missteps obscure their accomplishments, their genius only recognised in hindsight. Gene Kelly, Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, and Colin Farrell all weathered excessive criticism before finding their rightful place in the pantheon. Dakota Johnson is this era's black sheep. While her contemporaries have been showered in praise, Johnson is misunderstood and maligned, the subject of mockery and meme fodder. Her acting has been described as wooden, one-dimensional, and bland. Audiences have lambasted her for awkward line readings and detached onscreen appearances, lacking warmth and personality. She's 'won' two Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Actress for Fifty Shades of Grey and Madame Web. Most notoriously, she became the poster child for online 'nepo baby' backlash (daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith). Her career is perceived as all family, no talent. Dakota Johnson isn't a bad actor – she's great. But goodness, she needed a new agent yesterday. She is abysmal at choosing projects. Her acting reputation's become inseparable from her awful films. Most people's introduction to Johnson was as the lead in the critically derided Fifty Shades of Grey. She was predictably swept up in the tsunami of bad reviews, although her performance was the only watchable part. In a movie that, despite its scandalous subject, manages to be both boring and bizarrely straitlaced, Johnston almost convinces you there's chemistry between her and the wooden plank that is Jamie Dornan. Just as it took Kristen Stewart a full decade to even begin washing away the cinematic stench of the Twilight films, the reputational damage from the Fifty Shades series still stubbornly lingers. Johnson's been in some other stinkers (Wounds, Black Mass, How to Be Single). Yet even when saddled with cringey dialogue and a plot that openly defies logic, she consistently shows herself capable of single-handedly lifting the material with sheer charm, undeniable charisma, and an admirable commitment to the bit. Frankly, could anyone have saved the rampant garbage fire that was Madame Web? Yet when Johnson does land a good script, competent co-stars, and a proper director, it is something to behold. Primarily because that allows Johnson to showcase her greatest strength as an actor: the delicate art of subtlety. Not one to chew scenery, the cocked eyebrow, the minuscule, knowing smile, or the perfectly timed pause of repressed emotion. Genuine responses, shielded vulnerability, perfect timing. In a good movie, it looks effortless. In a bad movie, it looks like no effort. In Luca Guadagnino's 2018 remake of horror classic Suspiria, Johnson is perfect as our gateway to the desperate, claustrophobic world of balletic revulsion. She goes toe-to-toe with the great Tilda Swinton in arguably the best horror ensemble of the century. Johnson further held her own against Oscar-winning powerhouse Olivia Colman in the psychological drama The Lost Daughter, portraying a troubled mother teetering on the brink of mental collapse.
The Age
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Dakota Johnson is the most unfairly maligned actress in Hollywood
We should ignore the mournful eulogies for the 'movie star.' As the cinematic titans of the '90s and 2000s shuffle off towards the Sunset Boulevard Retirement Village, Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh and Austin Butler have cemented their status as household names, box office drawcards and awards-show darlings. But every generation of actors has a black sheep – the one whose talent is routinely debated, whose success baffles the masses, and whose occasional missteps obscure their accomplishments, their genius only recognised in hindsight. Gene Kelly, Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, and Colin Farrell all weathered excessive criticism before finding their rightful place in the pantheon. Dakota Johnson is this era's black sheep. While her contemporaries have been showered in praise, Johnson is misunderstood and maligned, the subject of mockery and meme fodder. Her acting has been described as wooden, one-dimensional, and bland. Audiences have lambasted her for awkward line readings and detached onscreen appearances, lacking warmth and personality. She's 'won' two Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Actress for Fifty Shades of Grey and Madame Web. Most notoriously, she became the poster child for online 'nepo baby' backlash (daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith). Her career is perceived as all family, no talent. Dakota Johnson isn't a bad actor – she's great. But goodness, she needed a new agent yesterday. She is abysmal at choosing projects. Her acting reputation's become inseparable from her awful films. Most people's introduction to Johnson was as the lead in the critically derided Fifty Shades of Grey. She was predictably swept up in the tsunami of bad reviews, although her performance was the only watchable part. In a movie that, despite its scandalous subject, manages to be both boring and bizarrely straitlaced, Johnston almost convinces you there's chemistry between her and the wooden plank that is Jamie Dornan. Just as it took Kristen Stewart a full decade to even begin washing away the cinematic stench of the Twilight films, the reputational damage from the Fifty Shades series still stubbornly lingers. Johnson's been in some other stinkers (Wounds, Black Mass, How to Be Single). Yet even when saddled with cringey dialogue and a plot that openly defies logic, she consistently shows herself capable of single-handedly lifting the material with sheer charm, undeniable charisma, and an admirable commitment to the bit. Frankly, could anyone have saved the rampant garbage fire that was Madame Web? Yet when Johnson does land a good script, competent co-stars, and a proper director, it is something to behold. Primarily because that allows Johnson to showcase her greatest strength as an actor: the delicate art of subtlety. Not one to chew scenery, the cocked eyebrow, the minuscule, knowing smile, or the perfectly timed pause of repressed emotion. Genuine responses, shielded vulnerability, perfect timing. In a good movie, it looks effortless. In a bad movie, it looks like no effort. In Luca Guadagnino's 2018 remake of horror classic Suspiria, Johnson is perfect as our gateway to the desperate, claustrophobic world of balletic revulsion. She goes toe-to-toe with the great Tilda Swinton in arguably the best horror ensemble of the century. Johnson further held her own against Oscar-winning powerhouse Olivia Colman in the psychological drama The Lost Daughter, portraying a troubled mother teetering on the brink of mental collapse.
Screen Geek
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Screen Geek
One Of The Worst Marvel Movies Ever Now Streaming On Netflix
The Marvel comic book brand has been treated to numerous adaptations over the years. Many of these adaptations have been considered modern classics by today's critics and audiences. However, not all films have been so well-received, and now a title that's considered to be one of the worst Marvel movies ever is now streaming on Netflix. While there are so many great Marvel movies as mentioned, one could easily create a competition to see which title should be called the worst. Quite a few of the films that fans would expect to see would no doubt be the titles released by Sony, or more specifically, some of their recent attempts to build a shared universe with flops that include Morbius and Madame Web . One flop is bad enough, but the fact that Marvel fans can recite several under Sony is definitely something else. Now the most recent of these flops is currently available to stream on Netflix. For subscribers that might want to give the Marvel film a chance to see if it really is the worst or simply have something to criticize, they can now do so with their Netflix subscription. The film, titled Kraven the Hunter , was first released on December 13, 2024. In less than a year, however, and as quickly as it's initial release – the Spider-Man spin-off was almost immediately slammed by viewers. It received three nominations at the 45th Golden Raspberry Awards, and it only made $62 million worldwide on a $110-130 million production budget. The film stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the titular Spider-Man villain, though in a case similar to their other spin-off films, the movie doesn't feature any direct reference to Spider-Man . This makes for a complicated viewing and one that isn't particularly faithful to the comics. This makes it easy to see how things went downhill – though there are many other problems with Kraven the Hunter that don't make it surprising to see how hard it failed. On the bright side, it could mean that Sony will be more careful when creating such spin-offs and adaptations based on the Spider-Man brand. Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional news regarding the newest titles available to stream on platforms including Netflix, with Kraven the Hunter now available for viewing.
San Francisco Chronicle
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
‘Megalopolis' actor admits Francis Ford Coppola's ‘wacky' vision was confusing
Shia LaBeouf is opening up about his experience working with Francis Ford Coppola on ' Megalopolis,' and it turns out he was just as confused as most audiences. 'It felt like we had to mine his mind to figure out what the f— we were even talking about,' La Beouf, who played Clodio Pulcher in the film, said in a joint interview with filmmaker David Mamet published by the Hollywood Reporter on Thursday, May 8. LaBeouf went on to explain that his relationship with the Napa Valley filmmaker became 'frustrated' because he kept asking questions about the script. 'It wasn't normal language. It was this archaic rhythm that he was chasing,' he said. 'It's not helpful to the actor to get overt notes … I became a nuisance.' The film reimagines New York as New Rome, and also stars Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza and Jon Voight, among others. Reflecting on the project, LeBeouf admitted it was 'way wackier' than he expected. 'I never thought we were going for we were going for wacky. I thought my character was wacky and I served that for the film. But I didn't think the whole movie was wacky,' LaBeouf said of Coppola's final product. The 2024 sci-fi drama cost $120 million, but made just over $14 million at the box office. Production was shrouded in controversy, from allegations of inappropriate behavior on set to artificial intelligence-generated trailers that included fake quotes from established film critics. The project wound up earning Coppola an award for worst director by the Golden Raspberry Awards, known as the Razzies, despite being a passion project that he helped finance by selling two of his Sonoma wineries. The 'Godfather' director revealed in March that his money is 'basically gone' because 'Megalopolis' flopped. 'Coppola thinks he's Dave,' LaBeouf said, referring to Mamet. 'He really believes he's this theater director guy. He's not. But he believes he is. He thinks he's the actor's guy — but he's not. 'That's not to say he's not incredible,' he continued. 'It's just not what his incredible is.'
Reuters
24-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Reuters
Giuliani earns Razzie award for year's worst movie performances
March 24 - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's unwitting appearance in "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" was named one of the year's worst performances by voters for the annual Razzie prizes on Saturday. The Razzies, or Golden Raspberry Awards, were created in 1980 and serve as an antidote to Hollywood's glitzy Oscars ceremony, which take place on Sunday. Giuliani was named worst supporting actor for his brief appearance in Sacha Baron Cohen's "Borat" mockumentary sequel. The former mayor was unknowingly filmed in a hotel room with an actress pretending to be a reporter. Giuliani has said nothing inappropriate happened. "Absolute Proof," a movie by MyPillow Chief Executive Mike Lindell, was voted the year's worst picture. The film featured baseless claims of fraud in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Lindell, a vocal supporter of former U.S. President Donald Trump, also was named worst actor. "Music," a movie directed by musician Sia about a young girl with autism, won the most Razzies overall, with three including worst actress for Kate Hudson. Razzie winners were chosen by 1,097 members from more than two dozen countries. Members sign up online and pay a $40 membership fee.
