An incisive character actor, Hurt is drawn to misfits and mavericks on the fringes of mainstream society, and his quietly dignified portrayal of John Merrick in The Elephant Man earned him an Oscar nomination in 1981.
I've talked to white writers who shy away from depicting people who aren't like them out of a fear of getting it wrong, but as this incisive piece from an anonymous black actor makes clear, those writers need to recognize that those kinds of thought processes are part of the problem.
Under Anna D. Shapiro's incisive direction, the Steppenwolf's brilliant actors bring a captivating cohesion to Mr. Letts's savage black comedy about an Oklahoma clan's disintegration.
Always intelligent and incisive, he's one of those rare actors who hold the audience's attention with everything they say — Jimmy Cagney and Edward G. Robinson had that gift, too — and whenever he shows up in this elaborate caper film he brings the show to life.
Mr. Nauffts, the artistic director of Naked Angels since 2007 and best known as an actor, has written the kind of gently incisive, naturalistic play that rarely materializes anymore.
The naturalistic, witty and incisive dialogue; the unobtrusive yet elegant camera work; the facility between the actors; the effortless blending of the social, personal and political.
Yet Get Out, which was up for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Original Screenplay, only won the latter, predictably, in spite of its incisive and urgent cultural commentary and its general impact on the ecosystem of filmmaking.
The actors in the Royal Shakespeare Company spoke the language with a clarity and incisive thrust that made every word tell.
I've always considered Marvin a wonderfully smart actor, and this clip (above), in which he discusses his work with Ford, is a treasure trove of incisive observations.
Both received incisive performances.
A brilliantly incisive analysis.
