Then you’ve gotta see these Marvel-free movies.
These arent your typical blockbuster performances.
It follows Noa (Daisy Edgar-Jones), a weary millennial navigating the minefield that is modern dating.
Fresh / We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Sparks fly, numbers are exchanged, and soon, shes agreeing to a spontaneous weekend getaway.
But what starts as a breezy romance takes a sinister left turn into something far darker and much bloodier.
His performance as Steve is magnetic, but you also know, almost immediately, that somethings just off.
Watching Stan dance through his kitchen to 80s synth-pop while doing unspeakable things is chilling.
He expertly recreates the everyday horror of not knowing who someone really is which makes it terrifyingly real.
Max knows how to work a room, a situation, and even a person.
Searchlight Pictures
Every smirk is a weapon.
Every compliment is a setup, and yet, you still kinda want to trust him.
Maybe the games been playing him, too.
A24
Stans performance is all about whats not being said.
Its sleek, seductive, and deeply cynical.
The Apparition (2012)
To be perfectly honest,The Apparitionis not a masterpiece.
Warner Bros.
But theres also a kind of vulnerable sincerity in his performance that makes this movie worth the watch.
Their initial chemistry is electric and utterly intoxicating.
But when the weekend ends, real life begins and with it, the inevitable unraveling.
IFC Films
Mickey is wonderful, but hes also selfish, unstable, and sometimes kind of awful.
Its sensual, vulnerable, and, at times, deeply uncomfortable.
Stan lets himself be a complete mess, and that honesty makes it unforgettable.
Brainstorm Media
When their estranged cousin Charles (Stan) arrives, everything begins to shift.
Stan plays the duality perfectly, never outright villainous but always passive-aggressive.
He doesnt need to raise his voice or wield a weapon to be terrifying.
Theres a theatrical quality to this movie that suits him well.
