Supporting Actresses

In today's special Patreon preview, we're recapping the season finale of Apple TV's Cape Fear, where Amy Adams plays Anna Bowden, a defense attorney with secrets. We also share our larger thoughts on the series, and discuss whether or not Cape Fear was a good choice for Amy. Plus: Leo season generosity, thirsting over Peter Benchley, and avoiding the Nicole Kidman trap.

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Gwyneth Paltrow makes the most of her limited screentime in the hit 1995 crime thriller Se7en, where she plays Tracy, the doomed wife of Brad Pitt's Detective Mills. We're joined by podcaster and digital strategist Wynter Mitchell to talk about Gwyneth's performance getting overshadowed by her first tabloid relationship, and the feel-bad vibes of this massively influential film. Plus: suing Jigsaw, catching the Night Stalker, and where Madonna gets her handbags.

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Gwyneth Paltrow's busy 1995 began with the historical drama Jefferson in Paris, where she plays Thomas Jefferson's daughter, Patsy. We're joined by producer and Maximum Film! co-host Drea Clark to talk about Gwyneth's crash course in harpsichord, and why this movie should never have been a Merchant Ivory production. Plus: wife on phone Oscar noms, planting the seeds of Goop, and making Dave Matthews sign random books.

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Gwyneth Paltrow took a trip back to the 1920s in the 1994 biopic Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, where she plays fictional actress Paula Hunt alongside the real members of the Algonquin Round Table. We're joined by This Had Oscar Buzz co-host Chris Feil to talk about Gwyneth's lack of Tallulah Bankhead vibes, and why this movie is nepo baby "Avengers, assemble." Plus: B-minus accent work, spoiling Dying Young, and the resurrection of Ian Holm.

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Gwyneth Paltrow got her most substantial role—and her first taste of awards buzz—in the 1993 thriller Flesh and Bone, where she plays a petty criminal named Ginnie. We're joined by Gwyneth: The Biography author Amy Odell to talk about Gwyneth having her hair thinned with a razor to look poor, and why this movie feels like Sam Shepard for dummies. Plus: the Best Supporting Actress kiss of death, loving seed oils, and chasing Apple Martin.

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