That's the world that British actor Josh O'Connor is living in. He starred in four projects this year: as musician David White in Oliver Hermanus' " The History of Sound," as art thief James Blaine "JB" Mooney in Kelly Reichardt's " The Mastermind," as cowboy and rancher Dusty in Max Walker-Silverman's " Rebuilding," and as Reverend Jud Duplenticy in Rian Johnson's " Wake Up Dead Man."
Movie theaters - still, by far, the best place to enjoy a proper fright night - have been absolutely loaded with quality offerings essentially all year. They've come in all sorts of chainsaw-sharp shapes and sizes, from straight-up gorefests and slow-brewing supernatural thrillers to silly-scary sci-fi and disturbingly romantic body horror (if, indeed, there is such a thing). Some of these films were grand cinematic achievements, while others were breathtaking indie-success stories.