Daniel Day-Lewis
While, Lincoln does shatter the stereotypical image we have of President Lincoln, it also adopts a worshipful attitude that undercuts its attempts to make him look like a human being.
Do we need to reassess our own reaction to extreme method acting and should there be a line, a limit, on how far actors should go?
Upon first viewing, Phantom Thread is utterly irresistible, but the dense themes and examinations of inter-character relationships means that it is the rare Anderson effort that will only be upgraded to masterpiece status once it has fully been processed after multiple viewings.