This week, @NYTmag is back with its annual Great Performers issue. “These are the 10 actors whose work in movies we found most captivating, challenging, shocking and inspiring in 2019,” write our critics @Wesley_Morris and @aoscott.
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“From the very beginning of his career — ever since he was that other Adam, on ‘Girls' — he has displayed a complicated charisma,” A.O. Scott writes about Adam Driver nyti.ms/2RY5U7p 
“The rigor of her achievement is that it won’t stop revealing itself,” writes Wesley Morris about Lupita Nyong’o nyti.ms/2RY5U7p
“Moore can give you something greater: a character you can see has actually lived,” writes Wesley Morris about Julianne Moore
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For @nytmag, @david_marchese spoke to Brad Pitt. “As I’ve gotten older, I’ve become more conscious of thinking, If I am the one to play something, what can I bring that’s unique?” Pitt said. nyti.ms/2RY5U7p
“The performance is so quiet and specific you might wonder if Banderas is even acting,” writes A.O. Scott about Antonio Banderas nyti.ms/2RY5U7p
“It’s the different versions of Jennifer Lopez that make her not so much a star as a constellation,” writes A.O. Scott about Jennifer Lopez nyti.ms/2RY5U7p
“Playing Nicole, Scarlett Johansson might have the hardest acting assignment of the year,” writes Wesley Morris about Scarlett Johansson nyti.ms/2RY5U7p
For @NYTmag, @david_marchese spoke to Robert De Niro. “The rule in acting is you never make a judgment about your character.” nyti.ms/2RY5U7p
“No vanity, but a kind of abject bravura,” writes A.O. Scott about Elizabeth Moss nyti.ms/2RY5U7p
“Some of his best moments are the riotous ones,” writes Wesley Morris about Leonardo DiCaprio nyti.ms/2RY5U7p
Read more about @NYTmag’s Great Performers here nyti.ms/2RY5U7p
