How much mercenary sex, rampant pill-popping, craven inhumanity, horrific violence, and full-on incest does David Cronenberg have to put into his Hollywood satire before you get the point? Really? That much, huh? Okay, here goes. Julianne Moore caps off her recent triumph as Best Actress in Still Alice with the portrayal of an actress who is simply the worst. But it's not entirely her fault, of course, since her own actress mother (probably) sexually abused her as a child. (The incest is an efficient touch, allowing Cronenberg to get at the damaged family life that produces an Actor and the, ahem, close-knit world of Hollywood at the same time.) It's not exactly a good time: the degradation is too matter-of-fact. But there's still delicious glee in hearing a director say "I believe things happen for a reason" when the death of a child brings a shift in casting. With Mia Wasikowska, John Cusack, Robert Pattinson. (2014) — Matthew Lickona