Nobody can see themselves in Annie — not for one second — and that makes Misery, for all its violence, a very safe film. Norman Bates in Psycho, Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction, hell, even Hannibal Lecter were granted more humanity. Yes, [Kathy] Bates was just giving her boss what he wanted — but since when is that a defense against complaints that you’ve abetted something despicable?
–Matt Zoller Seitz, “Worst Best Actress, and Best”
The post is on the most and least deserving recipients of the Best Actress Oscar, and there’s a lot more where that came from.