Apex Mountain
Sprawling, disjointed gangster films; Lymari Nadal; bad portrayals of 1960s and 1970s athletes; drug-kingpin biopics: yes
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- Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, and Ridley Scott are rejected as apex choices — Chris Ryan
- Sprawling, disjointed gangster films are assigned an apex — Chris Ryan
- John Ortiz is discussed as near an apex performance — Bill Simmons
- John Hawkes is judged not yet at his apex — Bill Simmons
- Harlem films are rejected, with Mo’ Better Blues preferred — Van Lathan
- Miami Vice is selected for the Golden Triangle on screen — Bill Simmons
- Josh Brolin is rejected because No Country for Old Men released the same year
- Lymari Nadal is assigned her apex as Frank’s wife
- Bad portrayals of 1960s and 1970s athletes are assigned an apex
- Real drug-kingpin biopics are assigned an apex, with Blow and Paid in Full as comparators — Van Lathan