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Debopriyaa covers anime, movies, and TV at Polygon. She is a freelance film critic with a specialization in Southeast Asian cinema, sci-fi, and body horror. Her work has appeared at Inverse, Slash Film, Screen Rant, Fansided, and High on Films, among other outlets. Debopriyaa’s published chapbook, Frozen Sparks: A Rhapsodist's Tale, is available worldwide, and her poetry has also been published in literary journals like Gideon Poetry and White Noise Magazine. Ryan Gosling can seemingly do anything. His turn as Ryland Grace is undoubtedly the highlight of Project Hail Mary, where he brings a silent but heroic fish-out-of-water quality to the role. The opposite is true of films like Fracture (2007) and Blue Valentine (2010), where Gosling turns up the abrasiveness for good measure. There’s also The Nice Guys (2016) and Half Nelson (2006), which demonstrate Gosling’s effortless ability to inhabit a wide variety of roles. This versatility has served the actor well for decades, earning him numerous accolades over the years. (The only thing he seemingly can't do is helm a classic action blockbuster; The Fall Guy flopped.) But Gosling serves us something truly special in Nicolas Winding R