In an unexpected turn of events Charles Melton – who, up until this point, was best known as part of the Riverdale cast – is in contention to win an Oscar. Fresh off his run on the hit CW drama, he starred in one of Netflix's best movies, May December, as the quiet husband of Julianne Moore’s Gracie. The film is complex, and the role Melton plays in it is not easy. However, he did so with grace, and now he’s receiving a lot of praise for it. And I must say, I get why.
In May December, which premiered on the 2023 movie schedule aptly in December, Charles Melton plays Joe, the significantly younger husband of Julianne Moore’s Gracie. Natalie Portman portrays an actress who is prepping to play Gracie in a movie, and she goes to stay with Moore’s character and Joe to learn about them and their relationship. As the actress and the audience learn more about how Gracie and Joe hooked up when he was in middle school and she was a mother of three, the film dives into the complicated relationship and its implications.
