These roles were often one-dimensional, defined by their relationship to younger characters.

Think about the powerhouse performances of the last two years alone: Emma Thompson's joyful, nakedly honest performance in Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (where a 60+ widow hires a sex worker). Jamie Lee Curtis winning an Oscar for Everything Everywhere (as a frumpy IRS inspector). Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton still taking risks that make 30-year-old actors blush.

I cannot and will not: