Near Dark (1987)
Kathryn Bigelow’s Near Dark strips every vampire cliche and builds a Western instead. A feral, frightening 8.5/10 reviewed in depth at Master of Worlds.
Bill Paxton
This page collects the films featuring Bill Paxton reviewed at Master of Worlds: “Apollo 13 (1995)”, “Nightcrawler (2014)”, and “Twister (1996)”. Each review examines the performance and the role it plays in the film’s larger design, approaching the work as storytelling first. The collection grows as further titles are added.
Twister (1996)
Jan de Bont’s 1996 tornado-chase. Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt. Cow scene. Foundation for every storm-chasing production since.
Nightcrawler (2014)
Dan Gilroy’s 2014 LA satire. Jake Gyllenhaal as Lou Bloom, freelance crime videographer. One of the great American films of its decade.
Apollo 13 (1995) — Review
Apollo 13 is one of the best films of the 1990s and one of the best procedural dramas ever made. Ron Howard directed. Tom Hanks led. Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, and Ed Harris filled the major supporting roles. The film recreated the April 1970 lunar mission that nearly killed three…