Annie Hall (1977)
Woody Allen’s 1977 romantic comedy. Diane Keaton title role. Won Best Picture against Star Wars. Defined modern romantic comedy.
Christopher Walken
This archive collects the films featuring Christopher Walken reviewed at Master of Worlds — 13 titles spanning “A View to a Kill (1985)”, “Annie Hall (1977)”, “Gigli (2003)”, “King of New York (1990)”, “Last Man Standing (1996)”, “Man on Fire (2004)”, “Mousehunt (1997)”, “New Rose Hotel (1998)”, “Seven Psychopaths (2012)”, “Sleepy Hollow (1999)”, “The Deer Hunter (1978)”, “The Dogs of War (1980)”, and “Wedding Crashers (2005)”. Seen together they form a substantial cross-section of Christopher Walken’s screen work, and the reviews approach them as storytelling first. The questions are consistent — what the performance asks of the audience, how it serves the structure of the film, and what holds up on a second or third viewing. Watching one actor across this many roles makes the craft legible in a way a single film cannot: the recurring instincts, the range, the choices that separate a memorable performance from a forgettable one. The collection is curated rather than exhaustive, built from films reviewed in depth at Master of Worlds, and it grows as further titles are added.
A View to a Kill (1985)
1985 John Glen Bond film with Moore’s final outing at 57. Christopher Walken as Silicon Valley villain, Grace Jones as May Day.
King of New York (1990)
1990 Abel Ferrara crime film with Christopher Walken as drug lord Frank White redistributing wealth in 1980s New York.
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
1999 Tim Burton gothic horror with Johnny Depp as Ichabod Crane investigating Headless Horseman beheadings in 1799 New York.
Wedding Crashers (2005)
2005 David Dobkin comedy with Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn as divorce mediators who crash weddings to pick up bridesmaids.
New Rose Hotel (1998)
1998 Abel Ferrara sci-fi with Christopher Walken and Willem Dafoe as corporate spies. Adapts William Gibson cyberpunk story.
Gigli (2003)
2003 Martin Brest crime comedy with Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez. Career-damaging flop during Bennifer tabloid frenzy.
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
McDonagh’s 2012 Hollywood meta-comedy. Farrell, Rockwell, Walken, Harrelson. A screenwriter cannot finish his screenplay. McDonagh’s second feature.
Man on Fire (2004)
Tony Scott’s 2004 Mexico City revenge thriller. Denzel Washington as Creasy, Dakota Fanning as Pita. One of the great late-career Denzel performances.
Last Man Standing (1996)
Hill’s 1996 Walter Hill remake of Yojimbo. Bruce Willis as the drifter who plays two Prohibition-era gangs against each other. Texas dust, Christopher Walken.