Inside Man (2006)
Spike Lee’s 2006 Manhattan bank heist. Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster. Real plot mechanics, not just style.
Denzel Washington
This archive gathers the films featuring Denzel Washington reviewed at Master of Worlds: “American Gangster (2007)”, “Glory (1989)”, “Inside Man (2006)”, “Man on Fire (2004)”, and “The Taking of Pelham 123 (1974) and The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)” — 5 titles in all. Across these reviews the focus stays on how Denzel Washington serves each story: the choices that make a performance work, the roles that anchor a film, and the range visible across different pictures. Rather than rank the performances, the collection treats them as a body of work worth examining. The list continues to expand as additional films are reviewed.
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.
American Gangster (2007)
Ridley Scott’s 2007 Frank Lucas biopic. Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe in parallel protagonist tracks. Vietnam-Harlem heroin connection.
Glory (1989)
Glory is the best American Civil War film and one of the great American war films of any era. Edward Zwick directed it. Matthew Broderick plays Colonel…
The Taking of Pelham 123 (1974) and The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) — Review
Two substantial adaptations of John Godey’s subway hijacking novel. 1974 Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw foundational. 2009 Washington and Travolta. 9/10.