Iron Man 3 (2013)
Tony Stark hunts a terrorist called the Mandarin while battling PTSD from the Avengers, with Christmas as the season-long backdrop.
Don Cheadle
This archive gathers the films featuring Don Cheadle reviewed at Master of Worlds: “Hamburger Hill (1987)”, “Iron Man 2 (2010)”, “Iron Man 3 (2013)”, “Ocean’s Eleven (2001)”, “Swordfish (2001)”, and “Volcano (1997)” — 6 titles in all. Across these reviews the focus stays on how Don Cheadle 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.
Volcano (1997)
Mick Jackson’s 1997 Los Angeles volcano. Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche. Released alongside Dante’s Peak in volcano cinema year.
Hamburger Hill (1987)
John Irvin’s 1987 Vietnam combat drama. 101st Airborne assault on Hill 937 in 1969. Unsentimental and procedural.
Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
Soderbergh’s 2001 Rat Pack remake. Clooney, Pitt, Damon, Roberts, Gould. Las Vegas casinos. Effortless cool. Two sequels.
Swordfish (2001) — Review
Dominic Sena’s heist thriller. Travolta, Jackman, Halle Berry. Foundational opening monologue. Bullet-time explosion. Oakenfold soundtrack. 9/10.
Iron Man 3 (2013) — Review
Shane Black’s buddy-comedy direction, Downey’s strongest character work, and the Mandarin twist Marvel spent eight years correcting. At 5/10.
Iron Man 2 (2010) — Review
Robert Downey Jr.’s strongest moments buried under franchise machinery. Black Widow’s intro, War Machine’s recasting, and Whiplash wasted. Iron Man 2 at 5/10.