Henry V (1989)
Kenneth Branagh’s 1989 directorial debut. Mud and blood Agincourt rather than Olivier’s pageantry. Once more unto the breach.
Ian Holm
This archive gathers the films featuring Ian Holm reviewed at Master of Worlds: “All Quiet on the Western Front (1930, 1979, 2022)”, “Henry V (1989)”, “Lord of War (2005)”, and “Time Bandits (1981)” — 4 titles in all. Across these reviews the focus stays on how Ian Holm 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.
Lord of War (2005)
Andrew Niccol’s 2005 Nicolas Cage international arms trade drama. Among the most accomplished commercial cinema examinations of the industry.
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930, 1979, 2022) — Review
Erich Maria Remarque published Im Westen nichts Neues in 1929. The novel sold over a million copies in its first year. The Nazis later burned it and stripped Remarque of his German citizenship. The book remains one of the most important antiwar novels ever written and one of the best primary…
Time Bandits (1981) — Review
Terry Gilliam’s droll British time travel fantasy. Six dwarves with stolen map of holes in time. Sean Connery as Agamemnon, John Cleese as Robin Hood. 8.5/10.