Vampires (1998)
John Carpenter turns vampire hunting into blue-collar work, with James Woods carrying the whole film on attitude.
James Woods
This archive gathers the films featuring James Woods reviewed at Master of Worlds: “Casino (1995)”, “Contact (1997)”, “Once Upon a Time in America (1984)”, and “The Getaway (1972) and The Getaway (1994)” — 4 titles in all. Across these reviews the focus stays on how James Woods 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.
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Sergio Leone’s 1984 final film. De Niro, James Woods. New York Jewish gangsters across five decades. Three hours forty-five minutes uncut.
Casino (1995) — Review
Scorsese’s Las Vegas mob masterpiece. De Niro, Pesci, Sharon Stone Oscar-nominated. Three hours that don’t feel long. Foundational crime cinema. 10+/10.
The Getaway (1972) and The Getaway (1994) — Review
Two adaptations of Jim Thompson’s novel. 1972 Peckinpah with Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw foundational. 1994 Donaldson with Baldwin and Basinger. 8.5/10.
Contact (1997) — Review
Contact is a film about a scientist so committed to empirical evidence that she rejects faith — who then has a transcendent personal experience, returns with no physical evidence it occurred, and…