The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
An FBI trainee consults imprisoned cannibal Hannibal Lecter to catch a serial killer skinning his victims.
Jodie Foster
This archive gathers the films featuring Jodie Foster reviewed at Master of Worlds: “Freaky Friday (1976, 2003, 2018, 2025)”, “Inside Man (2006)”, “The Brave One (2007)”, and “The Silence of the Lambs (1991)” — 4 titles in all. Across these reviews the focus stays on how Jodie Foster 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.
Inside Man (2006)
Spike Lee’s 2006 Manhattan bank heist. Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster. Real plot mechanics, not just style.
The Brave One (2007)
Neil Jordan’s 2007 NYC vigilante film. Jodie Foster as a radio host transformed by trauma. Female-led entry that refuses empowerment narrative.
Freaky Friday (1976, 2003, 2018, 2025)
Freaky Friday is the body-swap premise Disney has now adapted four times across nearly fifty years. Mary Rodgers wrote the 1972 novel. Gary Nelson…