Catch-22 (1970)
Mike Nichols’ 1970 Heller adaptation. Alan Arkin as Yossarian. Substantial source material that the film handles only partially.
Jon Voight
This archive gathers the films featuring Jon Voight reviewed at Master of Worlds: “Catch-22 (1970)”, “Heat (1995)”, “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)”, and “Mission: Impossible (1996)” — 4 titles in all. Across these reviews the focus stays on how Jon Voight 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.
Mission: Impossible (1996)
1996 Brian De Palma spy thriller launching the Tom Cruise franchise. IMF agent Ethan Hunt is framed and must find the real mole.
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider is the film that turned Angelina Jolie into a global action star and one of the more commercially successful video game…
Heat (1995) — Review
Heat is the best of the best. Michael Mann directing. De Niro, Pacino, Kilmer, Voight. Real Neil McCauley history. The downtown LA bank shootout. The diner sce