Oldboy (2013)
Spike Lee’s 2013 remake of Park Chan-wook’s Korean original. Josh Brolin and Sharlto Copley. Cleaner and more straightforward than the 2003 version.
Josh Brolin
This archive gathers the films featuring Josh Brolin reviewed at Master of Worlds: “American Gangster (2007)”, “Avengers: Endgame (2019)”, “Avengers: Infinity War (2018)”, “No Country for Old Men (2007)”, and “Oldboy (2013)” — 5 titles in all. Across these reviews the focus stays on how Josh Brolin 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.
American Gangster (2007)
Ridley Scott’s 2007 Frank Lucas biopic. Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe in parallel protagonist tracks. Vietnam-Harlem heroin connection.
No Country for Old Men (2007) — Review
Coen Brothers’ perfect Best Picture winner. Bardem’s Oscar-winning Anton Chigurh. Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin. Cormac McCarthy adaptation. 10+/10.
Avengers: Endgame (2019) — Review
The most contrived blockbuster of the decade. Time travel as fan service, the Stark sacrifice, and the multiverse infrastructure that destroyed the MCU. At 4/10.
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) — Review
Two billion dollars on the strength of accumulated franchise capital. Forty characters, the Snap that wasn’t depicted, and structural failures. At 4/10.