Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
Coppola’s 1992 maximalist Dracula. Oldman, Ryder, Hopkins, Reeves. Practical effects, period costuming, committed strangeness.
Keanu Reeves
This archive gathers the films featuring Keanu Reeves reviewed at Master of Worlds: “Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)”, “Constantine (2005)”, “John Wick 1-4 (2014-2023)”, “Street Kings (2008)”, “The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 and 2008)”, and “The Devil’s Advocate (1997)” — 6 titles in all. Across these reviews the focus stays on how Keanu Reeves 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.
The Devil’s Advocate (1997)
1997 Taylor Hackford supernatural thriller with Keanu Reeves as a defense lawyer recruited by Al Pacino’s New York firm.
Street Kings (2008)
David Ayer’s 2008 LAPD corruption thriller. Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, James Ellroy on the screenplay. Genre material at higher register.
John Wick 1-4 (2014-2023)
Four John Wick films, 2014-2023. Keanu Reeves as the retired assassin. Action choreography that reshaped contemporary American action cinema.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 and 2008)
The Day the Earth Stood Still has been adapted twice as a major studio film, in 1951 and in 2008. Robert Wise directed the 1951 original. Scott Derrickson…
Constantine (2005)
Constantine is a better film than its reputation suggests. Francis Lawrence directed in his feature debut. Keanu Reeves plays John Constantine, the…