L.A. Confidential (1997)
Curtis Hanson’s 1997 neo-noir on 1950s LAPD corruption. Three lead cops with actual arcs. The rare adult crime film that respects its audience.
Kevin Spacey
This archive gathers the films featuring Kevin Spacey reviewed at Master of Worlds: “A Bug’s Life (1998)”, “American Beauty (1999)”, “Baby Driver (2017)”, and “L.A. Confidential (1997)” — 4 titles in all. Across these reviews the focus stays on how Kevin Spacey 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 Beauty (1999)
Sam Mendes’s 1999 suburban satire. Kevin Spacey as a midlife-crisis dad, Annette Bening as the wife. Won five Oscars. Aged in complicated ways.
A Bug’s Life (1998) — Review
A Bug’s Life is one of the substantial Pixar productions of the late 1990s and the second feature film from the studio following the foundational Toy Story in 1995. John Lasseter directed with Andrew Stanton co-directing. The film was released in November 1998. It grossed approximately three…
Baby Driver (2017) — Review
Edgar Wright’s music-driven heist masterpiece. Ansel Elgort, Lily James, Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm. Every scene operates on musical cues. Atlanta. 10+/10.