The Wrestler (2008)
Aronofsky’s 2008 professional wrestling drama. Mickey Rourke comeback. Marisa Tomei as stripper. Aging body as central content.
Marisa Tomei
This archive gathers the films featuring Marisa Tomei reviewed at Master of Worlds: “Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)”, “Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)”, “The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)”, “The Wrestler (2008)”, and “What Women Want (2000)” — 5 titles in all. Across these reviews the focus stays on how Marisa Tomei 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 Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
2011 Brad Furman drama with Matthew McConaughey as a Los Angeles defense attorney working out of his Lincoln Town Car.
What Women Want (2000) — Review
What Women Want made $374 million worldwide. Mel Gibson hearing women’s thoughts. Helen Hunt. Nancy Meyers directing. Chicago advertising industry setting.
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) — Review
Tom Holland’s age-appropriate Peter Parker, Michael Keaton’s working-class Vulture, John Hughes-influenced high school direction. At 7/10.
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) — Review
Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mysterio, the European tour, the basketball court Blip gag that confirmed the franchise wouldn’t engage with its own catastrophe. At 6/10.