Out of Africa (1985)
Sydney Pollack’s 1985 Karen Blixen Kenya romance. Streep, Redford. I had a farm in Africa. Won seven Academy Awards.
Meryl Streep
This page collects the films featuring Meryl Streep reviewed at Master of Worlds: “Don’t Look Up (2021)”, “Out of Africa (1985)”, and “The Deer Hunter (1978)”. Each review examines the performance and the role it plays in the film’s larger design, approaching the work as storytelling first. The collection grows as further titles are added.
Don’t Look Up (2021)
Adam McKay’s 2021 climate-denial satire. DiCaprio, Lawrence, Streep, Hill. Heavy-handed but the targets earn it.
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Cimino’s 1978 Vietnam drama. De Niro, Walken, Streep, Cazale. The Russian roulette sequences. Best Picture Oscar. Closing of the steel-town American era.