Seven Psychopaths (2012)
McDonagh’s 2012 Hollywood meta-comedy. Farrell, Rockwell, Walken, Harrelson. A screenwriter cannot finish his screenplay. McDonagh’s second feature.
Sam Rockwell
This archive gathers the films featuring Sam Rockwell reviewed at Master of Worlds: “Galaxy Quest (1999)”, “Heist (2001)”, “Iron Man 2 (2010)”, “Seven Psychopaths (2012)”, and “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (BBC TV Series, 1981)” — 5 titles in all. Across these reviews the focus stays on how Sam Rockwell 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.
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Galaxy Quest is the best Star Trek film ever made and the best science fiction comedy of the 1990s. Dean Parisot directed. David Howard and Robert Gordon…
Iron Man 2 (2010) — Review
Robert Downey Jr.’s strongest moments buried under franchise machinery. Black Widow’s intro, War Machine’s recasting, and Whiplash wasted. Iron Man 2 at 5/10.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (BBC TV Series, 1981) — Review
Peter Jones as the Book, Douglas Adams’s voice intact, and the Vogon poetry torture. Dated, charming, better than the movie. The 1981 BBC Hitchhiker’s at 8/10.
Heist (2001) — Review
David Mamet wrote and directed. Gene Hackman starred at 71. Heist is the writer-director showcase that closes out 2001’s heist cinema trifecta.