Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Tarantino’s 1992 debut. A heist film with no heist. Seven men in suits in a warehouse. The screenplay that launched American indie of the 1990s.
Steve Buscemi
This archive gathers the films featuring Steve Buscemi reviewed at Master of Worlds: “Armageddon (1998)”, “Fargo (1996)”, “Monsters, Inc. (2001)”, “Pulp Fiction (1994)”, and “Reservoir Dogs (1992)” — 5 titles in all. Across these reviews the focus stays on how Steve Buscemi 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.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Tarantino’s 1994 anthology crime film. Three interlocking stories. Palme d’Or. The film that made indie a commercial proposition. Still works.
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Monsters, Inc. is one of the strongest single animated features ever made. Seen it four times. The 10+ rating is honest evaluation. Pete Docter directing his feature debut. John Goodman as James P. “Sulley” Sullivan. Billy Crystal as Mike Wazowski. Steve Buscemi as Randall Boggs. James Coburn as…
Fargo (1996) — Review
Fargo is one of the best American films of the 1990s and one of the most distinctive achievements in the Coen Brothers filmography. The film was released in March 1996. It grossed approximately sixty million dollars worldwide on a production budget of approximately seven million dollars. The film…
Armageddon (1998) — Review
Armageddon is Michael Bay’s most complete expression of Michael Bay: maximum volume, minimum coherence, emotional manipulation deployed at maximum intensity for minimum justification. It is also…