Bull Durham (1988)
Ron Shelton’s 1988 minor league baseball comedy. Costner, Sarandon, Robbins. The rare sports film that captures the actual sport’s culture.
Tim Robbins
This archive gathers the films featuring Tim Robbins reviewed at Master of Worlds: “Bull Durham (1988)”, “The Player (1992)”, “The Shawshank Redemption (1994)”, “The War of the Worlds (1953 and 2005)”, and “War of the Worlds (1953 & 2005)” — 5 titles in all. Across these reviews the focus stays on how Tim Robbins 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 Player (1992)
Robert Altman’s 1992 Hollywood satire. Tim Robbins as studio executive. Opening tracking shot, sixty-five star cameos.
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Darabont’s 1994 King novella adaptation. Robbins as Andy, Freeman as Red. The film IMDb ranked #1 for two decades. Earned that ranking.
War of the Worlds (1953 & 2005)
Two War of the Worlds adaptations: Byron Haskin 1953 and Steven Spielberg 2005. Both reflect their specific production-moment American conditions.
The War of the Worlds (1953 and 2005)
The War of the Worlds has been adapted to film twice as a major studio production. Byron Haskin directed the 1953 version. Steven Spielberg directed the…