Wag the Dog (1997)
Barry Levinson’s 1997 political satire. Hoffman and De Niro fabricate a war to bury a presidential scandal. Mamet co-wrote.
Woody Harrelson
This archive gathers the films featuring Woody Harrelson reviewed at Master of Worlds: “Friends with Benefits (2011)”, “Midway (1976) and Midway (2019)”, “No Country for Old Men (2007)”, “Seven Psychopaths (2012)”, and “Wag the Dog (1997)” — 5 titles in all. Across these reviews the focus stays on how Woody Harrelson 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.
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
McDonagh’s 2012 Hollywood meta-comedy. Farrell, Rockwell, Walken, Harrelson. A screenwriter cannot finish his screenplay. McDonagh’s second feature.
Friends with Benefits (2011)
Friends with Benefits is one of two romantic comedies released in 2011 with the same premise. Will Gluck directed it. Mila Kunis plays Jamie, a corporate…
No Country for Old Men (2007) — Review
Coen Brothers’ perfect Best Picture winner. Bardem’s Oscar-winning Anton Chigurh. Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin. Cormac McCarthy adaptation. 10+/10.
Midway (1976) and Midway (2019) — Review
Two substantial adaptations of the Battle of Midway. 1976 ensemble approach with Charlton Heston and Toshiro Mifune. 2019 contemporary CGI with Ed Skrein. 8/10.