Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Clint Eastwood’s 2004 boxing drama. Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman. Won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress.
Clint Eastwood
This archive gathers the films directed by Clint Eastwood reviewed at Master of Worlds: “Dirty Harry Pentalogy (1971-1988)”, “Juror #2 (2024)”, “Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)”, “Million Dollar Baby (2004)”, and “Unforgiven (1992)” — 5 titles in all. Seen together they show a consistent sensibility across different films. The reviews focus on the direction as craft — what it contributes, how it serves each story, and what separates the work from the ordinary version of the same material. Rather than rank the films, the collection treats them as a body of work worth examining. The list expands as additional titles are added.
Juror #2 (2024)
2024 Clint Eastwood courtroom drama with Nicholas Hoult as a juror who realizes he may have caused the death his trial is examining.
Dirty Harry Pentalogy (1971-1988)
Clint Eastwood’s five Dirty Harry films, 1971-1988. The original and Magnum Force are essential. Foundational American police thriller cinema.
Unforgiven (1992) — Review
Clint Eastwood’s foundational revisionist Western. Won four Academy Awards including Best Picture. Hackman won Best Supporting Actor. 9/10.
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) — Review
Clint Eastwood’s Japanese-language masterpiece. Ken Watanabe as General Kuribayashi. Companion to Flags of Our Fathers. One of the greatest war films ever. 10+/10.