Schindler’s List (1993)
Spielberg’s 1993 Holocaust drama. Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler, Fiennes as Goeth. Black and white with the red coat. Won Best Picture.
Steven Spielberg
This archive collects the films directed by Steven Spielberg reviewed at Master of Worlds — 9 titles spanning “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)”, “Jurassic Park (1993)”, “Lincoln (2012)”, “Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)”, “Saving Private Ryan (1998)”, “Schindler’s List (1993)”, “The Indiana Jones Trilogy (1981, 1984, 1989)”, “The War of the Worlds (1953 and 2005)”, and “War of the Worlds (1953 & 2005)”. Together they form a substantial cross-section of the work, and the reviews approach them as storytelling first. The questions stay consistent across the collection — what the direction asks of the audience, how it serves the structure of each film, and what holds up on a second or third viewing. Seeing one name across this many films makes the craft legible in a way a single title cannot: the recurring instincts, the range, the choices that mark the work. The collection is curated rather than exhaustive, built from films reviewed in depth at Master of Worlds, and it grows as further titles are added.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Spielberg’s 1982 alien-and-boy fable. Bicycle moon, glowing finger, phone home. Highest-grossing film for over a decade.
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Steven Spielberg’s 1981 archeology adventure launcher. Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. Lucas-Spielberg-Kasdan template for blockbuster action.
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…
Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park is the film that redefined what visual effects could do and one of the foundational science fiction productions of the 1990s. Steven…
Lincoln (2012)
Lincoln is a political procedural about the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment in January 1865. Steven Spielberg directed it. Tony Kushner wrote the…
The Indiana Jones Trilogy (1981, 1984, 1989) — Review
The first three Indiana Jones films are the best adventure trilogy ever made. Nothing else comes close. Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, Temple of Doom in 1984, and The Last Crusade in 1989 form a complete trilogy that arrived before Hollywood started planning trilogies as franchise products. The…
Saving Private Ryan (1998) — Review
Steven Spielberg’s WWII masterpiece. Omaha Beach opening is the best war scene ever filmed. Tom Hanks anchors. Slows in middle. Earned 10/10.