Girls Who Like Girls
Pauline Edwards’ Girls Who Like Girls (2001) is a sort of That’s Entertainment that deals almost exclusively with the work of softcore maestro Radley Metzger. It’s a film made up… Read more »
Tag: 2000s
Underworld
Len Wiseman’s Underworld (2003) is the first film in a now decades spanning franchise starring Kate Beckinsale as a vampire. The film is an obvious aesthetic descendent of Blade (1998),… Read more »
Band Of Brothers
Band Of Brothers (2001) is now twenty years old. When it first aired on HBO Band Of Brothers epitomized the movement towards the cinematic in American television that had begun… Read more »
The Hole
The Hole (2009) represents an intersection of director Joe Dante’s sensibilities; a sort of coming together of Gremlins (1984) and Explorers (1985). This formula proves quite effective in creating a… Read more »
Linda Linda Linda
Nobuhiro Yamashita’s coming of age film Linda Linda Linda (2005) is the most euphoric film that I have seen in a long time. Usually a film that can be described… Read more »
Memories Of Murder
Memories Of Murder (2003) was Bong Joon-ho’s breakout feature. Only his second feature, Memories Of Murder is a sophisticated film with an intricate narrative and a mature sense of stylization…. Read more »
Keeping The Faith
For his directorial debut Edward Norton (who also stars) assembled quite the ensemble cast including Ben Stiller, Jenna Elfman, Anne Bancroft, Eli Wallach, and Miloš Forman. Personally I preferred Bancroft… Read more »
Vendredi soir
Claire Denis’ Vendredi soir (2002) is the director’s most intimate character portrait. Emmanuèle Bernheim adapted her novel into a screenplay in collaboration with Denis with an emphasis on the interiority… Read more »
Nathalie…
I saw Les Innocentes (2016) when it came out and now having seen Nathalie…(2003) as well I am convinced that writer/director Anne Fontaine deserves more serious attention, at least here… Read more »
The Whole Nine Yards
The Whole Nine Yards (2000) is essentially a retread of the crime film genre from a comedic angle, exploring similar ideas and themes as Married To The Mob (1988), Mickey… Read more »
