2003

Horrific Inquiry: GOTHIKA (2003)

While Gothika may not have stood the test of time, or have the most plausible horror narrative, it delivers an eerie watch.

LOVE ACTUALLY: 20 Years Later, Love Is Still All Around
LOVE ACTUALLY: 20 Years Later, Love Is Still All Around

Love Actually is as heartwarming as it is quotable – the experience of love and joy a permanent staple each and every year.

Interview With Director John Mulholland Of INSIDE HIGH NOON
Interview With Director John Mulholland Of INSIDE HIGH NOON

Film Inquiry spoke to writer, director, and historian John Mulholland about his new documentary: Inside High Noon.

Away from the Hype: THE MATRIX SEQUELS
Away from the Hype: THE MATRIX SEQUELS

For this Away from the Hype Sean Fallon takes a look at The Matrix Sequels. How do they hold up?

The Meaning of Fathers and Sons On Andrey Zvyagintsev’s THE RETURN
The Meaning of Fathers and Sons: On Andrey Zvyagintsev’s THE RETURN

As a film about fathers and their sons, The Return is about the difficulty certain men have expressing love for one another.

MEMORIES OF MURDER Criterion Review: Bong Joon-Ho's Masterpiece, Restored
MEMORIES OF MURDER Criterion Review: Bong Joon-Ho’s Masterpiece, Restored

Criterion’s upcoming edition of Memories of Murder comes highly recommended to both fans of the film and new viewers alike.

Horrific Inquiry: FREDDY VS. JASON (2003)
Horrific Inquiry: FREDDY VS. JASON (2003)

Sure it doesn’t have the best acting, narrative or even the best effects, but Freddy vs. Jason offers audiences a return to slashers of old.

GOODBYE, DRAGON INN: Long Live The Magic Of Moviegoing
GOODBYE, DRAGON INN: Long Live The Magic Of Moviegoing

In 2003, Taiwanese auteur Tsai Ming-liang released his masterful ode to the magic of movie theaters, Goodbye, Dragon Inn.

MEMORIES OF MURDER: Remembering a Bong Classic
MEMORIES OF MURDER: Remembering a Bong Classic

That’s one of the great joys of Memories of Murder. From purely a storytelling perspective, it synthesizes together something totally compelling.

Queerly Ever After #34: MAMBO ITALIANO (2003)
Queerly Ever After #34: MAMBO ITALIANO (2003)

Mambo Italiano is a comedy so broad and uncommitted it doesn’t know what to do with itself, leaving much to be desired.

Nimród Antal’s KONTROLL: The Kafkaesque Comic Nightmare Perfect For 2020
Nimród Antal’s KONTROLL: The Kafkaesque Comic Nightmare Perfect For 2020

Kontroll may be subterranea, but it should remind us to keep close watch over the politics of our own transition now.

ELF: A Christmas Tradition
ELF: A Christmas Tradition

After 15 years, Elf is still undeniably a warm and charming Christmas film, still retaining its spot as a holiday favorite.

PARTY MONSTER Retrospective: Club Kids Counterculture Of The 1990s
PARTY MONSTER Retrospective: Club Kids Counterculture Of The 1990s

I first watched Party Monster a couple of years ago, when once-infamous club promoter Michael Alig was released from prison, where he served 17 years for brutally murdering his drug dealer. The 2003 biopic, based on James St James’ memoir, “Disco Bloodbath”, flew under the radar during its initial release. But the film’s subject, “Club Kids” of ’90s Manhattan, once commanded TV screens across the country.