Tag: 2000s
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Vertigo
In 2000’s ‘Suzhou River,’ Lou Ye stylishly captures the anxieties and obsessions of love out of reach.
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‘Real Women Have Curves’ is an Early Showcase for America Ferrera
Especially now, her 2002 feature-acting debut feels like the announcement of a fully formed performer.
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Delirium
Increasingly reappraised after it was tepidly received in 2003, Jane Campion’s ‘In the Cut’ potently flips the script on the typically straight male gaze-dominated erotic thriller.
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The Unrelenting Grimness of ‘Frozen River’
Misty Upham and especially Melissa Leo are excellent in this frostbitten drama.
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‘Last Holiday’ is the Right Kind of Corny
Queen Latifah is a beacon of light in Wayne Wang’s heartwarming comedy-drama.
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‘The Fall’ is More Than Just a Feast for the Eyes
In addition to being a visual treat, Tarsem Singh’s criminally underseen fantasy film is also pretty moving.
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‘Mother’ Never Lets You Guess Its Next Move
You can never be too certain where Bong Joon-ho’s 2009 drama is going to go next.
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‘Waist Deep’ is Shallow Fun
This Tyrese Gibson- and Meagan Good-fronted noir benefits from being not much more than solidly made and entertaining.
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‘Visible Secret’ is a Low-Key, Surprisingly Spooky Romantic Comedy
Ann Hui’s 2001 movie posits what a rom-com might look like with a ‘Sixth Sense’-esque underlay.
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‘The Happiness of the Katakuris’’ Audacity Can Only Get It So Far
Takashi Miike’s exceedingly odd horror-comedy-musical hybrid is, at the very least, truly original.
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‘Nine Queens’ Keeps You on Your Toes
Writer-director Fabián Bielinsky’s filmmaking debut, now widely heralded in its native Argentina as a classic, is a smart, suspenseful con-artist thriller.
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‘Bones’ Feels a Little Fractured
Ernest Dickerson’s 2001 horror movie has a solid concept, but its stunt casting of Snoop Dogg feels like a mistake.
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