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Subgenre Sampler

 
Relative EvilRelative Evil (Ball in the House) (2002) Recommended
Dir. Tanya Wexler
Feat. Jonathan Tucker, Jennifer Tilly, David Strathairn
Deceptively marketed as a kind of "wicked stepmother" thriller, this is instead a well–constructed, paranoid black comedy about a teenage…
RespiroRespiro (Grazia's Island) (2002)
Dir. Emanuele Crialese
Feat. Valeria Golino
Highly charged and mostly insightful depiction of a free–spirited woman whose near–psychotic episodes have a profound effect on her small…
Roger DodgerRoger Dodger (2002) Aro Favourite
Dir. Dylan Kidd
Feat. Campbell Scott, Jesse Eisenberg, Jennifer Beals
Dodging expectations all–round, this devastating black comedy has a standout script and performances, especially Campbell Scott as the callous…
Rookie, TheRookie, The (2002)
Dir. John Lee Hancock
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez
Disney sports drama based on the true story of Jim Morris, who had a brief but famous Major League Baseball career in 1999–2000.
Rosa Parks Story, TheRosa Parks Story, The (2002)
Dir. Julie Dash
Feat. Angela Bassett, Cicely Tyson, Peter Francis James
A drama based on the life of Mrs. Rosa L. Parks from director Julie Dash (DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST). In America in 1955, her courageous act of…
Russian ArkRussian Ark (2002) Recommended
Dir. Alexandr Sokurov
Distinguised by its dazzling cinematic conceit – 300 years of Russian history staged in the Hermitage Museum (with 2000 extras) and captured in…
Satin RougeSatin Rouge (2002) Recommended
Dir. Raja Amari
Feat. Hiam Abbass, Hend El Fahem
A still–attractive but lonely widow is liberated through the world of belly–dancing in this infectious romantic drama from Tunisia. At…
Sea is Watching, TheSea is Watching, The (Umi wa miteita) (2002)
Dir. Kei Kumai
Set in the red–light district of 19th century, Edo–period Tokyo, this sensitively mounted drama concerns the lives of prostitutes…
SecretarySecretary (2002) Aro Favourite
Dir. Steven Shainberg
Feat. James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies
A spanking good black comedy detailing the bizarre relationship between a peculiar, ill–tempered lawyer and the meek secretary he…
Sex is ComedySex is Comedy (2002)
Dir. Catherine Breillat
Feat. Anne Parillaud, Gregoire Colin, Roxane Mesquida
A self–reflexive twist in the cinema of Catherine Breillat (ROMANCE), here recreating the filming of a lengthy and troublesome sex–scene…

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