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Subgenre Sampler

 
Better Luck TomorrowBetter Luck Tomorrow (2002)
Dir. Justin Lin
Feat. Perry Shen, Jason J. Tobin, Sung Kang
Spinning a novel twist on a few cliches, this parable concerns a group of bored Asian–American high schoolers in Orange County, California who…
Blue CarBlue Car (2002) Recommended
Dir. Karen Moncrieff
Feat. Agnes Bruckner, David Strathairn
A rites–of–passage drama of distinction, this is realistic and affecting in its account of a high–school student whose flair for…
Bomb the SystemBomb the System (2002)
Dir. Adam Bhala Lough
Feat. Mark Webber
A tale of alienated youth in New York City, set around a teenager's (Webber) nocturnal activities spraying graffiti around the city streets with a…
Cabin FeverCabin Fever (2002)
Dir. Eli Roth
Feat. Justin Ladd, James DeBello, Rider Strong
More a horror ‘tribute’ than a horror movie, this indie effort from David Lynch protégé Roth steals knowingly from every other…
CherishCherish (2002)
Dir. Finn Taylor
Feat. Robin Tunney, Tim Blake Nelson, Jason Priestley
A self–consciously offbeat ‘indie’ about a retro–pop obsessed misfit (Robin Tunney in a winning, flaky performance) who finds…
DrumlineDrumline (2002)
Dir. Charles Stone III
Feat. Nick Cannon, Zoe Saldana, Orlando Jones
Depicting the journey of a talented street drummer from Harlem into the world of big–time stadium marching bands, this is short on story moves,…
DummyDummy (2002)
Dir. Greg Pritikin
Feat. Adrien Brody, Milla Jovovich, Illeana Douglas
Unusual, mostly effective comedy has unemployed clerk Brody take up his ventriloquism hobby fulltime. With yiddish sidenotes, simmering romance and…
FaceFace (2002)
Dir. Bertha Bay-Sa Pan
Feat. Ling Bai, Will Yun Lee, Kirsty Wu
Chinese–American drama that deals commendably with familiar themes of relationships, marriage and cultural identity. Alternating its…
Far From HeavenFar From Heaven (2002) Aro Favourite
Dir. Todd Haynes
Feat. Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert
An exquisitely designed pastiche of 50s soap opera that mimics the look and acting style of vintage–movie melodrama but cleverly deviates by…
Full FrontalFull Frontal (2002)
Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. Julia Roberts, Catherine Keener, David Duchovny
Director Stephen Soderbergh calls on the favours of famous friends for a makeshift, semi–improvised poke at the film industry that only a…

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