2000s

Horrific Inquiry: PROM NIGHT (2008)
Horrific Inquiry: PROM NIGHT (2008)

On this Horrific Inquiry, we review the 2008 remake of Prom Night!

What Happened To Boston Movies?
What Happened To Boston Movies?

While the Boston movie itself seems to have gone the way of the Western, the appeal of its core themes, and its sensibility seems to remain.

VIRGIN STRIPPED BARE BY HER BACHELORS: Revisiting Hong Sang-soo’s Third Feature
VIRGIN STRIPPED BARE BY HER BACHELORS: Revisiting Hong Sang-soo’s Third Feature

Hong Sang-soo’s third feature, “Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors,” was also his last film to be made from a full script.

AIR DOLL: That Empty Feeling
AIR DOLL: That Empty Feeling

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s 2009 fantasy-romance Air Doll is an introspective film where a blow-up doll begins to turn into a living woman.

Horrific Inquiry: JU-ON: THE GRUDGE (2002)
Horrific Inquiry: JU-ON: THE GRUDGE (2002)

And unforgiving and relentless curse, Ju-on delivers on its promise to terrify – even long after the movie has ended.

Horrific Inquiry: VALENTINE (2001)
Horrific Inquiry: VALENTINE (2001)

Valentine was never meant to be a deep well of thought within a slasher, but it does, even when it leaves much to be desired.

Away From the Hype: SNAKES ON A PLANE
Away From the Hype: SNAKES ON A PLANE

On this Away From the Hyper, Sean Fallon takes a look at the 2006 horror-comedy Snakes on a Plane!

Horrific Inquiry: SCREAM 3 (2000)
Horrific Inquiry: SCREAM 3 (2000)

With only a month left until the release of the franchise’s fifth installment, we are back with another edition of Horrific Inquiry’s Scream Countdown!

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?

Queerly Ever After #64 LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP (2006)
Queerly Ever After #64: LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP (2006)

Queerly Ever After dives into 2006’s Long-Term Relationship, where two men enter a relationship despite their contrasting political views.

ALL IS FORGIVEN Mia Hansen-Løve's Quietly Audacious Debut
ALL IS FORGIVEN: Mia Hansen-Løve’s Quietly Audacious Debut

All is Forgiven chronicles the breakdown of a family and a daughter’s attempt to understand the real reasons why many years later.

Horrific Inquiry: TRICK ‘R TREAT (2007)
Horrific Inquiry: TRICK ‘R TREAT (2007)

Trick ‘r Treat lives up to its reputation taking the traditions of the holiday and wielding them into a horrific tale of lore, murder, and revenge.

SPEED RACER: The Wachowski's Misunderstood Masterpiece
SPEED RACER: The Wachowski’s Misunderstood Masterpiece

Bright and peppy, The Wachowski’s Speed Racer is a bonafide live-action cartoon and well worth a second look.

NO TIME TO DIE Countdown: QUANTUM OF SOLACE Revisited
NO TIME TO DIE Countdown: QUANTUM OF SOLACE Revisited

The No Time To Die Countdown continues with a look at Quantum of Solace, Daniel Craig’s second film as James Bond.

Criterion Column: THROW DOWN, THE DAMNED, and MELVIN VAN PEEBLES: ESSENTIAL FILMS
Criterion Column: THROW DOWN, THE DAMNED, and MELVIN VAN PEEBLES: ESSENTIAL FILMS

We took a look at Criterion’s September releases, including Johnnie To’s Throw Down and Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films.