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Subgenre Sampler

 
GlitterGlitter (2001)
Dir. Vondie Curtis Hall
Feat. Mariah Carey, Max Beesley
Set in the early 1980's, pop idol Mariah Carey plays a teenage(!) girl who, unsurprisingly, is eager to become a famous pop–singer. Of course…
Goddess of 1967Goddess of 1967 (2001)
Dir. Clara Law
Feat. Rose Byrne
An award–winning lead performance from Rose Byrne elevates this character drama set in a 1967 Citroen car, where a journey into the outback…
Hell HouseHell House (2001) Recommended
Dir. George Ratliff
Behind–the–scenes account of a small fundamentalist church in Texas whose "Hell House" serves as a tool to literally "scare the hell out…
Interstate 60Interstate 60 (2001)
Dir. Bob Gale
Feat. James Marsden, Gary Oldman, Kurt Russell
An appealingly quirky teen road movie from the writer of the BACK TO THE FUTURE series, in which Marsden sets out on the mythical American highway,…
Jeepers CreepersJeepers Creepers (2001)
Dir. Victor Salva
Feat. Justin Long, Gina Philips
A brother–sister couple take a rural back road home, but make an ill–advised roadside stop where urban mythology becomes gross–out…
Josie and the PussycatsJosie and the Pussycats (2001)
Dir. Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont
Feat. Alan Cumming, Parker Posey, Rachael Leigh Cook
Cute, but declawed pop–biz satire derived from an ‘Archie’ comic spinoff (and TV series), in which the titular girl–band use their…
Knight's Tale, AKnight's Tale, A (2001)
Dir. Brian Helgeland
Feat. Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Paul Bettany
Surprisingly satisfying medieval comedy slam–bang, that wears its mindlessness on its chain–mail sleeve, while Geoffrey Chaucer’s…
Late Night ShoppingLate Night Shopping (2001) Recommended
Dir. Saul Metzstein
Feat. James Lance
Amiable comedy set in the oddball world of late night shift–workers, stacking shelves in contemporary England. Set around a group of four…
Long Time DeadLong Time Dead (2001)
Dir. Marcus Adams
Feat. Joe Absolom, Lara Belmont
Though hip, slick and atmospheric, this British horror entry for the multiplexes is at once straight–faced and silly, and strictly…
Millennium MamboMillennium Mambo (2001)
Dir. Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Feat. Shu Qi
The first in dir. Hou’s ‘contemporary youth’ trilogy is a light–infused strobe of aimless young adults living in the accelerated urban…

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