An elegy to the demise of the ‘cinema’—both films and spaces—of the 20th century as we had experienced it, all to the pedestrian if oddly haunting pacing of Tsai’s delicate craft.
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Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003)
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Tag / 2003
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Goodbye, Lenin! (2003)
The film combines drama and comedy effectively in a largely engaging piece about how sociopolitics can affect the personal in absurd ways.
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Tale of Two Sisters, A (2003)
One of the highest peaks of contemporary K-horror, this is a precise and complexly-layered piece of filmmaking, marked by unbearable suspense, effectively creepy scares and a poignant backstory.
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Good Lawyer’s Wife, A (2003)
Continue reading →Im Sang-soo fashions a sexually-explicit drama about a disintegrating family that doesn’t quite work in a meaningful way, but its playful nature might prove charming for less demanding audiences.
Memories of Murder (2003)
Continue reading →A potent mix of suspense and mystery, Bong Joon-ho’s serial-killer masterpiece gets under your skin.
Dogville (2003)
Continue reading →Takes too long to say what it wants to be consistently interesting, but one must marvel at how Lars von Trier and his ensemble cast do so much with so little.
Lord of the Rings, The (2001-2003)
Continue reading →Without a shadow of a doubt, this is one of the greatest trilogies of all-time.
Cafe Lumiere (2003)
Continue reading →On hindsight a homage to Ozu by proxy of Kore-eda, this is a subtle if plotless drama that continues Hou’s fascination with trains.
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Continue reading →Tarantino delivers a bloody entertaining ride amid some slight pacing problems – and a loving homage to the samurai film and Hong Kong kungfu cinema.
Eternality Tan 