![]() ![]() As the camera settles on two women, their relationship is immediately understood – doctor and patient. Gothika is immediately eerie, the dark green, grey and black hues of the jail cell quickly filling audiences with ominous feelings of violence and danger. And with Robert Downey Jr‘s recent Oscar nomination, it felt even more appropriate that now should be the time to revisit the mystery and horror of Gothika. Recently, a click bait Facebook article image had me drawing back to the film, the years since my last viewing creating a craving to return. ![]() It’s no surprise as Zemeckis was one of the film’s producers, yet Gothika still manages to retain its own identity and mystery. One film in particular marked a milestone in my independence, my freshman year of college kicking off with a dorm community watch of Mathieu Kassovitz‘s Gothika.Ī big fan of Robert Zemeckis‘ What Lies Beneath, Gothika had a similar feel to it. Though as much as I would find some of my loves in the past films of Alfred Hitchcock and Wes Craven, many of my favorite horror films would came out of this time period, a sense of individuality and approaching adulthood quietly associated with each film I watched – for good or for bad. ![]() The 2000s was a big decade for me in developing my love for the horror genre, having grown old enough to start watching horror films on my own. Join us as we dive deep into the heart of horror, but warning, there will be spoilers. And occasionally looking at those that could have pushed the envelope further. Twice a month, I will be tackling all things horror, bringing two films back into the spotlight to terrify and frighten once more. Welcome back to the scariest, and at times goriest, column here at Film Inquiry: Horrific Inquiry. ![]()
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