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Subgenre Sampler

 
One Tough CopOne Tough Cop (1998)
Dir. Bruno Barreto
Feat. Stephen Baldwin, Christopher Penn, Gina Gershon
Based on the NYPD memoirs of Bo Dietl, this proficient thriller benefits from the machismo of hardline cops Stephen Baldwin and partner Chris Penn,…
Replacement Killers, TheReplacement Killers, The (1998)
Dir. Antoine Fuqua
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino
Debut US big–screen for the golden–boy of Hong Kong action – Chow Yun–Fat – he whose placid composure will always mask…
Rush HourRush Hour (1998) Recommended
Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker
Crackerjack no–brainer puts an East–West spin on the odd–couple–buddy–cop formula with Chinaman Jackie Chan (modest,…
Snake EyesSnake Eyes (1998)
Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise
Morally dubious cops Nicolas Cage and Gary Sinise investigate an assassination during a pro–boxing match. Esteemed hack Brian De Palma…
Stalker's Apprentice, TheStalker's Apprentice, The (1998)
Dir. Marcus D.F. White
Feat. Peter Davison, James Bolam, Kathleen Turner
A book editor uses a writer's manuscript about a serial killer as a template for his own homicidal fantasies in this punchy, at times lurid British…
Versace Murder, TheVersace Murder, The (1998)
Dir. Menahem Golan
Feat. Franco Nero, Steven Bauer
Hackmeister General Golan is at it again with this predictably schlocky treatmenr of the tragic slaying of fashion designer Versace. Franco Nero…
Advocates, The (TV Series)Advocates, The (TV Series) (1997)
Feat. Ewan Stewart, Isla Blair, Rachel Weisz
Obscure Scottish legal drama contrasting high powered lawyers with the sleazy underbelly of Edinburgh's streets, and the inevitable merging of the…
Cop LandCop Land (1997) Recommended
Dir. James Mangold
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel
Brooding, shadowy conception of the American Dream gone rotten, pivots on a smouldering role for Sly Stallone, as a shell–shocked cop gone to…
CureCure (1997) Aro Favourite
Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Feat. Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara, Tsuyoshi Ujiki
Delivering one of the great, unsung horror movies, dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa plumbs the depths of societal malaise with this novel take on serial…
DowntimeDowntime (1997)
Dir. Bharat Nalluri
Feat. Paul McGann
A good crack from the Brits at the action–thriller genre, starring Paul McGann as a troubled ex–copper who helps a solo–mum escape…

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