Subgenre Sampler
Controversy: 192 Films to Buy & Rent
Private Parts (1997)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Betty Thomas
Feat. Howard Stern, Mary McCormack, Paul Giamatti…
- Partly fictionalised biopic of New York 'Shock Jock' Howard Stern, played by the man himself. For those who don't know, Stern's abrasive yet…
Sick (1997)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Kirby Dick
- Stunning, compassionate feature biography of the life of Bob Flanagan, whose 'super–masochism' and extreme performance art was born of his…
Waco - Rules of Engagement (1997)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. William Gazecki
- The disastrous FBI siege of the Branch Davidian Sect compound at Waco, Texas in 1993 is pulled to pieces in this acclaimed documentary, revealing a…
Crash (1996)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. James Spader, Holly Hunter, Deborah Kara Unger…
- Auteur David Cronenberg's latest vision is an anti–fable about accident victims James Spader and Holly Hunter, who become sexually obsessed…
Mind Bender (1996)
- Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. Terence Stamp, Ishai Golan
- Ken Russell recreates the exploits of controversial spoon–bender and parapsychologist Uri Geller, but seems puzzlingly reluctant to provoke.…
Executions (1995)
- Despite the exploitative title and subject, this in fact draws attention to the inhumanity of the death penalty and makes a case for its worldwide…
Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam (1995)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Nick Broomfield
- Another sensational art–tabloid gem from professional muck–raker Nick Broomfield, who here lies down with various dogs of the film and…
Kids (1995)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Larry Clark
Feat. Leo Fitzpatrick, Sarah Henderson, Justin Pierce…
- Cult photographer Larry Clark's debut, 24hrs of New York streetkid life, attracted immediate controversy. The unblinking depictions of sex, drugs and…
Strange Days (1995)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Kathryn Bigelow
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis
- Ralph Fiennes runs into all sorts of bother as a low–rent dealer of subversive pleasures encoded on diskettes.
An ambitious,…
Boy Meets Girl (1994)
- Dir. Ray Brady
Feat. Tim Poole, Danielle Sanderson, Margot Steinberg
- For many years banned in the UK on video at least, this abrasive, low–budget drama plays out the wilfully unpleasant scenario of a man who gets…