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GozuGozu (2003) Recommended
Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Sho Aikawa, Hideki Sone, Kimika Yoshino
Rebel iconoclast of Japanese cinema, Takashi Miike, unveils his creepiest film since AUDITION: a hellishly disorientating – yet markedly restrained…
I'll Sleep When I'm DeadI'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003) Recommended
Dir. Mike Hodges
Feat. Clive Owen, Charlotte Rampling, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Reteaming dir. Mike Hodges with star Clive Owen for a follow–up to the acclaimed CROUPIER, this takes more of a cue from the director’s…
Infernal Affairs 2Infernal Affairs 2 (Mou gaan dou II) (2003)
Dir. Wai Keung Lau, Siu Fai Mak
Feat. Edison Chen, Shawn Yue, Carina Lau
Solid prequel to the hit Hong Kong policier, goes back in time to the era of the 1991 and moves forward in three acts to the Chinese handover,…
Infernal Affairs 3Infernal Affairs 3 (Mou gaan dou III) (2003)
Dir. Wai Keung Lau, Siu Fai Mak
Feat. Andy Lau, Tony Leung (Chiu-wai), Leon Lai
Actual sequel to the hit Hong Kong gangland–cop thriller attempts valiantly to tie up loose ends, both picking up where corrupt cop Ming (Lau)…
NicotinaNicotina (2003)
Dir. Hugo Rodriguez
Feat. Diego Luna, Jésus Ochoa, Lucas Crespi
A stylish crime caper set in Mexico City, featuring an array of storylines, all featuring frustrated cigarette addicts, who finally intersect in a…
Analyze ThatAnalyze That (2002)
Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow
Not bearing up to much analysis, this expectedly familiar sequel to the De Niro–Crystal comedy duet runs on repeat gags but enjoys the humorous…
AngelaAngela (2002)
Dir. Roberta Torre
Feat. Donatella Finocchiaro
A solid, if oblique drama depicting the doings of the 1980s Sicilian Mafia as seen through the eyes of mob–wife Finocchiaro. Although…
City of GodCity of God (Cidade de Deus) (2002) Recommended
Dir. Fernando Mierelles
Feat. Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmano da Hora, Phellipe Haagensen
An incendiary Brazilian drama depicting two decades of blood–drenched rivalry between two youth gangs who control a slum area of Rio De…
Infernal AffairsInfernal Affairs (2002) Recommended
Dir. Wai Keung Lau, Siu Fai Mak
Feat. Andy Lau, Tony Leung (Chiu-wai), Anthony Wong
This dynamic cops ‘n’ robbers spectacle is populist Hong Kong film–making at its most slick and sophisticated. Infused with more than a…
Quickie, TheQuickie, The (2002)
Dir. Sergei Bodrov
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Vladimir Mashkov, Henry Thomas
A middling US debut for the dir. of PRISONER OF THE MOUNTAINS, this weaves a drama of moral corruption around a troubled Russian mob family festering…

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