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Subgenre Sampler

 
Pistol OperaPistol Opera (2001)
Dir. Seijun Suzuki
Feat. Makikio Esumi, Shirley Yamaguchi, Kirin Kiki
A comeback of sorts for brilliant Japanese director Seijun Suzuki, who brings a self–referential and at times incomprehensibly abstract style…
Sexy BeastSexy Beast (2001) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jonathan Glazer
Feat. Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane
Retirement in sunbaked Spain is going nicely for mellowed–out ex–crim Ray Winstone, that is, until a poison–tongued Ben Kingsley…
ShinerShiner (2001)
Dir. John Irvin
Feat. Michael Caine, Martin Landau, Frances Barber
A contemporary British gangster film with a showcase role for Michael Caine as a blindly ambitious, fast–talking East End boxing promoter…
Strictly SinatraStrictly Sinatra (Cocozza's Way) (2001)
Dir. Peter Capaldi
Feat. Ian Hart, Brian Cox, Kelly MacDonald
Smalltime Scottish crooner Ian Hart has a thing about Frank Sinatra and like his idol flirts a little too closely with the criminal element. This…
Yards, TheYards, The (2001)
Dir. James Gray
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron
Shot through with epic ambitions, this crime–drama, set amid the corruption of a New York subway–repair yards, boasts a compelling lead…
BrotherBrother (2000) Recommended
Dir. Takeshi Kitano
Feat. Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps
Dir. Kitano’s first US film fuses his touch for wincingly intense violence with a ironical, comic streak that plays off the dynamics of the…
ChopperChopper (2000) Recommended
Dir. Andrew Dominik
Feat. Eric Bana, Vince Colosimo, Simon Lyndon
An unruly character–portrait of Australia's most notorious living criminal, Mark 'Chopper' Read, whose attention–grabbing exploits in the…
CircusCircus (2000)
Dir. Rob Walker
Feat. Famke Janssen, John Hannah, Eddie Izzard
Famke Janssen and hubby John Hannah engage in some tongue–in–cheek British criminality in a Brighton ruled by Brian Conley. With a broad…
Dinner RushDinner Rush (2000)
Dir. Bob Giraldi
Feat. Danny Aiello, Summer Phoenix, John Corbett
An appetizing New York ‘food movie’ sprinkled over lightly with mobster melodrama set in the bustling, upmarket Italian restaurant of the…
Gangster No. 1Gangster No. 1 (2000)
Dir. Paul McGuigan
Feat. Malcolm McDowell, David Thewlis, Paul Bettany
Ageing gangster Malcolm McDowell recalls his ascendance in the 70s to London’s underworld throne at the expense of the ‘Butcher of Mayfair’,…

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