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Once Upon a Time in the MidlandsOnce Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)
Dir. Shane Meadows
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Kathy Burke, Ricky Tomlinson
The bittersweet dramatics of dir. Meadows (ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS) get a fresh telling in this Nottingham drama, with the added spin of some ironic…
One Hour PhotoOne Hour Photo (2002)
Dir. Mark Romanek
Feat. Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan
In a nifty piece of gimmick casting, Robin Williams shows his darker side as a lonely, middle–aged photolab assistant who develops an unhealthy…
Orphans and AngelsOrphans and Angels (2002)
Dir. Harold Brodie
Feat. Emmeline Hawthorne, Christopher Brown, Cal Wilson
Risk–taking psychodrama set in a fairytale version of Auckland's seamy subcultures, and possibly NZ's most lurid excursion since ANGEL…
Pact of Silence, ThePact of Silence, The (Le Pacte du Silence) (2002)
Dir. Graham Guit
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Elodie Bouchez
Glossy Euro–thriller in which a priest of doubtful faith (Depardieu) investigates twin sisters – one in prison, the other in a convent…
Panic RoomPanic Room (2002) Recommended
Dir. David Fincher
Feat. Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker, Dwight Yoakam
Gifted visual stylist David Fincher downsizes a little with a dark, Hitchcockian chamber piece that pushes enough of the right buttons to make it a…
People I KnowPeople I Know (2002)
Dir. Daniel Algrant
Feat. Al Pacino, Kim Basinger, Ryan O'Neal
A NYC publicist personally and professionally crashing helps out a high–profile client and ends up trapped in a warren of drug fuelled scandal…
Phone BoothPhone Booth (2002)
Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Colin Farrell, Forest Whitaker, Katie Holmes
A lean, claustrophobic and entertaining thriller with the cute gimmick of a single location and played out in real time – Colin Farrell plays 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…
Quiet American, TheQuiet American, The (2002) Aro Favourite
Dir. Phillip Noyce
Feat. Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Rade Serbedzija
True to the spirit of Graham Greene’s novel, this cautionary tale of American interference in 50s French Vietnam is an involving,…
Red DragonRed Dragon (2002) Recommended
Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes
Betraying the odds after the lackluster “Hannibal”, this accomplished ‘prequel’ based on Thomas Harris’ novel of the same name more than…

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