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Subgenre Sampler

 
Boogie NightsBoogie Nights (1997) Recommended
Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds
LA's San Fernando Valley, the late '70s. Mark Wahlberg is Eddie Adams, an anatomically gifted innocent who finds his niche in the cradle of a…
ClockwatchersClockwatchers (1997)
Dir. Jill Sprecher
Feat. Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow
Four office temps band together in an oppressive (and outdated?) corporate environment – too bad they're caricatures: Toni Collette is…
Dream with the FishesDream with the Fishes (1997) Recommended
Dir. Finn Taylor
Feat. David Arquette, Brad Hunt
Its 'indie' Americana revisited – two mismatched loners on the ultra–hip road to oblivion or redemption – whichever comes first. …
Female PerversionsFemale Perversions (1997) Recommended
Dir. Susan Streitfeld
Feat. Tilda Swinton
Based on the Freudian texts of noted psychoanalyst Louise Kaplan, this serious–minded, erotically charged and stylish film probes several…
House of Yes, TheHouse of Yes, The (1997)
Dir. Mark Waters
Feat. Parker Posey, Josh Hamilton, Tori Spelling
In supremely malicious mode, Parker Posey plays an obsessive, spoiled brat who threatens to topple over the brink of sanity when her beloved twin…
Hurricane StreetsHurricane Streets (1997)
Dir. Morgan J. Freeman
Feat. Brendon Sexton III, Antoine McLean
The excellent Brendan Sexton III (WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE) does a sympathetic about–turn for this unflashy take on teenage delinquency. It…
In the Company of MenIn the Company of Men (1997) Aro Favourite
Dir. Neil LaBute
Feat. Aaron Eckhart, Stacy Edwards
The year's most–discussed filmic skirmish in the war of the sexes is also one of its more outrageous black comedies. Two corporate exec's on…
Last Time I Committed Suicide, TheLast Time I Committed Suicide, The (1997)
Dir. Stephen T. Kay
Feat. Thomas Jane, Keanu Reeves, Adrien Brody
Free–spirited odyssey inspired by a letter from the pen of beatnik hedonist Neal Cassady. See Keanu Reeves smoke, drink and shoot pool in…
Lawn DogsLawn Dogs (1997) Recommended
Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Sam Rockwell, Mischa Barton
The Australian director of THE YEAR MY VOICE BROKE applies a lightly–stylised Antipodean touch to this American tale of a friendship between a…
Myth of Fingerprints, TheMyth of Fingerprints, The (1997)
Dir. Bart Freundlich
Feat. Roy Scheider, Julianne Moore
A bittersweet backhander across the cheek of that American family institution: Thanksgiving Dinner, in this case not the venue for amicable…

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