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Subgenre Sampler

 
BamboozledBamboozled (2001)
Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith
Dir. Spike Lee bamboozles with a jaw–dropping satire on the commercialisation of black culture, with Damon Wayans as a writer who is ordered by…
Business of Strangers, TheBusiness of Strangers, The (2001)
Dir. Patrick Stettner
Feat. Stockard Channing, Julia Stiles, Frederick Weller
In what amounts to a gender–flip of “In the Company of Men”, Stocking Channing and Julia Stiles are business women polarized by money,…
Comic Book VillainsComic Book Villains (2001)
Dir. James Dale Robinson
Feat. Natasha Lyonne
A comic thriller set in the 'pocket world' of comic–book fans and store owners. Gathers some good black comedy and in–jokes on its fairly…
Donnie DarkoDonnie Darko (2001)
Dir. Richard Kelly
Feat. Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore
Admired by critics and an ardent fanbase for its originality and eclecticism, this quirky teen fantasy is arguably a slick patchwork of other movie…
Down and Out With the DollsDown and Out With the Dolls (2001)
Dir. Kurt Voss
Based around the rise and fall of an all–grrl goth–rock band in early 1990s Portland, Oregon, this packs enough scene authenticity to…
Fast Food Fast WomenFast Food Fast Women (2001)
Dir. Amos Ollek
Feat. Anna Thomson
Set within a New York diner and the coming–and–going of customers and staff, this gentle indie–drama serves up some charming comedy…
Festival in CannesFestival in Cannes (2001) Aro Favourite
Dir. Henry Jaglom
Feat. Anouk Aimee, Greta Scacchi, Maximilian Schell
Not a documentary, but just as ‘real’ in the hands of veteran independent director Henry Jaglom, who fashions a delightfully candid…
Four DaysFour Days (2001) Recommended
Dir. Curtis Wehrfritz
Feat. Colm Meaney, Lolita Davidovich, Kevin Zegers
This accomplished 'existential thriller', based on 60s crime novel by John Buell, fuses genre conventions with weightier concerns about loneliness…
Gang TapesGang Tapes (2001)
Dir. Adam Ripp
An original twist on the largely moribund 'gangbanger' thriller, in which the camcorder home–videos of a ghetto–based gang member are…
Ghost WorldGhost World (2001) Aro Favourite
Dir. Terry Zwigoff
Feat. Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi
Nothing to do with the paranormal, but everything to do with the anti–normal, this independent gem is a surprisingly endearing tale of two…

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