Subgenre Sampler
Independent: 834 Films to Buy & Rent
Heavy (1995)
- Dir. James Mangold
Feat. Pruitt Taylor Vince, Liv Tyler, Deborah Harry…
- Pruitt Taylor Vince leads a terrific cult cast for this intimate, almost despairing, portrait of sexual longing. Imagine ERASERHEAD steeped in the…
Homage (1995)
- Dir. Ross Kagan Marks
Feat. Frank Whaley, Sheryl Lee, Blythe Danner
- Three superb performances and a savvy script make this stalker–murder drama a savoury find indeed. Not content simply to be an exploitationer…
Incredibly True Adventure of 2 Girls in Love (1995)
- Dir. Maria Maggenti
Feat. Laurel Holloman, Nicole Parker
- A giddy celebration of first love, that just happens to be between a lesbian outcast and a affluent African–American beauty. Low–budget…
Kicking and Screaming (1995)
- Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Josh Hamilton, Eric Stoltz, Elliott Gould…
- Several college grads flounder in love and with prospects of the future. Dialogue–intensive comedy borrows its philosophical vantage and acting…
Kids (1995)
- Dir. Larry Clark
Feat. Leo Fitzpatrick, Sarah Henderson, Justin Pierce…
- Cult photographer Larry Clark's debut, 24hrs of New York streetkid life, attracted immediate controversy. The unblinking depictions of sex, drugs and…
Last Supper, The (1995)
- Dir. Stacy Title
Feat. Ron Eldard, Cameron Diaz, Ron Perlman
- Sure to inspire as much lively debate as amusement, this cheeky black comedy posits five young liberals who become compelled to do the world a favour…
Low Life, The (1995)
- Dir. George Hickenlooper
Feat. Rory Cochrane, Sean Astin, Kyra Sedgwick
- Amiable, intelligent US independent about a young writer who moves to L.A. to find a struggle in the simplest things, let alone his hopes of taking…
Nadja (1995)
- Dir. Michael Almereyda
Feat. Elina Lowensohn, Peter Fonda
- A curious spawn of David Lynch and Hal Hartley, this audacious modern–day vampire pic makes up for its murky narrative with its uneasy…
Rude (1995)
- Dir. Clement Virgo
Feat. Maurice Dean Wint, Rachael Crawford, Clark Johnson
- Three separate stories focus on personal crises in the housing projects of Toronto. A Canadian take on the ghetto drama, that is a refreshingly…
S.F.W. (1995)
- Dir. Jefery Levy
Feat. Stephen Dorff, Reese Witherspoon
- Based on a significant Gen–X novel, Stephen Dorff plays Cliff Spab, a teenage loser who garners a major cult following as a hostage in a…