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Subgenre Sampler

 
Pipe DreamPipe Dream (2002)
Dir. John C Walsh
Feat. Martin Donovan, Mary-Louise Parker, Rebecca Gayheart
Snubbed as a serious romantic partner because he is a plumber, Martin Donovan decides to masquerade as a film director in order to attract women and…
PumpkinPumpkin (2002)
Dir. Adam Larson Broder, Tony R Abrams
Feat. Christina Ricci, Hank Harris, Brenda Blethyn
Politically–confused blackly comic satire that follows the progress of Christina Ricci's 'inappropriate' romantic fixation with a disabled…
Punch-Drunk LovePunch-Drunk Love (2002)
Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Popular mainstream comic Adam Sandler takes a left turn for the director of MAGNOLIA and BOOGIE NIGHTS in this doggedly off–beat yet beguiling…
Raising Victor VargasRaising Victor Vargas (2002) Recommended
Dir. Peter Sollett
Feat. Victor Rasuk, Judy Marte
A sensitive, appealing urban coming of age story set in a Hispanic New York subculture that rewardingly favours low–key incident over…
SecretarySecretary (2002) Aro Favourite
Dir. Steven Shainberg
Feat. James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies
A spanking good black comedy detailing the bizarre relationship between a peculiar, ill–tempered lawyer and the meek secretary he…
TadpoleTadpole (2002) Recommended
Dir. Gary Winick
Feat. Aaron Stanford, Sigourney Weaver, Bebe Neuwirth
Slight but bright “indie” comedy about a precocious, Voltaire–reading 15–year–old with misplaced romantic designs on his…
Anniversary Party, TheAnniversary Party, The (2001) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Alan Cumming
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Alan Cumming, Kevin Kline
A wedding anniversary celebration sets the scene for a riveting expose of Hollywood private lives who play host to a large ensemble playing…
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…
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…
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…

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