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Subgenre Sampler

 
Night at the Golden EagleNight at the Golden Eagle (2001)
Dir. Adam Rifkin
Feat. Vinnie Jones, James Caan, Ann Magnuson
A grimly satisfying, verbally violent drama set in a fleabag hotel in L.A. where two aging hoods plan their migration to the not–so–mean…
Ocean's ElevenOcean's Eleven (Ocean's 11) (2001) Recommended
Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts
Remodelling the not–so–great ‘Rat Pack’ original from 1960, dir. Soderbergh slickens his heist thriller with a spot–on sense of…
Ordinary Decent CriminalOrdinary Decent Criminal (2001)
Dir. Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Linda Fiorentino, Peter Mullan
Fairly decent, but ordinary rerun of the same events covered by Boorman's THE GENERAL, detailing the colourful life of Irish gangster Martin Cahill…
Prime Gig, ThePrime Gig, The (2001)
Dir. Gregory Mosher
Feat. Ed Harris, Vince Vaughn, Julia Ormond
A soberly played drama–thriller, in which Vince Vaughn is drawn into a shady telemarketing scam operated by philosophising villain Ed…
Read My LipsRead My Lips (Sur Mes Levres) (2001) Recommended
Dir. Jacques Audiard
Feat. Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Devos
Sturdy, unconventional French thriller about an insecure, partially–deaf office clerk who tries to help an irascible ex–con integrate…
RoadkillRoadkill (Joy Ride) (2001) Recommended
Dir. John Dahl
Feat. Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski
A popcorn thriller that breathes white–knuckle life into road movies well travelled – a practical joke involving CB radios has sinister…
Session 9Session 9 (2001) Recommended
Dir. Brad Anderson
Feat. Peter Mullan, David Caruso, Josh Lucas
A “haunted house” movie with a difference, this is an intense, thinking person’s spook session involving a team of tradesmen hired to clean up…
Sexy BeastSexy Beast (2001) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jonathan Glazer
Feat. Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane
Retirement in sunbaked Spain is going nicely for mellowed–out ex–crim Ray Winstone, that is, until a poison–tongued Ben Kingsley…
ShinerShiner (2001)
Dir. John Irvin
Feat. Michael Caine, Martin Landau, Frances Barber
A contemporary British gangster film with a showcase role for Michael Caine as a blindly ambitious, fast–talking East End boxing promoter…
SleeplessSleepless (Non ho Sonno) (2001)
Dir. Dario Argento
Feat. Max von Sydow, Stefano Dionisi, Chiara Caselli
A welcome return to his 'giallo' roots by dir. Argento, turning a tangled tango between a serial–killer and recently–retired detective…

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