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Proposition, TheProposition, The (1998)
Dir. Lesli Linka Glatter
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, John Hurt, Madeleine Stowe
A less than saintly love–tryst involves man of the cloth, Kenneth Branagh, with rich, love–starved couple William Hurt and Madeleine…
PsychoPsycho (1998)
Dir. Gus Van Sant
Feat. Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Julianne Moore
Colour remake of Hitchcock's most famous film closely follows the original but never comes close to being anything other than a cheap gimmick. The…
Quiet Family, TheQuiet Family, The (Choyonghan kajok) (1998)
Dir. Ji-woon Kim
Feat. Kang-ho Song, Min-sik Choi
A deliciously deadpan black comedy in which a respectable family decide to leave the rat race behind, buy a hotel in remote mountains and lead more…
Red CornerRed Corner (1998)
Dir. Jon Avnet
Feat. Richard Gere, Ling Bai, Bradley Whitford
Corporate globetrotter Richard Gere becomes a murder–suspect during a trade visit to China, then lands further afoul when he escapes while on…
Return to ParadiseReturn to Paradise (1998)
Dir. Joseph Ruben
Feat. Vince Vaughn, Joaquin Phoenix, Anne Heche
The Third World fears of America are played out in this knotty variation on MIDNIGHT EXPRESS. Vince Vaughn has to decide whether to save his buddy…
RoundersRounders (1998) Recommended
Dir. John Dahl
Feat. Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Malkovich
Once–bitten card sharp Matt Damon is lured into another hand by reckless pal Edward Norton, setting them back on a road paved with suckers,…
Run Lola RunRun Lola Run (1998) Recommended
Dir. Tom Tykwer
Feat. Franke Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu
Runaway foreign–language hit clocks up mileage from a simple conceit – flame–haired punkette Lola has twenty minutes to go like the…
Secret DefenseSecret Defense (1998) Recommended
Dir. Jacques Rivette
Feat. Sandrine Bonnaire
A Hitchcockian thriller in which dir. Rivette, better known for his surreal excursions, knowingly toys with the conventions of the suspense genre,…
Shattered ImageShattered Image (1998)
Dir. Raul Ruiz
Feat. William Baldwin, Anne Parillaud, Graham Greene
Dir. Raul Ruiz gives the lurid straight–to–video thriller (a staple of the 90s) an eccentric, if compromised twist, in this sleazy noir…
Snake EyesSnake Eyes (1998)
Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise
Morally dubious cops Nicolas Cage and Gary Sinise investigate an assassination during a pro–boxing match. Esteemed hack Brian De Palma…

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