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Flirting with DisasterFlirting with Disaster (1996) Aro Favourite
Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Mary Tyler Moore
This terrific, sophisticated comedy from the director of SPANKING THE MONKEY possesses broad audience appeal without compromising its integrity. Ben…
Forbidden City CopForbidden City Cop (1996)
Dir. Vincent Tak-Chiu
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Hysterical and kinda crazy semi–sequel to the smash hit comedy FROM BEIJING WITH LOVE, splices James Bond with A CHINESE GHOST STORY, following…
French TwistFrench Twist (Gazon Maudit) (1996) Recommended
Dir. Josiane Balasko
Feat. Victoria Abril, Josiane Balasko
Radiant Spanish star Victoria Abril plays a betrayed wife teased into an affair with a butch lesbian (director Balasko). Many permutations of a very…
Frighteners, TheFrighteners, The (1996) Recommended
Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson
A big–budget Hollywood hootenanny made in Miramar and starring Lyttleton harbour, this is a must–see for any self–respecting…
From Dusk Till DawnFrom Dusk Till Dawn (1996) Recommended
Dir. Robert Rodriguez
Feat. George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis
Join in the riot with an edgy thriller that loses its head midway through and gets stuck into some gleefully supernatural carnage. The director of…
Girl 6Girl 6 (1996)
Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Theresa Randle, Madonna, Naomi Campbell
Spike Lee's risque fable of the phone sex and role–playing favours glamour over substance, so treat it like a black SHOWGIRLS with phones.…
Go NowGo Now (1996)
Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Juliet Aubrey, James Nesbitt
Scotsman Robert Carlyle faces terminal illness with the support of family, his lover and a rich line in crude male banter from his mates. Not often…
God of Cookery, TheGod of Cookery, The (1996) Recommended
Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Stephen Chow cooks up a comic storm as a mercilessly ego–centric chef who, in great narrative tradition, is forced to truly earn his title…
Great White Hype, TheGreat White Hype, The (1996)
Dir. Reginald Hudlin
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Berg
Samuel L. Jackson and Jeff Goldblum star in this ham–fisted comic tale of ringside corruption. Jackson goes OTT as an opportunistic Don…
Gridlock'dGridlock'd (1996)
Dir. Vondie Curtis Hall
Feat. Tim Roth, Tupac Shakur, Vondie Curtis Hall
Keyboardist Tim Roth and bassist Tupac Shakur jam out a squalid riff of muso–junkie blues. With girlfriend in a coma, the bureaucratic road to…

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