Subgenre Sampler
Cult: 1370 Films to Buy & Rent
South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (1999)
- Dir. Trey Parker
- This big screen splash from the cult TV show is also fouler–mouthed, has a strong musical element, and an ironic twist – an R–rated…
Star Trek - Insurrection (1999)
- Dir. Jonathan Frakes
Feat. Patrick Stewart, F. Murray Abraham
- Forging ahead with their own lucrative franchise, the Next Generation produce another winner which fans will rally round. Patrick Stewart and co. get…
Tales from the Far Side I & II (1999)
- Dir. Marv Newland, Gary Larson
- The obscure, secretly satirical humour of cartoonist Gary Larson is given motion in this animation collection. Music by jazz–man Bill Frisell.
Thumb Wars - The Phantom Cuticle (1999)
- Dir. Steve Oedekerk
- One of the best of dir. Oedekerk's 'Thumb' series, in which skillfully manipulated thumb–puppets spoof up various Hollywood staples. Here, Loke…
Trekkies (1999)
- Dir. Roger Nygard
- Comprehensive, eye–opening tour of the STAR TREK phenomenon and the lives of some of its more ardent devotees. Chuckle and gasp as Denise…
Tribe, The (TV Series) (1999-2003)
- Set in an post–apocalyptic future where all adults have been wiped out by a virus and children must fend for themselves by ganging up together,…
Wisconsin Death Trip (1999)
- Dir. James Marsh
- A deadpan, quietly unsettling documentary that charts 10 years of creeping misfortune at the end of the 19th century in the small Midwest town of…
Acid House, The (1998)
- Dir. Paul McGuigan
Feat. Stephen McCole, Maurice Roeves, Garry Sweeney
- Those with a taste for undiluted Irvine Welsh (author of TRAINSPOTTING) will find warts–and–all satisfaction in this portmanteau of three…
Big Lebowski, The (1998)
- Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore…
- Rolling another warped vision down the gutter, the inscrutable minds of the Coen Brothers (FARGO, RAISING ARIZONA) endow this bowling comedy with…
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
- Dir. John Landis
Feat. John Goodman, Dan Aykroyd, Evan Bonifant
- Belated, extraneous sequel to the 1980 cult 'classic' with John Goodman filling in the XXL trousers of the very late John Belushi. (Alas, the…