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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…
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…
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…
Yards, TheYards, The (2001)
Dir. James Gray
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron
Shot through with epic ambitions, this crime–drama, set amid the corruption of a New York subway–repair yards, boasts a compelling lead…
BrotherBrother (2000) Recommended
Dir. Takeshi Kitano
Feat. Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps
Dir. Kitano’s first US film fuses his touch for wincingly intense violence with a ironical, comic streak that plays off the dynamics of the…
CircusCircus (2000)
Dir. Rob Walker
Feat. Famke Janssen, John Hannah, Eddie Izzard
Famke Janssen and hubby John Hannah engage in some tongue–in–cheek British criminality in a Brighton ruled by Brian Conley. With a broad…
Lock Stock and Four Stolen Hooves (TV Series)Lock Stock and Four Stolen Hooves (TV Series) (2000)
Dir. Sheree Folkson
Tele–sequel to the hit movie LOCK STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS, gives a reasonably funny riff on the bumbling quartet of lads on the make,…
Love, Honour and ObeyLove, Honour and Obey (2000)
Dir. Dominic Anciano, Ray Burdis
Feat. Jonny Lee Miller, Ray Winstone, Jude Law
Jonny Lee Miller is appealing as a mischief–making wannabe–crim in this half–serious set of London gangster moves, that basically…
One Hundred Steps, TheOne Hundred Steps, The (I Cento Passi) (2000)
Dir. Marco Tullio Giordana
Expansive, fact–based drama set around a young man's fight against local mafiosos in the small Sicilian village of Cinisi in the…

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