Latest Staff Picks
The films listed below are Alice's Latest Staff Picks, finding their way into this category generally as a result of agreement between staff that they have real merit for one reason or another. Most titles represent a safe choice for those that find choosing a film difficult or are bewildered by Alice's depth and breadth...
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Sexy Beast (2001)
7.3/10
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Starring: Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, James Fox, Amanda Redman
Stylish, tough-as-nails British gangster yarn features an acclaimed turn by Ben Kingsley as a short-fused London criminal sent to strong-arm retired s... Read more
Almost Famous (2000)
7.9/10
Director: Cameron Crowe
Starring: Billy Crudup, Peter Frampton, Patrick Fugit, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kate Hudson...
Former rock critic Cameron Crowe delves into the past with this affectionate story centering on high school student Patrick Fugit, who aspires to cove... Read more
Almost Famous: The Bootleg Edition ( Blu-ray ) (2000)
7.9/10
Director: Cameron Crowe
Starring: Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee, Patrick Fugit, Anna Paq...
Former rock critic Cameron Crowe delves into the past with this affectionate story centering on high school student Patrick Fugit, who aspires to cove... Read more
Buffalo 66 (1998)
7.5/10
Director: Vincent Gallo
Starring: Anjelica Huston, Ben Gazzara, Christina Ricci, Jan-Michael Vincent, Mickey Rourk...
Billy (Vincent Gallo) is released after five years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Hell-bent on convincing his dysfunctional parents (Angelica... Read more
Cure (1997)
7.4/10
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Starring: Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara, Anna Nakagawa
A Tokyo detective's investigation of a series of grisly and bizarre murders, committed by seemingly average citizens, leads him to a mysterious drifte... Read more
National Geographic: The Photographers (1995)
6.2/10
For generations, National Geographic magazine has revealed the beauty, variety, and mystery of our planet. And for most of that time, the stories have... Read more
Before Sunrise (1995)
8.1/10
Director: Richard Linklater
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Andrea Eckert
American tourist Ethan Hawke and French student Julie Delpy meet on a Euro-rail train and, on the spur of the moment, hop off in Vienna to spend the d... Read more
The Ref (1994)
6.9/10
Director: Ted Demme
Starring: Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey
This caustic black comedy has a cat burglar (Denis Leary) on the lam holding a perennially bickering married couple (Judy Davis and Kevin Spacey) host... Read more
The Story of Ricky (1993)
7.1/10
Director: Nam Nai Choi
Starring: Fan Siu-Wong, Fan Hoi Sang, Ho Kar Kui, Yukari Oshima, Tetsuro Tanpa, Gloria Yip
Aka 'Riki-Oh'. This over-the-top number has won a cult following for its deliberately outlandish martial arts violence, in which Riki displays the rem... Read more
Clerks (1993)
7.8/10
Director: Kevin Smith
Starring: Jason Mewes, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Kevin Smith, Jeff Anderson, Brian O'Halloran
Kevin Smith's engagingly foul-mouthed and funny independent comedy tracks a 'typical' day at a New Jersey convenience store. Follow philosophical coun... Read more