Fight Club
dir. David Fincher, 1999
Reviled by undiscerning critics upon its release as a hateful celebration of anarchism, the film has over the years gained a passionate cult of mostly male viewers who have gotten it equally wrong.
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Chasing Amy
dir. Kevin Smith, 1997
For all its problems, Chasing Amy remains the relative high point of Smith's career, combining some of his strongest writing with an emotional maturity he's never since been able to match.
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Natural Born Killers
dir. Oliver Stone, 1994
Oliver Stone's shrill, empty-headed "satire" of our violence-loving media culture probably ranks among the most controversial films of the '90s. It's almost certainly among the most annoying.
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Requiem for a Dream
dir. Darren Aronofsky, 2000
Either a gut-wrenching, formally adventurous masterpiece or an ugly, flashy piece of empty-headed propaganda. Both are sort of right.
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