Category: 1990s

• Clerks (1994) dir. Kevin Smith

  4–6 minutes

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  March 2, 2026

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  1990s, Comedy

  This irreverent, crass, and realistic look at the everyday struggles of an apathetic New Jersey retail worker is not just funny, but strangely relatable.

  

• Audition (1999) dir. Takashi Miike

  3–5 minutes

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  January 17, 2026

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  1990s, Asian, Horror, Japanese

  This influential horror film is not only grisly, but insightful as to one of the true horrors of the everyday–the fear of human connection.

  

• The Mirror (1997) dir. Jafar Panahi

  2–3 minutes

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  January 1, 2026

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  1990s, Drama, International, Middle Eastern

  In this sneakily subversive slice-of-life drama, Jafar Panahi chronicles one girl’s journey to get home–in more ways than one. Once I heard that It Was Just An Accident (2025) won the Palme D’Or at Cannes, I knew I had to see it. It’s not just that the film won the biggest prize at the prestigious…

  

• The Watermelon Woman (1996) dir. Cheryl Dunye

  3–5 minutes

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  December 5, 2025

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  1990s, Comedy, New

  In this forgotten piece of lesbian cinema, filmmaker Cheryl Dunye plays herself as she navigates the “history” of a Black lesbian actress.