The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

The remake of the 1968 film starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway is better. Insurance investigator Rene Russo pursues Pierce Brosnan (who steals priceless paintings), and they make a cool, sexy couple with real chemistry in a movie for grown-ups.

d: John McTiernan | imdb.com | trailer | Closed for cleaning.

Get Shorty (1995)

Director Barry Sonnenfeld’s smart, hip adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s novel zooms along, lampooning the movie business with periodic punches to the face. John Travolta is the ultra-cool Chili Palmer, a Miami mobster who wants to be a Hollywood producer.

d: Barry Sonnenfeld | imdb.com | trailer | I’m Ray Barboni.