LOL, haha.  Some of those mall cops are for show only.  Some of them are old as fuck and shouldn't be out there. 
Social media doesn't help as well.  You see a lot of these psychos tell everyone of their plans on 4chan or whatever and that bothers me, probably because I'm becoming an old fart.

That's what it was.  There wasn't as much pressure to crank out box office hits.  So director's could indulge in "personal projects" that were creative and interesting.  There was alot more freedom.  Don Siegel could crank out a hit like Dirty Harry and then in the next year release something a bit different like Charley Varrick.

There was a lot more variety in films.  I think the 90s (parts of it anyway) have that  feel to it as well.

Ichi the Killer?  It took me a couple of viewings to finally "get" that film.  Also if you're looking for a relatively conventional Miike film, try First Love which was released in 2019.

Ok, I gotta spoiler I Saw the Devil a little here.  I always crack up at how the villian discovers the tracking device and how he gets rid of it.

The Gambler.  Great Caan performance as a degenerate.  It's  one of those quiet, character performances.  At some points, I just wanted to yell at the TV, why are you still fucking gambling?  The ending is interesting and could be interpreted in a many number of ways.

Perdita Durango.  I really can't and won't describe this.  Wild and fun 90s film w/Bardem and Rosie Perez of all people.  There's a definite Tarentino vibe to it.  I've read that this was compared to Natural Born Killers and I don't see that at all.  Maybe David Lynch is more apt.

The Last Seduction.  What can I say, this is still one of my favs.  Linda Fiorentino can be as big a bitch as she wants (that's what the rumors said).  But she kills this role.  I also love how there's some gender switching as neo-Noir is dominated by men.   Also, you can tell she was having fun with this.   

Countdown.  Disappointing Korean thriller.  Inital premise was good/interesting and fine.  It veers into drama territory at some point and loses me.  last 30-40 mins were a drag to the point where I stopped to do some online shopping.  It never helps when neither of the characters are sympathetic either.

Chaos--mystery from the director of Ringu and Dark Water.  Slow moving and gimmicky (flashbacks and going back in time).  But ultimately I liked it.  Probably because it had this 90s mystery feel to it. Had shades of Hitchcock and Coen Brothers which didn't hurt it either.

No Tears for the Dead.  Korean thriller on amazon.  Enjoyable, with some decent action sequences.  I really should watch more Korean thrillers, they are really well made, despite plots that sound predictable/not that interesting on paper.

Freeway. I really should have watched this earlier.  Basically a modern 90s version of Little Red Riding Hood, with Kiefer Sutherland as the Wolf and Reese Witherspoon (with southern accent as Red).  A movie like this would probably never get made today in the USA.   Subversively fun.  Pretty good cast too with Dan Hedaya, Brittany Murphy, and Brooke Shields (!) in the cast.  They got the guy from the 90s TV series , the Pretender in this too.  watchable via TUBI.