The Piano – Blackboards – Harlan County, U.S.A. – Daughters of the Dust – Diary of a Country Priest – Velvet Goldmine – When Harry Met Sally...



Nick Davis

Associate Professor

Department of English,

Program in Gender and

    Sexuality Studies,

Northwestern University


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Guide to my ratings

Updated: Oct 13, 2024

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37 U.S., 55 world premieres

New: The OutrunD+
Hit ManB–
The DeliveranceD–
DìdiB

Fully updated list, at last!

New: American HoneyA–
New: Wuthering HeightsB–
WandaA–
Evil under the SunC+

60th Chicago Film Festival

Ghost TrailB+
All We Imagine as LightA
Grand TourA
The Seed of the Sacred FigA

Fall class on Chi Film Fest

New: BushmanA–
New: Fruit of ParadiseA–
New: A Bigger SplashB+
People vs. Paul CrumpA–

Baby cinephile nostalgia trip

Shawshank RedemptionB
HeatA
Only YouD–
The ClientC

Among my favorite pieces

The PianoA+
Jerry MaguireA–
Before SunsetA–
The Black DahliaC+

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My Bests of the Decade

Short essays on pet movies

Recent essay on films of 1999

Study up on recent films

Oscar's best category

What I've published

Answers to recurring queries
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