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Addams Family Values Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld. Anjelica Huston, Raúl Juliá C+
The Age of Innocence Dir. Martin Scorsese. Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer B
And the Band Played On Dir. Roger Spottiswoode. TV Movie. Matthew Modine B

The Ballad of Little Jo Dir. Maggie Greenwald. Suzy Amis, Bo Hopkins C+
Baraka Dir. Ron Fricke. Wordless collage of global imagery in Koyaanisqatsi vein B–
Blue Dir. Derek Jarman. Voices of Derek Jarman, Nigel Terry, Tilda Swinton B+
 Body of Evidence Dir. Uli Edel. Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Joe Mantegna D
 Bopha! Dir. Morgan Freeman. Danny Glover, Maynard Eziashi, Alfre Woodard B–
Boxing Helena Dir. Jennifer Chambers Lynch. Julian Sands, Sherilyn Fenn C–

Carlito's Way Dir. Brian De Palma. Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller B
Cliffhanger Dir. Renny Harlin. Sylvester Stallone, Janine Turner, John Lithgow C+
The Cormorant Dir. Peter Markham. Ralph Fiennes, Helen Schlesinger C+
 Crush Dir. Alison Maclean. Marcia Gay Harden, Caitlin Bossley, Donogh Rees B+

Dangerous Game Dir. Abel Ferrara. Harvey Keitel, Madonna, James Russo B+
 A Dangerous Woman Dir. Stephen Gyllenhaal. Debra Winger, Barbara Hershey D
Dave Dir. Ivan Reitman. Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella B–
Dazed and Confused Dir. Richard Linklater. Jason London, Wiley Wiggins A
Dead Alive Dir. Peter Jackson. Timothy Balme, Diana Penalver, Liz Moody B–
 Dottie Gets Spanked Dir. Todd Haynes. J. Evan Bonifant, Barbara Garrick A–

Falling Down Dir. Joel Schumacher. Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall F
Farewell, My Concubine Dir. Chen Kaige. Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li A
Fearless Dir. Peter Weir. Jeff Bridges, Rosie Perez, Isabella Rossellini, Tom Hulce B+
Fires in the Mirror Dir. George C. Wolfe. TV Movie. Anna Deavere Smith B
The Firm Dir. Sydney Pollack. Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman C+
Flesh and Bone Dir. Steve Kloves. Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, James Caan C
For a Lost Soldier Dir. Roeland Kerbosch. Maarten Smit, Andrew Kelley B–
The Fugitive Dir. Andrew Davis. Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Jeroen Krabbé B

 Groundhog Day Dir. Harold Ramis. Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott B

Heaven & Earth Dir. Oliver Stone. Hiep Thi Le, Joan Chen, Haing S. Ngor C+

In the Line of Fire Dir. Wolfgang Petersen. Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich B
In the Name of the Father Dir. Jim Sheridan. Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite B
 Indecent Proposal Dir. Adrian Lyne. Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson C

Jamón, Jamón Dir. Bigas Luna. Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Stefania Sandrelli B
The Joy Luck Club Dir. Wayne Wang. Ming-Na Wen, Kieu Chinh, Tsai Chin B–
Jurassic Park Dir. Steven Spielberg. Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Joseph Mazzello B–
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. Dir. Leslie Harris. Ariyan Johnson, Kevin Thigpen C

Kalifornia Dir. Dominic Sena. David Duchovny, Brad Pitt, Michelle Forbes C–
King of the Hill Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Jesse Bradford, Cameron Boyd A–

The Last Days of Chez Nous Dir. Gillian Armstrong. Lisa Harrow, Bruno Ganz B
Like Water for Chocolate Dir. Alfonso Arau. Lumi Cavazos, Marco Leonardi B–
The Long Day Closes Dir. Terence Davies. Leigh McCormack, Marjorie Yates A
Lost in Yonkers Dir. Martha Coolidge. Mercedes Ruehl, Richard Dreyfuss C
Luck, Trust, and Ketchup Dir. John Dorr, Mike Kaplan. Documentary C+

M Butterfly Dir. David Cronenberg. Jeremy Irons, John Lone, Ian Richardson D+
Malice Dir. Harold Becker. Bill Pullman, Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman B–
 Manhattan Murder Mystery Dir. Woody Allen. Diane Keaton, Woody Allen C
Menace II Society Dir. Allen and Albert Hughes. Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate B
 Mr. Wonderful Dir. Anthony Minghella. Matt Dillon, Annabella Sciorra B+
Much Ado about Nothing Dir. Kenneth Branagh. Kenneth Branagh B

Naked Dir. Mike Leigh. David Thewlis, Lesley Sharp, Katrin Cartlidge B+

 The Pelican Brief Dir. Alan J. Pakula. Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington C–
A Perfect World Dir. Clint Eastwood. Kevin Costner, T.J. Lowther, Clint Eastwood B+
Philadelphia Dir. Jonathan Demme. Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington B–
 The Piano Dir. Jane Campion. Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill A+
Poetic Justice Dir. John Singleton. Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Regina King C
 The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas
      Cheerleader-Murdering Mom Dir. Michael Ritchie. TV. Holly Hunter A–
 The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas
      Cheerleader-Murdering Mom Dir. Michael Ritchie. TV. Holly Hunter A–

The Remains of the Day Dir. James Ivory. Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson B+
Ruby in Paradise Dir. Victor Nunez. Ashley Judd, Bentley Mitchum A–

Sankofa Dir. Haile Gerima. Oyafunmike Ogunlano, Alexandra Duah, Nick Medley B
Schindler's List Dir. Steven Spielberg. Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes A
Searching for Bobby Fischer Dir. Steven Zaillian. Max Pomeranc, Ben Kingsley A–
Shadowlands Dir. Richard Attenborough. Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger C+
Short Cuts Dir. Robert Altman. Andie MacDowell, Bruce Davison, Lily Tomlin B
Silverlake Life: The View from Here Dir. Tom Joslin, Peter Friedman A
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit Dir. Bill Duke. Whoopi Goldberg, Lauryn Hill B–
Six Degrees of Separation Dir. Fred Schepisi. Stockard Channing, Will Smith B
Sleepless in Seattle Dir. Nora Ephron. Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks, Ross Malinger C
 Sliver Dir. Phillip Noyce. Sharon Stone, William Baldwin, Tom Berenger D+
Sommersby Dir. Jon Amiel. Richard Gere, Jodie Foster, Bill Pullman C

Three Colors: Blue Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. Juliette Binoche, Benoît Régent B+
The Three Musketeers Dir. Stephen Herek. Chris O'Donnell, Kiefer Sutherland D
Three of Hearts Dir. Yurek Bogayevicz. William Baldwin, Kelly Lynch C–
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Dir. Henry Selick. Animated B+
Time Indefinite Dir. Ross McElwee. Record of passage into marriage, fatherhood B+
True Romance Dir. Tony Scott. Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Gary Oldman B–

Untamed Heart Dir. Tony Bill. Marisa Tomei, Christian Slater, Rosie Perez C+

The War Room Dir. D.A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus. Documentary B
The Wedding Banquet Dir. Ang Lee. Winston Chao, Mitchell Lichtenstein B+
What's Eating Gilbert Grape Dir. Lasse Hallström. Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis B+
 What's Love Got to Do with It Dir. Brian Gibson. Angela Bassett B+
Wide Sargasso Sea Dir. John Duigan. Karina Lombard, Nathaniel Parker C–
Wilder Napalm Dir. Glenn Gordon Caron. Arliss Howard, Debra Winger C+
Wittgenstein Dir. Derek Jarman. Karl Johnson, Michael Gough, Clancy Chassay B
The Wrong Trousers Dir. Nick Park. Voices of Peter Sallis, Peter Hawkins A

Zero Patience Dir. John Greyson. John Robinson, Norman Fatueux B


In Need of Reappraisal
The memories are fading, but they're somewhere in my brain

Mrs. Doubtfire Dir. Chris Columbus. Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan
My Life Dir. Bruce Joel Rubin. Michael Keaton, Nicole Kidman, Haing S. Ngor
Sniper Dir. Luis Llosa. Tom Berenger, Billy Zane, J.T. Walsh, Aden Young