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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Dir. Stephan Elliott B
The Advocate Dir. Leslie Megahey. Colin Firth, Nicol Williamson, Ian Holm C
Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer Dir. Nick Broomfield B
 Arizona Dream Dir. Emir Kusturica. Johnny Depp, Vincent Gallo, Faye Dunaway B+

Barcelona Dir. Whit Stillman. Taylor Nichols, Chris Eigeman, Tushka Bergen B
Blink Dir. Michael Apted. Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, Laurie Metcalf C+
Blue Chips Dir. William Friedkin. Nick Nolte, Shaquille O'Neal C–
 Blue Sky Dir. Tony Richardson. Tommy Lee Jones, Jessica Lange, Powers Boothe B–
Body Snatchers Dir. Abel Ferrara. Gabrielle Anwar, Billy Wirth, Terry Kinney C+
The Boys of St. Vincent Dir. John N. Smith. Henry Czerny, Johnny Morina A
 Bullets over Broadway Dir. Woody Allen. John Cusack, Chazz Palminteri B

Calendar Dir. Atom Egoyan. Arsinée Khanjian, Ashot Adamyan, Atom Egoyan B–
The Cement Garden Dir. Andrew Birkin. Andrew Robertson C+
The Chase Dir. Adam Rifkin. Charlie Sheen, Kristy Swanson, Henry Rollins Jr. D
China Moon Dir. John Bailey. Ed Harris, Madeleine Stowe, Benicio Del Toro D+
 Clerks Dir. Kevin Smith. Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti C
 The Client Dir. Joel Schumacher. Brad Renfro, Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones C
 Color of Night Dir. Richard Rush. Bruce Willis, Jane March, Rubén Blades C–
 Corrina, Corrina Dir. Jessie Nelson. Whoopi Goldberg, Ray Liotta, Tina Majorino C+
The Cowboy Way Dir. Gregg Champion. Woody Harrelson, Kiefer Sutherland C
 Crooklyn Dir. Spike Lee. Zelda Harris, Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo A–
The Crow Dir. Alex Proyas. Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott B

Death and the Maiden Dir. Roman Polanski. Sigourney Weaver, Stuart Wilson B–
 Dream Lover Dir. Nicholas Kazan. James Spader, Mädchen Amick, Larry Miller C–

 Eat Drink Man Woman Dir. Ang Lee. Lung Sihung, Wu Chien-Lien, Yang Kuei-Mei B–
Ed Wood Dir. Tim Burton. Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker B+
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Dir. Gus Van Sant. Uma Thurman, Rain Phoenix D–

Forrest Gump Dir. Robert Zemeckis. Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise C–
Four Weddings and a Funeral Dir. Mike Newell. Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell B–
 Fresh Dir. Boaz Yakin. Sean Nelson, Giancarlo Esposito, Samuel L. Jackson B–

Go Fish Dir. Rose Troche. Guinevere Turner, V.S. Brodie, T. Wendy McMillan B

Heart of Darkness Dir. Nicolas Roeg. TV Movie. Tim Roth, John Malkovich B+
Heavenly Creatures Dir. Peter Jackson. Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet A
 High School II Dir. Frederick Wiseman. Documentary about NYC school A–
Hoop Dreams Dir. Steve James. Documentary about high-school basketball A–
The House of the Spirits Dir. Bille August. Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep D–
The Hudsucker Proxy Dir. Joel Coen. Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh C

I Like It Like That Dir. Darnell Martin. Lauren Vélez, Jon Seda, Jesse Borrego B
I Love Trouble Dir. Charles Shyer. Nick Nolte, Julia Roberts, Saul Rubinek C–
Intersection Dir. Mark Rydell. Richard Gere, Sharon Stone, Lolita Davidovich B
Interview with the Vampire Dir. Neil Jordan. Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst B–
 It Could Happen to You Dir. Andrew Bergman. Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda C+

Kika Dir. Pedro Almodóvar. Verónica Forqué, Àlex Casanovas, Peter Coyote D

The Last Seduction Dir. John Dahl. Linda Fiorentino, Peter Berg, Bill Pullman B+
Latcho Drom Dir. Tony Gatlif. Music-driven documentary about Roma nomads B+
The Lion King Dirs. Rob Minkoff, Roger Allers. Voice of Matthew Broderick C+
Little Women Dir. Gillian Armstrong. Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon B+
Love Affair Dir. Glenn Gordon Caron. Warren Beatty, Annette Bening D+

The Madness of King George Dir. Nicholas Hytner. Nigel Hawthorne B–
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Dir. Kenneth Branagh. Kenneth Branagh C
The Mask Dir. Charles Russell. Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Peter Greene B–
Maverick Dir. Richard Donner. Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner B–
 Mi vida loca (My Crazy Life) Dir. Allison Anders. Angel Aviles, Seidy Lopez C
 Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle Dir. Alan Rudolph. Jennifer Jason Leigh B

Naked in New York Dir. Dan Algrant. Eric Stoltz, Mary-Louise Parker C–
 Natural Born Killers Dir. Oliver Stone. Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis A–
Nell Dir. Michael Apted. Jodie Foster, Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson C–
The New Age Dir. Michael Tolkin. Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Paula Marshall B
Nobody's Fool Dir. Robert Benton. Paul Newman, Melanie Griffith, Dylan Walsh A–

 Only You Dir. Norman Jewison. Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr., Bonnie Hunt D–

Paris, France Dir. Gerard Ciccoriti. Leslie Hope, Peter Outerbridge C+
The Professional Dir. Luc Besson. Jean Reno, Natalie Portman, Gary Oldman C+
Pulp Fiction Dir. Quentin Tarantino. Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta A–

Queen Margot Dir. Patrice Chéreau. Isabelle Adjani, Vincent Pérez B+
Quiz Show Dir. Robert Redford. Ralph Fiennes, John Turturro, Rob Morrow B–

 Reality Bites Dir. Ben Stiller. Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Ben Stiller B
Red Rock West Dir. John Dahl. Nicolas Cage, Lara Flynn Boyle, J.T. Walsh B+
The Ref Dir. Ted Demme. Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey B
 The River Wild Dir. Curtis Hanson. Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn C+
Romeo Is Bleeding Dir. Peter Medak. Gary Oldman, Lena Olin, Annabella Sciorra C

Safe Passage Dir. Robert Allan Ackerman. Susan Sarandon, Sam Shepard C
Salmonberries Dir. Percy Adlon. k.d. lang, Rosel Zech, Oscar Kawagley D+
The Scent of Green Papaya Dir. Trần Anh Hùng. Lu Man San, Trần Nữ Yên Khê B
Serial Mom Dir. John Waters. Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterston, Ricki Lake B–
 The Shawshank Redemption Dir. Frank Darabont. Tim Robbins B
Spanking the Monkey Dir. David O. Russell. Jeremy Davies, Alberta Watson B+
Speechless Dir. Ron Underwood. Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Christopher Reeve C
Speed Dir. Jan de Bont. Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock A–
Suture Dir. Scott McGehee, David Siegel. Dennis Haysbert, Mel Harris B+

 Thirty-Two Short Films about Glenn Gould Dir. François Girard. Colm Feore B
 Three Colors: Red Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. Irène Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant B+
Three Colors: White Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. Zbigniew Zamachowski B+
Threesome Dir. Andrew Fleming. Josh Charles, Lara Flynn Boyle B–
Tom & Viv Dir. Brian Gilbert. Willem Dafoe, Miranda Richardson C+
True Lies Dir. James Cameron. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis B

An Unforgettable Summer Dir. Lucian Pintilie. Kristin Scott Thomas B

 Vanya on 42nd Street Dir. Louis Malle. Wallace Shawn, Brooke Smith A
 Vanya on 42nd Street Dir. Louis Malle. Wallace Shawn, Brooke Smith A

Wes Craven's New Nightmare Dir. Wes Craven. Heather Langenkamp C
What Happened Was... Dir. Tom Noonan. Karen Sillas, Tom Noonan B+
When a Man Loves a Woman Dir. Luis Mandoki. Andy Garcia, Meg Ryan C
Wolf Dir. Mike Nichols. Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader B–
The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl Dir. Ray Müller. Documentary A–
Wyatt Earp Dir. Lawrence Kasdan. Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Michael Madsen C+

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

Immortal Beloved Dir. Bernard Rose. Gary Oldman, Jeroen Krabbé