Top Ten List
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| 1. | Vanya on 42nd Street Dir. Louis Malle. Wallace Shawn, Brooke Smith A |
| 2. | Heavenly Creatures Dir. Peter Jackson. Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet A |
| 3. | The Boys of St. Vincent Dir. John N. Smith. Henry Czerny, Johnny Morina A |
| 4. | Hoop Dreams Dir. Steve James. Documentary about high-school basketball A– |
| 5. | Pulp Fiction Dir. Quentin Tarantino. Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta A– |
| 6. | High School II Dir. Frederick Wiseman. Documentary about NYC school A– |
| 7. | Crooklyn Dir. Spike Lee. Zelda Harris, Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo A– |
| 8. | Natural Born Killers Dir. Oliver Stone. Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis A– |
| 9. | Speed Dir. Jan de Bont. Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock A– |
| 10. | The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl Dir. Ray Müller. Documentary A– |
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Full Listing of Films Screened
★ = Full Review /
★ = Capsule /
★ = Feature or Blog Post /
★ = Grain of Salt
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| The Boys of St. Vincent Dir. John N. Smith. Henry Czerny, Johnny Morina A |
| Heavenly Creatures Dir. Peter Jackson. Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet A |
| ★ | Vanya on 42nd Street Dir. Louis Malle. Wallace Shawn, Brooke Smith A |
| ★ | Vanya on 42nd Street Dir. Louis Malle. Wallace Shawn, Brooke Smith A |
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| ★ | Crooklyn Dir. Spike Lee. Zelda Harris, Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo A– |
| ★ | High School II Dir. Frederick Wiseman. Documentary about NYC school A– |
| Hoop Dreams Dir. Steve James. Documentary about high-school basketball A– |
| ★ | Natural Born Killers Dir. Oliver Stone. Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis A– |
| Nobody's Fool Dir. Robert Benton. Paul Newman, Melanie Griffith, Dylan Walsh A– |
| Pulp Fiction Dir. Quentin Tarantino. Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta A– |
| Speed Dir. Jan de Bont. Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock A– |
| The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl Dir. Ray Müller. Documentary A– |
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| ★ | Arizona Dream Dir. Emir Kusturica. Johnny Depp, Vincent Gallo, Faye Dunaway B+ |
| Ed Wood Dir. Tim Burton. Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker B+ |
| Heart of Darkness Dir. Nicolas Roeg. TV Movie. Tim Roth, John Malkovich B+ |
| 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+ |
| Little Women Dir. Gillian Armstrong. Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon B+ |
| Queen Margot Dir. Patrice Chéreau. Isabelle Adjani, Vincent Pérez B+ |
| Red Rock West Dir. John Dahl. Nicolas Cage, Lara Flynn Boyle, J.T. Walsh B+ |
| Spanking the Monkey Dir. David O. Russell. Jeremy Davies, Alberta Watson B+ |
| Suture Dir. Scott McGehee, David Siegel. Dennis Haysbert, Mel Harris B+ |
| ★ | Three Colors: Red Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. Irène Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant B+ |
| Three Colors: White Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. Zbigniew Zamachowski B+ |
| What Happened Was... Dir. Tom Noonan. Karen Sillas, Tom Noonan B+ |
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| The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Dir. Stephan Elliott B |
| Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer Dir. Nick Broomfield B |
| Barcelona Dir. Whit Stillman. Taylor Nichols, Chris Eigeman, Tushka Bergen B |
| ★ | Bullets over Broadway Dir. Woody Allen. John Cusack, Chazz Palminteri B |
| The Crow Dir. Alex Proyas. Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott B |
| Go Fish Dir. Rose Troche. Guinevere Turner, V.S. Brodie, T. Wendy McMillan B |
| I Like It Like That Dir. Darnell Martin. Lauren Vélez, Jon Seda, Jesse Borrego B |
| Intersection Dir. Mark Rydell. Richard Gere, Sharon Stone, Lolita Davidovich B |
| ★ | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle Dir. Alan Rudolph. Jennifer Jason Leigh B |
| The New Age Dir. Michael Tolkin. Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Paula Marshall B |
| Priest Dir. Antonia Bird. Linus Roache, Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkison, Cathy Tyson B |
| ★ | Reality Bites Dir. Ben Stiller. Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Ben Stiller B |
| The Ref Dir. Ted Demme. Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey B |
| The Scent of Green Papaya Dir. Trần Anh Hùng. Lu Man San, Trần Nữ Yên Khê B |
| ★ | The Shawshank Redemption Dir. Frank Darabont. Tim Robbins B |
| ★ | Thirty-Two Short Films about Glenn Gould Dir. François Girard. Colm Feore B |
| True Lies Dir. James Cameron. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis B |
| An Unforgettable Summer Dir. Lucian Pintilie. Kristin Scott Thomas B |
| Zero Patience Dir. John Greyson. John Robinson, Norman Fatueux B |
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| ★ | Blue Sky Dir. Tony Richardson. Tommy Lee Jones, Jessica Lange, Powers Boothe B– |
| Calendar Dir. Atom Egoyan. Arsinée Khanjian, Ashot Adamyan, Atom Egoyan B– |
| Death and the Maiden Dir. Roman Polanski. Sigourney Weaver, Stuart Wilson B– |
| ★ | Eat Drink Man Woman Dir. Ang Lee. Lung Sihung, Wu Chien-Lien, Yang Kuei-Mei B– |
| 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– |
| Interview with the Vampire Dir. Neil Jordan. Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst B– |
| The Madness of King George Dir. Nicholas Hytner. Nigel Hawthorne B– |
| The Mask Dir. Charles Russell. Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Peter Greene B– |
| Maverick Dir. Richard Donner. Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner B– |
| Quiz Show Dir. Robert Redford. Ralph Fiennes, John Turturro, Rob Morrow B– |
| Serial Mom Dir. John Waters. Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterston, Ricki Lake B– |
| Threesome Dir. Andrew Fleming. Josh Charles, Lara Flynn Boyle B– |
| Wolf Dir. Mike Nichols. Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader B– |
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| Blink Dir. Michael Apted. Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn, Laurie Metcalf C+ |
| Body Snatchers Dir. Abel Ferrara. Gabrielle Anwar, Billy Wirth, Terry Kinney C+ |
| The Cement Garden Dir. Andrew Birkin. Andrew Robertson C+ |
| ★ | Corrina, Corrina Dir. Jessie Nelson. Whoopi Goldberg, Ray Liotta, Tina Majorino C+ |
| ★ | It Could Happen to You Dir. Andrew Bergman. Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda C+ |
| The Lion King Dirs. Rob Minkoff, Roger Allers. Voice of Matthew Broderick C+ |
| Paris, France Dir. Gerard Ciccoriti. Leslie Hope, Peter Outerbridge C+ |
| The Professional Dir. Luc Besson. Jean Reno, Natalie Portman, Gary Oldman C+ |
| ★ | The River Wild Dir. Curtis Hanson. Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn C+ |
| Tom & Viv Dir. Brian Gilbert. Willem Dafoe, Miranda Richardson C+ |
| Wyatt Earp Dir. Lawrence Kasdan. Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Michael Madsen C+ |
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| The Advocate Dir. Leslie Megahey. Colin Firth, Nicol Williamson, Ian Holm C |
| ★ | 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 |
| The Cowboy Way Dir. Gregg Champion. Woody Harrelson, Kiefer Sutherland C |
| The Hudsucker Proxy Dir. Joel Coen. Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh C |
| Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Dir. Kenneth Branagh. Kenneth Branagh C |
| ★ | Mi vida loca (My Crazy Life) Dir. Allison Anders. Angel Aviles, Seidy Lopez 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 |
| Speechless Dir. Ron Underwood. Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Christopher Reeve C |
| Wes Craven's New Nightmare Dir. Wes Craven. Heather Langenkamp C |
| When a Man Loves a Woman Dir. Luis Mandoki. Andy Garcia, Meg Ryan C |
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| Blue Chips Dir. William Friedkin. Nick Nolte, Shaquille O'Neal C– |
| ★ | Color of Night Dir. Richard Rush. Bruce Willis, Jane March, Rubén Blades C– |
| ★ | Dream Lover Dir. Nicholas Kazan. James Spader, Mädchen Amick, Larry Miller C– |
| Forrest Gump Dir. Robert Zemeckis. Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise C– |
| I Love Trouble Dir. Charles Shyer. Nick Nolte, Julia Roberts, Saul Rubinek C– |
| Naked in New York Dir. Dan Algrant. Eric Stoltz, Mary-Louise Parker C– |
| Nell Dir. Michael Apted. Jodie Foster, Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson C– |
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| China Moon Dir. John Bailey. Ed Harris, Madeleine Stowe, Benicio Del Toro D+ |
| Love Affair Dir. Glenn Gordon Caron. Warren Beatty, Annette Bening D+ |
| Salmonberries Dir. Percy Adlon. k.d. lang, Rosel Zech, Oscar Kawagley D+ |
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| The Chase Dir. Adam Rifkin. Charlie Sheen, Kristy Swanson, Henry Rollins Jr. D |
| Kika Dir. Pedro Almodóvar. Verónica Forqué, Àlex Casanovas, Peter Coyote D |
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| Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Dir. Gus Van Sant. Uma Thurman, Rain Phoenix D– |
| The House of the Spirits Dir. Bille August. Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep D–
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| ★ | Only You Dir. Norman Jewison. Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr., Bonnie Hunt D– |
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In Need of Reappraisal
The memories are fading, but they're somewhere in my brain
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| Immortal Beloved Dir. Bernard Rose. Gary Oldman, Jeroen Krabbé — |
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