Top Ten List
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| 1. | Safe Dir. Todd Haynes. Julianne Moore, Xander Berkeley, Peter Friedman A+ |
| 2. | Heat Dir. Michael Mann. Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Val Kilmer A |
| 3. | Toy Story Dir. John Lasseter. Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Wallace Shawn A |
| 4. | Hyenas Dir. Djibril Diop Mambéty. Mansour Diouf, Ami Diahkate A |
| 5. | Dead Man Walking Dir. Tim Robbins. Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn A |
| 6. | Babe Dir. Chris Noonan. James Cromwell, voice of Christine Cavanaugh A |
| 7. | Wild Reeds Dir. André Téchiné. Gaël Morel, Élodie Bouchez, Stéphane Rideau A– |
| 8. | Georgia Dir. Ulu Grosbard. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mare Winningham, Ted Levine A– |
| 9. | The Bridges of Madison County Dir. Clint Eastwood. Meryl Streep A– |
| 10. | Nixon Dir. Oliver Stone. Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, James Woods, J.T. Walsh A– |
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Full Listing of Films Screened
★ = Full Review /
★ = Capsule /
★ = Feature or Blog Post /
★ = Grain of Salt
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| Safe Dir. Todd Haynes. Julianne Moore, Xander Berkeley, Peter Friedman A+ |
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| ★ | Babe Dir. Chris Noonan. James Cromwell, voice of Christine Cavanaugh A |
| ★ | Babe Dir. Chris Noonan. James Cromwell, voice of Christine Cavanaugh A |
| Dead Man Walking Dir. Tim Robbins. Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn A |
| ★ | Heat (1995) Dir. Michael Mann. Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Val Kilmer A |
| ★ | Hyenas Dir. Djibril Diop Mambéty. Mansour Diouf, Ami Diahkate A |
| Toy Story Dir. John Lasseter. Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Wallace Shawn A |
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| Apollo 13 Dir. Ron Howard. Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Ed Harris A– |
| Before Sunrise Dir. Richard Linklater. Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy A– |
| ★ | The Bridges of Madison County Dir. Clint Eastwood. Meryl Streep A– |
| ★ | Georgia Dir. Ulu Grosbard. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mare Winningham, Ted Levine A– |
| I Can't Sleep Dir. Claire Denis. Richard Courcet, Katerina Golubeva, Alex Descas A– |
| ★ | Nixon Dir. Oliver Stone. Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, James Woods, J.T. Walsh A– |
| ★ | Nixon Dir. Oliver Stone. Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, James Woods, J.T. Walsh A– |
| Sense and Sensibility Dir. Ang Lee. Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet A– |
| ★ | Strange Days Dir. Kathryn Bigelow. Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis A– |
| Through the Olive Trees Dir. Abbas Kiarostami. Hossein Rezai, Zarifeh Shiva A– |
| Wild Reeds Dir. André Téchiné. Gaël Morel, Élodie Bouchez, Stéphane Rideau A– |
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| 12 Monkeys Dir. Terry Gilliam. Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, Madeleine Stowe B+ |
| Before the Rain Dir. Milcho Manchevski. Rade Serbedzija, Grégoire Colin B+ |
| ★ | Cremaster 4 Dir. Matthew Barney. Matthew Barney, Sharon Marvel B+ |
| Exotica Dir. Atom Egoyan. Bruce Greenwood, Don McKellar, Elias Koteas B+ |
| ★ | Home for the Holidays Dir. Jodie Foster. Holly Hunter, Robert Downey Jr. B+ |
| Leaving Las Vegas Dir. Mike Figgis. Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands B+ |
| A Little Princess Dir. Alfonso Cuarón. Liesel Matthews, Liam Cunningham B+ |
| Persuasion Dir. Roger Michell. Amanda Root, Ciarán Hinds, Sophie Thompson B+ |
| Se7en Dir. David Fincher. Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow B+ |
| Smoke Dir. Wayne Wang. Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Harold Perrineau Jr. B+ |
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| ★ | The Addiction Dir. Abel Ferrera. Lili Taylor, Christopher Walken, Edie Falco B |
| ★ | The American President Dir. Rob Reiner. Michael Douglas, Annette Bening B |
| ★ | The Brady Bunch Movie Dir. Betty Thomas. Christine Taylor, Gary Cole B |
| Carrington Dir. Christopher Hampton. Emma Thompson, Jonathan Pryce B |
| Clockers Dir. Spike Lee. Mekhi Phifer, Harvey Keitel, Delroy Lindo B |
| Clueless Dir. Amy Heckerling. Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd, Brittany Murphy B |
| Crimson Tide Dir. Tony Scott. Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman B |
| The Deathmaker Dir. Romuald Karmakar. Götz George, Jürgen Hentsch B |
| ★ | Don Juan DeMarco Dir. Jeremy Leven. Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando B |
| Le Franc Dir. Djibril Diop Mambéty. Madieye Massamba Dieye, Aminta Fall B |
| Friday Dir. F. Gary Gray. Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Tiny Lister, John Witherspoon B |
| La Haine Dir. Mathieu Kassovitz. Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd Taghmaoui B |
| Heavy Dir. James Mangold. Pruitt Taylor Vince, Liv Tyler, Shelley Winters B |
| I, the Worst of All Dir. María Luisa Bemberg. Assumpta Serna, Dominique Sanda B |
| Outbreak Dir. Wolfgang Petersen. Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman B |
| Priest Dir. Antonia Bird. Linus Roache, Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkison, Cathy Tyson B |
| Richard III Dir. Richard Loncraine. Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent B |
| Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story Dir. Jeff Bleckner B |
| Shanghai Triad Dir. Zhang Yimou. Xiaoxiao Wang, Gong Li, Li Baotian, Li Xuejian B |
| A Streetcar Named Desire Dir. Glenn Jordan. TV. Jessica Lange, Alec Baldwin B |
| To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar Dir. Beeban Kidron B |
| Unzipped Dir. Douglas Keeve. Documentary about fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi B |
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| Amateur Dir. Hal Hartley. Martin Donovan, Isabelle Huppert, Elina Löwensohn B– |
| An Awfully Big Adventure Dir. Mike Newell. Georgina Cates, Hugh Grant B– |
| ★ | Circle of Friends Dir. Pat O'Connor. Minnie Driver, Saffron Burrows B– |
| ★ | The City of Lost Children Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro. Daniel Emilfork B– |
| Copycat Dir. Jon Amiel. Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney B– |
| Desperado Dir. Robert Rodriguez. Antonio Banderas, Joaquin De Almeida B– |
| ★ | Devil in a Blue Dress Dir. Carl Franklin. Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore B– |
| The Incredibly True Adventures of 2 Girls in Love Dir. Maria Maggenti B– |
| Mr. Holland's Opus Dir. Stephen Herek. Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly B– |
| Muriel's Wedding Dir. P.J. Hogan. Toni Collette, Bill Hunter, Rachel Griffiths B– |
| Mute Witness Dir. Anthony Waller. Marina Sudina, Oleg Yankovsky, Fay Ripley B– |
| The Piano Lesson Dir. Lloyd Richards. Charles S. Dutton, Alfre Woodard B– |
| A Pure Formality Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore. Gérard Depardieu, Roman Polanski B– |
| Rob Roy Dir. Michael Caton-Jones. Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, Tim Roth B– |
| To Die For Dir. Gus Van Sant. Nicole Kidman, Joaquin Phoenix, Alison Folland B– |
| Unstrung Heroes Dir. Diane Keaton. Nathan Watt, Andie MacDowell B– |
| Waterworld Dir. Kevin Reynolds. Kevin Costner, Jeanne Tripplehorn B– |
| While You Were Sleeping Dir. Jon Turtletaub. Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman B– |
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| Augustin Dir. Anne Fontaine. Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc, Guy Casabonne C+ |
| Canadian Bacon Dir. Michael Moore. John Candy, Rhea Perlman, Alan Alda C+ |
| Casino Dir. Martin Scorsese. Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone C+ |
| The Convent Dir. Manoel de Oliveira. John Malkovich, Catherine Deneuve C+ |
| Dolores Claiborne Dir. Taylor Hackford. Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh C+ |
| ★ | Get Shorty Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld. John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Dennis Farina C+ |
| Kicking and Screaming Dir. Noah Baumbach. Josh Hamilton, Chris Eigeman C+ |
| Kiss of Death Dir. Barbet Schroeder. David Caruso, Nicolas Cage, Helen Hunt C+ |
| Party Girl Dir. Daisy von Scherler Mayer. Parker Posey, Omar Townsend C+ |
| ★ | Something to Talk About Dir. Lasse Hallström. Julia Roberts, Dennis Quaid C+ |
| The Sum of Us Dirs. Kevin Dowling, Geoff Burton. Jack Thompson, Russell Crowe C+ |
| The Usual Suspects Dir. Bryan Singer. Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri C+ |
| Waiting to Exhale Dir. Forest Whitaker. Angela Bassett, Whitney Houston C+ |
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| Billy Madison Dir. Tamra Davis. Adam Sandler, Bridgette Wilson, Darren McGavin C |
| ★ | Jeffrey Dir. Christopher Ashley. Steven Weber, Michael T. Weiss, Patrick Stewart C |
| Kids Dir. Larry Clark. Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny, Rosario Dawson C |
| Losing Isaiah Dir. Stephen Gyllenhaal. Halle Berry, Jessica Lange C |
| Mighty Aphrodite Dir. Woody Allen. Woody Allen, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rapaport C |
| Othello Dir. Oliver Parker. Laurence Fishburne, Kenneth Branagh, Irène Jacob C |
| Species Dir. Roger Donaldson. Natasha Henstridge, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen C |
| Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead Dir. Gary Fleder. Andy Garcia C |
| When Night Is Falling Dir. Patricia Rozema. Pascale Bussières, Rachael Crawford C |
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| ★ | Braveheart Dir. Mel Gibson. Mel Gibson, Patrick McGoohan, Sophie Marceau C– |
| The Crossing Guard Dir. Sean Penn. Jack Nicholson, David Morse C– |
| The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
Dir. Christopher Monger. Hugh Grant, Ian McNeice, Colm Meaney C– |
| Jefferson in Paris Dir. James Ivory. Nick Nolte, Greta Scacchi, Gwyneth Paltrow C– |
| The Quick and the Dead Dir. Sam Raimi. Sharon Stone, Russell Crowe C– |
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| Beyond Rangoon Dir. John Boorman. Patricia Arquette, U Aung Ko, Jit Murad D+ |
| Just Cause Dir. Arne Glimcher. Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne D+ |
| Living in Oblivion Dir. Tom DiCillo. Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener D+ |
| Tank Girl Dir. Rachel Talalay. Lori Petty, Naomi Watts, Malcolm McDowell D+ |
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| How to Make an American Quilt Dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse. Winona Ryder D |
| Jade Dir. William Friedkin. David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, Chazz Palminteri D |
| ★ | Nine Months Dir. Chris Columbus. Hugh Grant, Julianne Moore, Tom Arnold D |
| Showgirls Dir. Paul Verhoeven. Elizabeth Berkley, Gina Gershon, Kyle MacLachlan D |
| Virtuosity Dir. Brett Leonard. Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Kelly Lynch D |
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| Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls Dir. Steve Oedekerk. Jim Carrey, Simon Callow D– |
| The Scarlet Letter Dir. Roland Joffé. Demi Moore, Robert Duvall, Gary Oldman D– |
| Total Eclipse Dir. Agnieszka Holland. Leonardo DiCaprio, David Thewlis D– |
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In Need of Reappraisal
The memories are fading, but they're somewhere in my brain
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| The Basketball Diaries Dir. Scott Kalvert. Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg — |
| Burnt by the Sun Dir. Nikhita Mikhalkov. Nikita Mikhalkov, Oleg Menchikov — |
| Jumanji Dir. Joe Johnston. Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, Kirsten Dunst — |
| Little Odessa Dir. James Gray. Tim Roth, Edward Furlong, Maximilian Schell — |
| Mallrats Dir. Kevin Smith. Jeremy London, Jason Lee, Shannen Doherty — |
| Il Postino (The Postman) Dir. Michael Radford. Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret — |
| Sister My Sister Dir. Nancy Meckler. Joely Richardson, Jodhi May, Julie Walters — |
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