Full Listing of Films Screened
★ = Full Review /
★ = Capsule /
★ = Feature or Blog Post /
★ = Grain of Salt
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| 12 Monkeys Dir. Terry Gilliam. Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, Madeleine Stowe B+ |
| 3 Steps to Heaven Dir. Constantine Giannaris. Katrin Cartlidge, James Fleet D |
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| Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls Dir. Steve Oedekerk. Jim Carrey D– |
| ★ | The Addiction Dir. Abel Ferrera. Lili Taylor, Christopher Walken, Edie Falco B |
| ★ | The American President Dir. Rob Reiner. Michael Douglas, Annette Bening B |
| Angels and Insects Dir. Philip Haas. Mark Rylance, Patsy Kensit, Jeremy Kemp B |
| Anne Frank Remembered Dir. Jon Blair. Documentary about Holocaust victims B+ |
| ★ | Antonia's Line Dir. Marleen Gorris. Willeke Van Ammelrooy, Els Dottermans C |
| Apollo 13 Dir. Ron Howard. Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Ed Harris A– |
| The Arsonist Dir. U-Wei Haji Saari. Ngasrizal Ngasri, Khalid Salleh B+ |
| Augustin Dir. Anne Fontaine. Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc, Guy Casabonne C+ |
| An Awfully Big Adventure Dir. Mike Newell. Georgina Cates, Hugh Grant B– |
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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 |
| Before Sunrise Dir. Richard Linklater. Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy A– |
| Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Dir. Marion Hänsel. Stephen Rea C– |
| Beyond Rangoon Dir. John Boorman. Patricia Arquette, U Aung Ko, Jit Murad D+ |
| Billy Madison Dir. Tamra Davis. Adam Sandler, Bridgette Wilson, Darren McGavin C |
| ★ | The Brady Bunch Movie Dir. Betty Thomas. Christine Taylor, Gary Cole B |
| ★ | Braveheart Dir. Mel Gibson. Mel Gibson, Patrick McGoohan, Sophie Marceau C– |
| ★ | The Bridges of Madison County Dir. Clint Eastwood. Meryl Streep A– |
| ★ | Butterfly Kiss Dir. Michael Winterbottom. Saskia Reeves, Amanda Plummer B– |
| Bye-Bye Dir. Karim Dridi. Sami Bouajila, Ouassani Embarek, Philippe Ambrosini B |
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| Canadian Bacon Dir. Michael Moore. John Candy, Rhea Perlman, Alan Alda C+ |
| Carrington Dir. Christopher Hampton. Emma Thompson, Jonathan Pryce B |
| Casino Dir. Martin Scorsese. Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone C+ |
| The Celluloid Closet Dir. Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman. Documentary B |
| La Cérémonie Dir. Claude Chabrol. Sandrine Bonnaire, Isabelle Huppert 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– |
| Clockers Dir. Spike Lee. Mekhi Phifer, Harvey Keitel, Delroy Lindo B |
| A Close Shave Dir. Nick Park. Voices of Peter Sallis, Anne Reid B |
| Clueless Dir. Amy Heckerling. Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd, Brittany Murphy B |
| ★ | Cold Comfort Farm Dir. John Schlesinger. Kate Beckinsale, Eileen Atkins B |
| Le Confessionnal Dir. Robert Lepage. Lothaire Bluteau, Patrick Goyette B |
| The Convent Dir. Manoel de Oliveira. John Malkovich, Catherine Deneuve C+ |
| Copycat Dir. Jon Amiel. Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney B– |
| ★ | Cremaster 4 Dir. Matthew Barney. Matthew Barney, Sharon Marvel B+ |
| Crimson Tide Dir. Tony Scott. Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman B |
| The Crossing Guard Dir. Sean Penn. Jack Nicholson, David Morse C– |
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| Dadetown Dir. Russ Hexter. Bill Garrison, Edith Meeks, Stephen Beals A– |
| Dead Man Dir. Jim Jarmusch. Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Lance Henriksen B |
| Dead Man Walking Dir. Tim Robbins. Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn A |
| The Deathmaker Dir. Romuald Karmakar. Götz George, Jürgen Hentsch B |
| Denise Calls Up Dir. Hal Salwen. Caroleen Feeney, Liev Schreiber, Dan Gunther D |
| Desperado Dir. Robert Rodriguez. Antonio Banderas, Joaquin De Almeida B– |
| ★ | Devil in a Blue Dress Dir. Carl Franklin. Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore B– |
| Dolores Claiborne Dir. Taylor Hackford. Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh C+ |
| ★ | Don Juan DeMarco Dir. Jeremy Leven. Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando B |
| Don't Forget You're Going to Die Dir. Xavier Beauvois. Xavier Beauvois B |
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| L'Enfant noir Dir. Laurent Chevallier. Baba Camara, Madou Camara A– |
| The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
Dir. Christopher Monger. Hugh Grant, Ian McNeice, Colm Meaney C– |
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| ★ | Fallen Angels Dir. Wong Kar Wai. Leon Lai, Michelle Reis, Takeshi Kaneshiro B– |
| The Flower of My Secret Dir. Pedro Almodóvar. Marisa Paredes, Juan Echanove B |
| Friday Dir. F. Gary Gray. Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Tiny Lister, John Witherspoon B |
| Frisk Dir. Todd Verow. Michael Gunther, Raoul O'Connor, Craig Chester D |
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| ★ | Georgia Dir. Ulu Grosbard. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mare Winningham, Ted Levine A– |
| ★ | Get Shorty Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld. John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Dennis Farina C+ |
| Good Men, Good Women Dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien. Annie Shizuka Inoh, Lim Giong B+ |
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| La Haine Dir. Mathieu Kassovitz. Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd Taghmaoui B |
| Haramuya Dir. Drissa Touré. Abdoulaye Komboudri, Abdoulaye Kaba B |
| ★ | Heat (1995) Dir. Michael Mann. Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Val Kilmer, Diane Venora A |
| Heavy Dir. James Mangold. Pruitt Taylor Vince, Liv Tyler, Shelley Winters B |
| Hello, Cinema Dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Shaghayeh Djodat B |
| ★ | Home for the Holidays Dir. Jodie Foster. Holly Hunter, Robert Downey Jr. B+ |
| How to Make an American Quilt Dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse. Winona Ryder D |
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| The Incredibly True Adventures of 2 Girls in Love Dir. Maria Maggenti B– |
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| Jade Dir. William Friedkin. David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, Chazz Palminteri D |
| Jefferson in Paris Dir. James Ivory. Nick Nolte, Greta Scacchi, Gwyneth Paltrow C– |
| ★ | Jeffrey Dir. Christopher Ashley. Steven Weber, Michael T. Weiss, Patrick Stewart C |
| Just Cause Dir. Arne Glimcher. Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne D+ |
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| Kardiogramma Dir. Darezhan Omirbayev. Jasulan Asauov, Saule Toktybaeva B+ |
| Kicking and Screaming Dir. Noah Baumbach. Josh Hamilton, Chris Eigeman C+ |
| Kids Dir. Larry Clark. Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny, Rosario Dawson C |
| Kiss of Death Dir. Barbet Schroeder. David Caruso, Nicolas Cage, Helen Hunt C+ |
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| Land and Freedom Dir. Ken Loach. Ian Hart, Rosana Pastor, Tom Gilroy 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+ |
| Living in Oblivion Dir. Tom DiCillo. Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener D+ |
| Losing Isaiah Dir. Stephen Gyllenhaal. Jessica Lange, Halle Berry C |
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| Maborosi Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda. Makiko Esumi, Tadanobu Asano, Takashi Naitô B+ |
| Madagascar Skin Dir. Chris Newby. John Hannah, Bernard Hill, Mark Anthony B– |
| Margaret's Museum Dir. Mort Ransen. Helena Bonham Carter, Clive Russell B |
| A Midwinter's Tale Dir. Kenneth Branagh. Michael Maloney, Hetta Charnley C |
| Mighty Aphrodite Dir. Woody Allen. Woody Allen, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rapaport C |
| Mr. Holland's Opus Dir. Stephen Herek. Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly B– |
| Mute Witness Dir. Anthony Waller. Marina Sudina, Oleg Yankovsky, Fay Ripley B– |
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| Nasty Love Dir. Mario Martone. Anna Bonaiuto, Angela Luce, Gianni Cajafa A– |
| The Neon Bible Dir. Terence Davies. Jacob Tierney, Gena Rowlands, Drake Bell B+ |
| ★ | Nine Months Dir. Chris Columbus. Hugh Grant, Julianne Moore, Tom Arnold D |
| ★ | 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– |
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| One Hundred and One Nights Dir. Agnès Varda. Michel Piccoli, Julie Gayet B |
| Othello Dir. Oliver Parker. Laurence Fishburne, Kenneth Branagh, Irène Jacob C |
| Outbreak Dir. Wolfgang Petersen. Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman B |
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| Palookaville Dir. Alan Taylor. William Forsythe, Vincent Gallo, Adam Trese B |
| Party Girl Dir. Daisy von Scherler Mayer. Parker Posey, Omar Townsend C+ |
| Persuasion Dir. Roger Michell. Amanda Root, Ciarán Hinds, Sophie Thompson B+ |
| The Piano Lesson Dir. Lloyd Richards. Charles S. Dutton, Alfre Woodard B– |
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| The Quick and the Dead Dir. Sam Raimi. Sharon Stone, Russell Crowe C– |
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| Richard III Dir. Richard Loncraine. Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent B |
| Rob Roy Dir. Michael Caton-Jones. Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, Tim Roth B– |
| Rude Dir. Clement Virgo. Maurice Dean Wint, Richard Chevolleau B– |
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| Safe Dir. Todd Haynes. Julianne Moore, Xander Berkeley, Peter Friedman A+ |
| The Scarlet Letter Dir. Roland Joffé. Demi Moore, Robert Duvall, Gary Oldman D– |
| The Second Time Dir. Mimmo Calopresti. Nanni Moretti, Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi C+ |
| Sense and Sensibility Dir. Ang Lee. Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet A– |
| Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story Dir. Jeff Bleckner B |
| Se7en Dir. David Fincher. Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow B+ |
| Shanghai Triad Dir. Zhang Yimou. Xiaoxiao Wang, Gong Li, Li Baotian, Li Xuejian B |
| Sharaku Dir. Masahiro Shinoda. Hiroyuki Sanada, Furankî Sakai, Shirô Sano B |
| Showgirls Dir. Paul Verhoeven. Elizabeth Berkley, Gina Gershon, Kyle MacLachlan D |
| Smoke Dir. Wayne Wang. Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Harold Perrineau Jr. B+ |
| Someone Else's America Dir. Goran Paskaljević. Miki Manojlović, Tom Conti D+ |
| ★ | Something to Talk About Dir. Lasse Hallström. Julia Roberts, Dennis Quaid C+ |
| ★ | Soul Survivor Dir. Stephen Williams. Peter Williams, David Smith, Clark Johnson C |
| Species Dir. Roger Donaldson. Natasha Henstridge, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen C |
| The Star Maker Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore. Sergio Castellitto, Tiziana Lodato D |
| ★ | Strange Days Dir. Kathryn Bigelow. Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis A– |
| A Streetcar Named Desire Dir. Glenn Jordan. TV. Jessica Lange, Alec Baldwin B |
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| The Tale of the Three Jewels Dir. Michel Khleifi. Mohammed Nahnal B |
| Tank Girl Dir. Rachel Talalay. Lori Petty, Naomi Watts, Malcolm McDowell D+ |
| Tarantella Dir. Helen De Michiel. Mira Sorvino, Rose Gregorio, Matthew Lillard C– |
| Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead Dir. Gary Fleder. Andy Garcia C |
| To Die For Dir. Gus Van Sant. Nicole Kidman, Joaquin Phoenix, Alison Folland B– |
| To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar Dir. Beeban Kidron B |
| Total Eclipse Dir. Agnieszka Holland. Leonardo DiCaprio, David Thewlis D– |
| Toy Story Dir. John Lasseter. Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Wallace Shawn A |
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| Ulysses' Gaze Dir. Theo Angelopoulos. Harvey Keitel, Maïa Morgenstern B |
| Underground Dir. Emir Kusturica. Miki Manojlović, Lazar Ristovski A– |
| Unstrung Heroes Dir. Diane Keaton. Nathan Watt, Andie MacDowell B– |
| Unzipped Dir. Douglas Keeve. Documentary about fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi B |
| The Usual Suspects Dir. Bryan Singer. Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri C+ |
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| Virtuosity Dir. Brett Leonard. Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Kelly Lynch D |
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| Waiting to Exhale Dir. Forest Whitaker. Angela Bassett, Whitney Houston C+ |
| The Waste Land Dir. Deborah Warner. Fiona Shaw B– |
| Waterworld Dir. Kevin Reynolds. Kevin Costner, Jeanne Tripplehorn B– |
| Welcome to the Dollhouse Dir. Todd Solondz. Heather Matarazzo, Eric Mabius B+ |
| When Night Is Falling Dir. Patricia Rozema. Pascale Bussières, Rachael Crawford C |
| While You Were Sleeping Dir. Jon Turtletaub. Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman B– |
| The White Balloon Dir. Jafar Panahi. Aida Mohammadkhani, Mohsen Kafili B+ |
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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 — |
| Institute Benjamenta Dir. The Brothers Quay. Mark Rylance, Alice Krige — |
| Jumanji Dir. Joe Johnston. Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, Kirsten Dunst — |
| Mallrats Dir. Kevin Smith. Jeremy London, Jason Lee, Shannen Doherty — |
| Sweet Nothing Dir. Gary Winick. Michael Imperioli, Mira Sorvino, Paul Calderon — |
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