Top Ten List
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| 1. | Goodbye, South, Goodbye Dir. Hou Hsaio-hsien. Jack Kao, Lim Giong A |
| 2. | Irma Vep Dir. Olivier Assayas. Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Léaud A |
| 3. | Fargo Dir. Joel Coen. William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi A |
| 4. | La Promesse Dir. Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne. Jérémie Renier, Assita Ouedraogo A |
| 5. | The Portrait of a Lady Dir. Jane Campion. Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich A |
| 6. | A Moment of Innocence Dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Mirhadi Tayebi A– |
| 7. | Too Late Dir. Lucian Pintilie. Razvan Vasilescu, Mircea Rusu, Dorel Visan A– |
| 8. | Jerry Maguire Dir. Cameron Crowe. Tom Cruise, Renée Zellweger A– |
| 9. | Crash Dir. David Cronenberg. James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Elias Koteas A– |
| 10. | Drifting Clouds Dir. Aki Kaurismäki. Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen, Elina Salo A– |
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Full Listing of Films Screened
★ = Full Review /
★ = Capsule /
★ = Feature or Blog Post /
★ = Grain of Salt
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| ★ | Fargo Dir. Joel Coen. William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi A |
| Goodbye, South, Goodbye Dir. Hou Hsaio-hsien. Jack Kao, Lim Giong A |
| ★ | Irma Vep Dir. Olivier Assayas. Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Léaud A |
| ★ | The Portrait of a Lady Dir. Jane Campion. Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich A |
| ★ | The Portrait of a Lady Dir. Jane Campion. Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich A |
| La Promesse Dir. Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne. Jérémie Renier, Assita Ouedraogo A |
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| Bound Dir. Lana & Lilly Wachowski. Gina Gershon, Jennifer Tilly, Joe Pantoliano A– |
| Breaking the Waves Dir. Lars von Trier. Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård A– |
| ★ | Crash Dir. David Cronenberg. James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Elias Koteas A– |
| ★ | Crash Dir. David Cronenberg. James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Elias Koteas A– |
| Drifting Clouds Dir. Aki Kaurismäki. Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen, Elina Salo A– |
| ★ | Jerry Maguire Dir. Cameron Crowe. Tom Cruise, Renée Zellweger A– |
| Lone Star Dir. John Sayles. Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Peña, Kris Kristofferson A– |
| Love Serenade Dir. Shirley Barrett. Miranda Otto, Rebecca Frith A– |
| A Moment of Innocence Dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Mirhadi Tayebi A– |
| Too Late Dir. Lucian Pintilie. Razvan Vasilescu, Mircea Rusu, Dorel Visan A– |
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| ★ | Beautiful Thing Dir. Hettie Macdonald. Glen Berry, Linda Henry, Scott Neal B+ |
| Chronicle of a Disappearance Dir. Elia Suleiman. Elia Suleiman, Ola Tabari B+ |
| ★ | Cremaster 1 Dir. Matthew Barney. Marti Domination, Anne Bannert B+ |
| ★ | The English Patient Dir. Anthony Minghella. Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche B+ |
| ★ | Female Perversions Dir. Susan Streitfeld. Tilda Swinton, Amy Madigan B+ |
| ★ | Female Perversions Dir. Susan Streitfeld. Tilda Swinton, Amy Madigan B+ |
| The Funeral Dir. Abel Ferrara. Christopher Walken, Vincent Gallo B+ |
| Gabbeh Dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Shaghayeh Djodat, Rogheih Moharami B+ |
| ★ | The Hunchback of Notre Dame Dir. Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise B+ |
| Jude Dir. Michael Winterbottom. Christopher Eccleston, Kate Winslet B+ |
| Mission: Impossible Dir. Brian De Palma. Tom Cruise, Emmanuelle Béart B+ |
| The Nutty Professor Dir. Tom Shadyac. Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett, Larry Miller B+ |
| Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills Dir. Joe Berlinger,
Bruce Sinofsky. Documentary about controversial murder case in Arkansas B+ |
| ★ | The Pillow Book Dir. Peter Greenaway. Vivian Wu, Ken Ogata, Ewan McGregor B+ |
| Ponette Dir. Jacques Doillon. Victoire Thivisol, Delphine Schlitz B+ |
| Prisoner of the Mountains Dir. Sergei Bodrov. Sergei Bodrov Jr., Oleg Menshikov B+ |
| Private Confessions Dir. Liv Ullmann. Pernilla August, Max von Sydow B+ |
| Secrets & Lies Dir. Mike Leigh. Brenda Blethyn, Marianne Jean-Baptiste B+ |
| A Summer's Tale Dir. Éric Rohmer. Melvil Poupaud, Amanda Langlet B+ |
| Three Lives and Only One Death Dir. Raul Ruiz. Marcello Mastroianni B+ |
| Tree of Blood Dir. Flora Gomes. Ramiro Naka, Edna Evora, Dadu Cissé B+ |
| Les Voleurs Dir. André Téchiné. Daniel Auteuil, Laurence Cote B+ |
| ★ | Walking and Talking Dir. Nicole Holofcener. Catherine Keener, Anne Heche B+ |
| The Watermelon Woman Dir. Cheryl Dunye. Cheryl Dunye, Valarie Walker B+ |
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| Basquiat Dir. Julian Schnabel. Jeffrey Wright, Claire Forlani, David Bowie B |
| ★ | Big Night Dir. Stanley Tucci, Campbell Scott. Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub B |
| Butterflies on the Scaffold Dir. Margaret Gilpin, Luis Felipe Bernaza B |
| A Chef in Love Dir. Nana Dzhordzhadze. Pierre Richard, Nino Kirtadze B |
| ★ | Chocolate Babies Dir. Stephen Winter. Jon Kit Lee, Claude E. Sloan B |
| Close-Up Long Shot (1996/–) Dir. Mahmoud Chokrollabi, Moslem Mansouri B |
| The Crucible Dir. Nicholas Hytner. Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Joan Allen B |
| The Delta Dir. Ira Sachs. Shayne Gray, Thang Chan, Rachel Zan Huss B |
| East Palace, West Palace Dir. Zhang Yuan. Han Si, Hu Jun, Ye Jing, Zhao Wei B |
| Elective Affinities Dir. Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. Isabelle Huppert B |
| ★ | Everyone Says I Love You Dir. Woody Allen. Woody Allen, Drew Barrymore B |
| Evita Dir. Alan Parker. Madonna, Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Pryce, Jimmy Nail B |
| Few of Us Dir. Sharunas Bartas. Katerina Golubeva, Piotr Kishteev, Sergei Tulayev B |
| Fire Dir. Deepa Mehta. Nandita Das, Shabana Azmi, Kulbushan Kharbanda B |
| ★ | Fly Away Home Dir. Carrol Ballard. Anna Paquin, Jeff Daniels, Dana Delany B |
| Get on the Bus Dir. Spike Lee. Charles S. Dutton, Ossie Davis, Andre Braugher B |
| Girl 6 Dir. Spike Lee. Theresa Randle, Spike Lee, Jenifer Lewis, Isaiah Washington B |
| ★ | Gray's Anatomy Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Medical monologue by Spalding Gray B |
| Hard Eight Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly B |
| I Shot Andy Warhol Dir. Mary Harron. Lili Taylor, Jared Harris, Stephen Dorff B |
| Kansas City Dir. Robert Altman. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Miranda Richardson B |
| Mars Attacks! Dir. Tim Burton. Jack Nicholson, Jim Brown, Annette Bening B |
| Michael Collins Dir. Neil Jordan. Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman, Aidan Quinn B |
| Microcosmos Dir. Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou. Documentary about insects B |
| Mimi Dir. Lucile Hadžihalilović. Sandra Sammartino, Denise Aron-Schropfer B |
| My Sex Life...or How I Got into an Argument Dir. Arnaud Desplechin B |
| The People vs. Larry Flynt Dir. Miloš Forman. Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love B |
| Perfect Love! Dir. Catherine Breillat. Isabelle Renauld, Francis Renaud B |
| The Quiet Room Dir. Rolf de Heer. Chloe Ferguson, Celine O'Leary, Paul Blackwell B |
| Ridicule Dir. Patrice Leconte. Charles Berling, Judith Godrèche, Fanny Ardant B |
| The Rock Dir. Michael Bay. Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery, Ed Harris, Michael Biehn B |
| Ridicule Dir. Patrice Leconte. Charles Berling, Judith Godrèche, Fanny Ardant B |
| The Rock Dir. Michael Bay. Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery, Ed Harris, Michael Biehn B |
| ★ | Schizopolis Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Steven Soderbergh, Betsy Brantley B |
| A Self-Made Hero Dir. Jacques Audiard. Mathieu Kassovitz B |
| ★ | Shine Dir. Scott Hicks. Geoffrey Rush, Noah Taylor, Armin Mueller-Stahl B |
| ★ | Trainspotting Dir. Danny Boyle. Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle B |
| Unhook the Stars Dir. Nick Cassavetes. Gena Rowlands, Marisa Tomei, Jake Lloyd B |
| Waiting for Guffman Dir. Christopher Guest. Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy B |
| The Van Dir. Stephen Frears. Donal O'Kelly, Colm Meaney, Ger Ryan B |
| William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet Dir. Baz Luhrmann. Leonardo DiCaprio B |
| You Don't Know Dick Dir. Candace Schermerhorn, Bestor Cram. Documentary B |
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| Beautiful Girls Dir. Ted Demme. Timothy Hutton, Matt Dillon, Michael Rapaport B– |
| The Birdcage Dir. Mike Nichols. Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman B– |
| Children of the Revolution Dir. Peter Duncan. Judy Davis, Geoffrey Rush B– |
| Citizen Ruth Dir. Alexander Payne. Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, Mary Kay Place B– |
| Emma Dir. Douglas McGrath. Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeremy Northam, Toni Collette B– |
| ★ | The First Wives Club Dir. Hugh Wilson. Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn B– |
| Flirting with Disaster Dir. David O. Russell. Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette B– |
| ★ | The Ghost and the Darkness Dir. Stephen Hopkins. Val Kilmer, Michael Douglas B– |
| Hamlet Dir. Kenneth Branagh. Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Kate Winslet B– |
| ★ | Hollow Reed Dir. Angela Pope. Martin Donovan, Joely Richardson, Sam Bould B– |
| Kids Return Dir. Takeshi Kitano. Ken Kaneko, Masanobu Andô B– |
| Kissed Dir. Lynne Stopkewich. Molly Parker, Peter Outerbridge, Jay Brazeau B– |
| ★ | The Last Angel of History Dir. John Akomfrah. Experimental documentary B– |
| Lilies Dir. John Greyson. Danny Gilmore, Jason Cadieux, Matthew Ferguson B– |
| Marvin's Room Dir. Jerry Zaks. Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio B– |
| Mother Dir. Albert Brooks. Albert Brooks, Debbie Reynolds, Rob Morrow B– |
| Pusher Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn. Kim Bodnia, Laura Drasbæk, Zlatko Buric B– |
| ★ | Ransom Dir. Ron Howard. Mel Gibson, René Russo, Gary Sinise, Delroy Lindo B– |
| Scream Dir. Wes Craven. Neve Campbell, Skeet Ulrich, Rose McGowan B– |
| Set It Off Dir. F. Gary Gray. Jada Pinkett, Vivica A. Fox, Queen Latifah B– |
| Stealing Beauty Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci. Liv Tyler, Jeremy Irons, Sinéad Cusack B– |
| Temptress Moon Dir. Chen Kaige. Leslie Cheung, Gong Li, Kevin Lin, He Saifei B– |
| Trees Lounge Dir. Steve Buscemi. Steve Buscemi, Mark Boone Junior B– |
| The Truth About Cats & Dogs Dir. Michael Lehmann. Janeane Garofalo B– |
| ★ | Twelfth Night Dir. Trevor Nunn. Imogen Stubbs, Helena Bonham Carter B– |
| ★ | Twister Dir. Jan De Bont. Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Cary Elwes B– |
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| The Associate Dir. Donald Petrie. Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Tim Daly C+ |
| Bastard Out of Carolina Dir. Anjelica Huston. TV. Jena Malone, Ron Eldard C+ |
| ★ | Blood and Wine Dir. Bob Rafelson. Jack Nicholson, Stephen Dorff, Michael Caine C+ |
| Bottle Rocket Dir. Wes Anderson. Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Robert Musgrave C+ |
| Courage Under Fire Dir. Edward Zwick. Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan C+ |
| The Daytrippers Dir. Greg Mottola. Hope Davis, Anne Meara, Liev Schreiber C+ |
| Full Speed Dir. Gaël Morel. Pascal Cervo, Meziane Bardadi, Élodie Bouchez C+ |
| Hustler White Dir. Bruce LaBruce. Tony Ward, Bruce LaBruce, Kevin P. Scott C+ |
| If These Walls Could Talk Dir. Nancy Savoca, Cher. TV. Demi Moore C+ |
| ★ | It's My Party Dir. Randal Kleiser. Eric Roberts, Gregory Harrison, Lee Grant C+ |
| The Juror Dir. Brian Gibson. Demi Moore, Alec Baldwin, James Gandolfini C+ |
| The King of Masks Dir. Wu Tianming. Zhu Xu, Zhou Renying, Zhao Zhigang C+ |
| ★ | The Long Kiss Goodnight Dir. Renny Harlin. Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson C+ |
| ★ | Mariette in Ecstasy Dir. John Bailey. Geraldine O'Rawe, Mary McDonnell C+ |
| Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore Dir. Sarah Jacobson. Lisa Gerstein C+ |
| Mary Reilly Dir. Stephen Frears. Julia Roberts, John Malkovich, George Cole C+ |
| ★ | Primal Fear Dir. Gregory Hoblit. Richard Gere, Edward Norton, Laura Linney C+ |
| Skin & Bone Dir. Everett Lewis. B. Wyatt, Alan Boyce, Garrett Scullin C+ |
| ★ | Sling Blade Dir. Billy Bob Thornton. Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black C+ |
| Tin Cup Dir. Ron Shelton. Kevin Costner, René Russo, Cheech Marin C+ |
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| Black Mask Dir. Daniel Lee. Jet Li, Lau Ching Wan, Karen Mok, Françoise Yip C |
| Diabolique Dir. Jeremiah Chechik. Isabelle Adjani, Sharon Stone C |
| Earth Dir. Julio Medem. Carmelo Gómez, Emma Suárez, Silke, Karra Elejalde C |
| ★ | Independence Day Dir. Roland Emmerich. Bill Pullman, Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum C |
| Jane Eyre Dir. Franco Zeffirelli. Charlotte Gainsbourg, William Hurt, Anna Paquin C |
| The Mirror Has Two Faces Dir. Barbra Streisand. Barbra Streisand, Jeff Bridges C |
| Some Mother's Son Dir. Terry George. Helen Mirren, Fionnula Flanagan C |
| The Sunchaser Dir. Michael Cimino. Woody Harrelson, Jon Seda C |
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| Beavis and Butt-head Do America Dir. Mike Judge. Voice of Mike Judge C– |
| Ghosts of Mississippi Dir. Rob Reiner. Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg C– |
| Inside Dir. Arthur Penn. TV Movie. Eric Stoltz, Nigel Hawthorne, Louis Gossett Jr. C– |
| ★ | Johns Dir. Scott Silver. David Arquette, Lukas Haas, Keith David C– |
| Last Dance Dir. Bruce Beresford. Rob Morrow, Sharon Stone, Peter Gallagher C– |
| Looking for Richard Dir. Al Pacino. Documentary about a stage production C– |
| Mr. Wrong Dir. Nick Castle. Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Pullman, Joan Cusack C– |
| The Pallbearer Dir. Matt Reeves. David Schwimmer, Gwyneth Paltrow C– |
| White Squall Dir. Ridley Scott. Scott Wolf, Jeff Bridges, Ryan Phillippe C– |
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| The Empty Mirror Dir. Barry J. Hershey. Norman Rodway, Peter Michael Goetz D+ |
| Scorned 2 Dir. Rodney McDonald. Tane McClure, Myles O'Brien D+ |
| ★ | Surviving Picasso Dir. James Ivory. Anthony Hopkins, Natascha McElhone D+ |
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| The Eighth Day Dir. Jaco van Dormael. Pascal Duquenne, Daniel Auteuil D |
| Executive Decision Dir. Stuart Baird. Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal, John Leguizamo D |
| I Love You, I Love You Not Dir. Billy Hopkins. Claire Danes, Jeanne Moreau D |
| ★ | The Island of Dr. Moreau Dir. John Frankenheimer. David Thewlis D |
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| Before and After Dir. Barbet Schroeder. Meryl Streep, Liam Neeson D– |
| A Couch in New York Dir. Chantal Akerman. Juliette Binoche, William Hurt D– |
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| Jingle All the Way Dir. Brian Levant. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad F |
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In Need of Reappraisal
The memories are fading, but they're somewhere in my brain
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| Nénette et Boni Dir. Claire Denis. Grégoire Colin, Alice Houri, Jacques Nolot — |
| A Time to Kill Dir. Joel Schumacher. Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock — |
| The Whole Wide World Dir. Dan Ireland. Renée Zellweger, Vincent D'Onofrio — |
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