Author: Xaviar Xerexes

Picking ten favorite movies of the nineties is kind of a ridiculous challenge now that I’ve plowed through every year.  I have a list of a hundred favorites compiled from the decade — all of which certainly are movies I love. Now that I’ve started this project, I honestly wonder how critics compile their best of lists — I suppose they are more beholden to some consensus of critical acclaim but even then it must be extremely difficult to narrow in on just ten movies.  AV Club has a top ten of Being John Malkovich, Rushmore, Unforgiven, Reservoir Dogs, Out …

What was the deal with 1997?  Multiple movies about giant killer volcanoes?  Anyhow, there were only a few movies I saw on IMDb that I have not seen that seemed like ones I should try to catch: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, The Man Who Knew Too Little, Princess Mononoke and Donnie Brasco.  Whether that was because I saw more good movies, fewer good movies came out that year or I am just getting lazier in typing up these year by year posts, I leave up to you, discerning reader. My top ten for that year is: Face/Off Jackie Brown L.A. Confidential …

1996 was my first full year on the East Coast.  I’m curious as to whether the number of movies I saw dipped dramatically as I was working long, long hours that year. Movies that I did not see from that year: A Time to Kill; Scream; Beavis and Butt-Head Do America; Romeo + Juliet; Shine; The Truth About Cats & Dogs; he Long Kiss Goodnight; Black Sheep; The Island of Dr. Moreau; Kingpin; The Frighteners; Secrets & Lies; Big Night; Mulholland Falls; 2 Days in the Valley; Hamlet; and Hard Eight. My top ten favorites are: Fargo Flirting With Disaster The Daytrippers Trainspotting Bottle Rocket The English Patient Independence Day That Thing You Do! Swingers …