My Top Ten List
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1. Close-Up Dir. Abbas Kiarostami. With Hossain Sabzian, Abolfazl Ahankhah, Mohsen Makhmalbaf A
2. GoodFellas Dir. Martin Scorsese. With Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco A–
3. American Dream Dir. Barbara Kopple. Documentary about a Hormel meatpackers' strike A–
4. Without You I'm Nothing Dir. John Boskovich. With Sandra Bernhard, Cynthia Bailey A–
5. Postcards from the Edge Dir. Mike Nichols. With Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine A–
6. Ghost Dir. Jerry Zucker. With Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg B+
7. Edward Scissorhands Dir. Tim Burton. With Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest B+
8. Miami Blues Dir. George Armitage. With Alec Baldwin, Fred Ward, Jennifer Jason Leigh B+
9. Reversal of Fortune Dir. Barbet Schroeder. With Ron Silver, Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close B+
10. Orpheus Descending Dir. Peter Hall. TV Movie. With Vanessa Redgrave, Kevin Anderson B+
Reviews from 1990
★ = Full-Length Review / © = Capsule-Length Review /
★ = Blog Review (New Window)
© Edward Scissorhands Dir. Tim Burton. With Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest B+
★ Miller's Crossing Dir. Joel Coen. With Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, Marcia Gay Harden B–
★ Orpheus Descending Dir. Peter Hall. TV Movie. With Vanessa Redgrave, Kevin Anderson B+
★ Postcards from the Edge Dir. Mike Nichols. With Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine A–
★ Wild at Heart Dir. David Lynch. With Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Willem Dafoe C+
★ Without You I'm Nothing Dir. John Boskovich. With Sandra Bernhard, Cynthia Bailey A–
More Grades from 1990
Unreviewed titles I have seen recently enough to grade
Alice Dir. Woody Allen. With Mia Farrow, Joe Mantegna, William Hurt, Keye Luke C+
Awakenings Dir. Penny Marshall. With Robin Williams, Robert De Niro, Julie Kavner C+
Dances with Wolves Dir. Kevin Costner. With Kevin Costner, Graham Greene, Mary McDonnell B
The Grifters Dir. Stephen Frears. With John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening B–
Henry & June Dir. Philip Kaufman. With Maria de Medeiros, Fred Ward, Uma Thurman C
The Match Factory Girl Dir. Aki Kaurismäki. With Kati Outinen, Elina Salo B+
Men Don't Leave Dir. Paul Brickman. With Jessica Lange, Chris O'Donnell, Charlie Korsmo B
White Palace Dir. Luis Mandoki. With James Spader, Susan Sarandon, Jason Alexander C
Also from 1990
The memories are fading, but they're somewhere in my brain
Fetching
The Comfort of Strangers Dir. Paul Schrader. With Natasha Richardson, Rupert Everett
The Garden Dir. Derek Jarman. With Johnny Mills, Kevin Collins, Tilda Swinton
Fair
Die Hard 2: Die Harder Dir. Renny Harlin. With Bruce Willis, Dennis Franz, William Atherton
Flatliners Dir. Joel Schumacher. With Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, William Baldwin
Hamlet Dir. Franco Zeffirelli. With Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Helena Bonham Carter
Longtime Companion Dir. Norman René. With Campbell Scott, Stephen Caffrey, Bruce Davison
Misery Dir. Rob Reiner. With James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen
To Sleep with Anger Dir. Charles Burnett. With Danny Glover, Paul Butler, Mary Alice
Total Recall Dir. Paul Verhoeven. With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone
Feh
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover Dir. Peter Greenaway. With Michael Gambon
Last Exit to Brooklyn Dir. Uli Edel. With Stephen Lang, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Burt Young
Mr. and Mrs. Bridge Dir. James Ivory. With Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Blythe Danner
Presumed Innocent Dir. Alan J. Pakula. With Harrison Ford, Greta Scacchi, Bonnie Bedelia
Pretty Woman Dir. Garry Marshall. With Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Hector Elizondo
Flotsam
Dick Tracy Dir. Warren Beatty. With Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, Madonna, Glenne Headly
Home Alone Dir. Chris Columbus. With Macaulay Culkin, Catherine O'Hara, Joe Pesci
Kindergarten Cop Dir. Ivan Reitman. With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller
The Sheltering Sky Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci. With Debra Winger, John Malkovich
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