My Top Ten List
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1.  JFK Dir. Oliver Stone. With Kevin Costner, Sissy Spacek, Gary Oldman, Tommy Lee Jones A–
2.  Boyz N the Hood Dir. John Singleton. With Cuba Gooding Jr., Morris Chestnut A–
3.  Naked Lunch Dir. David Cronenberg. With Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm, Julian Sands A–
4.  Paris Is Burning Dir. Jennie Livingston. Documentary about New York City drag balls A–
5.  Cape Fear Dir. Martin Scorsese. With Nick Nolte, Robert De Niro, Juliette Lewis A–
6.  Thelma & Louise Dir. Ridley Scott. With Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Keitel A–
7.  Poison Dir. Todd Haynes. With Scott Renderer, Edith Meeks, Larry Maxwell, James Lyons A–
8.  Terminator 2: Judgment Day Dir. James Cameron. With Arnold Schwarzenegger A–
9.  The Silence of the Lambs Dir. Jonathan Demme. With Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins A–
10. Beauty and the Beast Dirs. Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise. Animated. Voice of Paige O'Hara A–
 

Reviews from 1991
★ = Full-Length Review / © = Capsule-Length Review / ★  = Blog Review (New Window)
 
★   An Angel at My Table Dir. Jane Campion. With Kerry Fox, Alexia Keough C+
★   Boyz N the Hood Dir. John Singleton. With Cuba Gooding Jr., Morris Chestnut A–
★   Bugsy Dir. Barry Levinson. With Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Ben Kingsley B
★   The Fisher King Dir. Terry Gilliam. With Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Mercedes Ruehl B–
★   Frankie & Johnny Dir. Garry Marshall. With Michelle Pfeiffer, Al Pacino, Hector Elizondo A–
★   JFK Dir. Oliver Stone. With Kevin Costner, Sissy Spacek, Gary Oldman, Tommy Lee Jones A–

More Grades from 1991
Unreviewed titles I have seen recently enough to grade
 
      Days of Being Wild Dir. Wong Kar-wai. With Leslie Cheung, Carina Lau, Maggie Cheung B+
      Flirting Dir. John Duigan. With Noah Taylor, Thandie Newton, Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts A–
      For the Boys Dir. Mark Rydell. With Bette Midler, James Caan, Arye Gross, George Segal D+
      The Hours and Times Dir. Christopher Münch. With David Angus, Ian Hart, Stephanie Pack B
      Jungle Fever Dir. Spike Lee. With Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Spike Lee C+
      The Ox Dir. Sven Nykvist. With Stellan Skarsgård, Eva Fröling, Max von Sydow B–
      Point Break Dir. Kathryn Bigelow. With Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Gary Busey, Lori Petty C
      Prospero's Books Dir. Peter Greenaway. With John Gielgud, Mark Rylance, Michael Clark B+
      Rambling Rose Dir. Martha Coolidge. With Laura Dern, Robert Duvall, Diane Ladd, Lukas Haas C+
 

Also from 1991
The memories are fading, but they're somewhere in my brain
 
Fetching
      Barton Fink Dir. Joel Coen. With John Turturro, John Goodman, Michael Lerner
      Dead Again Dir. Kenneth Branagh. With Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Andy Garcia
      Europa, Europa Dir. Agnieszka Holland. With Marco Hofschneider, Julie Delpy
      Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse Dirs. F.Bahr, G.Hickenlooper, E.Coppola
      High Heels Dir. Pedro Almodóvar. With Victoria Abril, Marisa Paredes, Miguel Bosé
      Madonna: Truth or Dare Dir. Alek Keshishian. Documentary about Madonna on- and off-stage
      Truly, Madly, Deeply Dir. Anthony Minghella. With Juliet Stevenson, Alan Rickman
 
Fair
      At Play in the Fields of the Lord Dir. Hector Babenco. With Aidan Quinn, Tom Berenger
      The Double Life of Véronique Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski. With Irène Jacob, Philippe Volter
      Fried Green Tomatoes Dir. Jon Avnet. With Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson, Jessica Tandy
      The Lovers on the Bridge (Les Amants du Pont-Neuf) Dir. Léos Carax. With Denis Lavant
      New Jack City Dir. Mario Van Peebles. With Mario Van Peebles, Ice-T, Wesley Snipes
      The Prince of Tides Dir. Barbra Streisand. With Nick Nolte, Barbra Streisand, Kate Nelligan
      The Rapture Dir. Michael Tolkin. With Mimi Rogers, David Duchovny, Will Patton
      Sleeping with the Enemy Dir. Joseph Ruben. With Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin
      Soapdish Dir. Michael Hoffman. With Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Shue
      Zentropa Dir. Lars von Trier. With Jean-Marc Barr, Barbara Sukowa, Udo Kier, Eddie Constantine
 
Feh
      City Slickers Dir. Ron Underwood. With Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby
      Little Man Tate Dir. Jodie Foster. With Adam Hann-Byrd, Jodie Foster, Dianne Wiest
      My Own Private Idaho Dir. Gus Van Sant. With River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo
      The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear Dir. David Zucker. With Leslie Nielsen
 
Flotsam
      Backdraft Dir. Ron Howard. With William Baldwin, Kurt Russell, Robert De Niro
      Hook Dir. Steven Spielberg. With Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts
      Impromptu Dir. James Lapine. With Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, Julian Sands, Emma Thompson
      A Kiss Before Dying Dir. James Dearden. With Matt Dillon, Sean Young, Max von Sydow
      Regarding Henry Dir. Mike Nichols. With Harrison Ford, Annette Bening, Mikki Allen
      Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Dir. Kevin Reynolds. With Kevin Costner, Alan Rickman

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