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Essays on Film

Essay 1: Wag The Dog. The hyperreal, Baudrillard and Levinson.

Essay 2: Man and Machine. Blade Runner, Star Trek: First Contact, The Terminator.

Essay 3: The Thing. What is it about horror movies?

Essay 4: Mulholland Drive. Thoughts, opinions and theories, by Paula Sullivan.


My Favourite Films of All Time

This is not meant to be the definitive list of what I regard as the best films ever made. It simply is my favourite films, of the ones I have seen to date.

  1. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (Jonathan Demme) 1991
  2. THE GODFATHER, PART 2 (Francis Ford Coppola) 1974
  3. LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (Peter Jackson) 2003
  4. STAR WARS: EPISODE V - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (Irvin Kirschner) 1980
  5. THE MATRIX (Larry & Andy Wachowski) 1999
  6. STAR WARS: EPISODE IV - A NEW HOPE (George Lucas) 1977
  7. THE DARK KNIGHT (Christopher Nolan) 2008
  8. THE REMAINS OF THE DAY (James Ivory) 1993
  9. THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY (Anthony Minghella) 1999
  10. GOODFELLAS (Martin Scorcese) 1990
  11. BLADE RUNNER (Ridley Scott) 1982
  12. LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (Peter Jackson) 2001 
  13. ELIZABETH (Shekhar Kapur) 1998
  14. LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (Roberto Benigni) 1998
  15. THE GODFATHER (Francis Ford Coppola) 1972
  16. AMELIE (Jean-Pierre Jeunet) 2001
  17. MEMENTO (Christopher Nolan) 2001
  18. AVATAR (James Cameron) 2009
  19. UNFORGIVEN (Clint Eastwood) 1992
  20. CITIZEN KANE (Orson Welles) 1941
  21. L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (Curtis Hanson) 1997
  22. LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (Peter Jackson) 2002
  23. GALLIPOLI (Peter Weir) 1981
  24. THE PIANO (Jane Campion) 1993
  25. TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (James Cameron) 1991
  26. GATTACA (Andrew M. Niccol) 1997
  27. MOULIN ROUGE! (Baz Luhrmann) 2001
  28. TALK TO HER (Pedro Almodovar) 2002
  29. DANCER IN THE DARK (Lars Von Trier) 2000
  30. WALL•E (Andrew Stanton) 2008
  31. CHILDREN OF MEN (Alfonso Cuaron) 2006
  32. UNBREAKABLE (M. Night Shyamalan) 2000
  33. SCHINDER'S LIST (Steven Spielberg) 1993
  34. THE FUGITIVE (Andrew Davis) 1993
  35. STAND BY ME (Rob Reiner) 1986
  36. STAR TREK (J.J. Abrams) 2009
  37. ANNIE HALL (Woody Allen) 1977
  38. TROIS COULEURS ROUGE (Krzysztof Kieslowski) 1994
  39. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (Stanley Kubrick) 1968
  40. BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA (Francis Ford Coppola) 1992
  41. FARGO (Joel Coen) 1996
  42. LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris) 2006
  43. SE7EN (David Fincher) 1995
  44. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Michel Gondry) 2004
  45. TOUCH OF EVIL (Orson Welles) 1958
  46. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (Joel Coen & Ethan Coen) 2007
  47. ALIENS (James Cameron) 1986
  48. THE SIXTH SENSE (M. Night Shyamalan) 1999
  49. CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS (Woody Allen) 1989
  50. PULP FICTION (Quentin Tarantino) 1994
  51. THE SHAWSHANK REDEMTPION (Frank Darabont) 1994
  52. THE DEPARTED (Martin Scorsese) 2006
  53. DISTRICT 9 (Neil Blomkamp) 2009
  54. THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (Walter Salles) 2004
  55. 25TH HOUR (Spike Lee) 2002
  56. UNCLE BUCK (John Hughes) 1989
  57. THE GRIFTERS (Stephen Frears) 1990
  58. BIG (Penny Marshall) 1988
  59. WORKING GIRL (Mike Nichols) 1988
  60. CENTRAL STATION (Walter Salles) 1998
  61. IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER (Jim Sheridan) 1993
  62. THE WIZARD OF OZ (Larry Semon) 1939
  63. THE THING (John Carpenter) 1982
  64. ALIEN (Ridley Scott) 1979
  65. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (Steven Spielberg) 1981
  66. MR SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (Frank Capra) 1939
  67. THE USUAL SUSPECTS (Brian Singer) 1995
  68. THE THIRD MAN (Carol Reed) 1949 
  69. A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (David Cronenberg) 2005
  70. EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (Tim Burton) 1990
  71. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (Stanley Kubrick) 1971
  72. BACK TO THE FUTURE (Robert Zemeckis) 1985
  73. SUPERMAN (Richard Donner) 1978
  74. STAR WARS: EPISODE VI - RETURN OF THE JEDI (Richard Marquand) 1983
  75. THE TERMINATOR (James Cameron) 1984
  76. MIDNIGHT COWBOY (John Schlesinger) 1969
  77. THE COLOR PURPLE (Steven Spielberg) 1985
  78. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (Cecile B. DeMille) 1956
  79. BEACHES (Garry Marshall) 1988
  80. VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA (Woody Allen) 2008


The Top 10 Films of the 2000s
  1. LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY (THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE TWO TOWERS, THE RETURN OF THE KING) (Peter Jackson, 2001, 2002, 2003)
  2. THE DARK KNIGHT (Christopher Nolan, 2008)
  3. AMELIE (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001)
  4. MEMENTO (Christopher Nolan, 2001)
  5. AVATAR (James Cameron, 2009)
  6. MOULIN ROUGE! (Baz Luhrmann, 2001)
  7. TALK TO HER (Pedro Almodovar, 2002)
  8. DANCER IN THE DARK (Lars Von Trier, 2000)
  9. WALL•E (Andrew Stanton, 2008)
  10. CHILDREN OF MEN (Alfonso Cuaron, 2006)
HONOURABLE MENTIONS: 25TH HOUR (Spike Lee, 2002), UNBREAKABLE (M. Night Shyamalan, 2000), VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA (Woody Allen, 2008), ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Michel Gondry, 2004), A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (David Cronenberg, 2005), CACHE (Michael Haneke, 2005), LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris, 2006), THE DEPARTED (Martin Scorsese, 2006), STAR TREK (J.J. Abrams, 2009).


The Top 10 Performances of the 2000s
  1. Heath Ledger, THE DARK KNIGHT (2008)
  2. Edward Norton, 25TH HOUR (2002)
  3. Penelope Cruz, VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA (2008)
  4. Bjork, DANCER IN THE DARK (2000)
  5. Javier Bardem, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007)
  6. Naomi Watts, MULLHOLLAND DRIVE (2001)
  7. Gael Garcia Bernal, THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (2004)
  8. Jennifer Hudson, DREAMGIRLS (2006)
  9. Emile Hirsch, INTO THE WILD (2007)
  10. Hugh Jackman, THE FOUNTAIN (2006)
HONOURABLE MENTIONS: Anne Hathaway (RACHEL GETTING MARRIED, 2008), Viggo Mortenson (LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY, 2001, 2002, 2003), Marisa Tomei (IN THE BEDROOM, 2001), Tang Wei (LUST CAUTION, 2006), Marion Cotillard (LA VIE EN ROSE, 2007), Ben Foster (THE MESSENGER, 2009), Abigail Breslin (LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, 2006), Penelope Cruz (VOLVER, 2006).


Awards of the 2000s

Director of the 2000s: Peter Jackson (runner up: Pedro Almodovar).

Writer of the 2000s: Charlie Kaufman (runner up: Pedro Almodovar).

Animated Feature of the 2000s: WALL•E (runner up: UP).

Foreign Language Film of the 2000s: TALK TO HER (runner up: CACHE).

Ensemble of the 2000s: THE FAMILY STONE (runner up: THE DEPARTED).

Song of the 2000s: "Jai Ho" from SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (runner up: "Falling Slowly" from ONCE).

Production Design of the 2000s: MOULIN ROUGE!(runner up: LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING).

Costume Design of the 2000s: MOULIN ROUGE! (runner up: THE CELL).

Film Editing of the 2000s: MEMENTO (runner up: CHILDREN OF MEN).

Cinematography of the 2000s: LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (runner up: THE FOUNTAIN).

Score of the 2000s: TALK TO HER (runner up: LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING).

Sound of the 2000s: AVATAR (runner up: LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING).

Visual Effects of the 2000s: AVATAR (runner up: LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING).

Makeup of the 2000s: LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (runner up: PAN'S LABYRINTH).


The Top 10 Films of 2009
  1. AVATAR (James Cameron)
  2. STAR TREK (J.J. Abrams)
  3. DISTRICT 9 (Neil Blomkamp)
  4. THE LOVELY BONES (Peter Jackson)
  5. THE HURT LOCKER (Kathryn Bigelow)
  6. UP (Pete Docter)
  7. (500) DAYS OF SUMMER (Marc Webb)
  8. UP IN THE AIR (Jason Reitman)
  9. JULIE & JULIA (Nora Ephron)
  10. THE PROPOSAL (Anne Fletcher)
HONOURABLE MENTIONS: I LOVE YOU, MAN (John Hamburg), PRECIOUS (Lee Daniels), THE MESSENGER (Oren Moverman), BROKEN EMBRACES (Pedro Almodovar), INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (Quentin Tarantino), AN EDUCATION (Lone Scherfig).

The Top 10 Films of 2008
  1. THE DARK KNIGHT (Christopher Nolan)
  2. WALL•E (Andrew Stanton)
  3. VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA (Woody Allen)
  4. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (David Fincher)
  5. RACHEL GETTING MARRIED (Jonathan Demme)
  6. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD (Sam Mendes)
  7. THE WRESTLER(Darren Aronofsky)
  8. BURN AFTER READING (Joel Coen & Ethan Coen)
  9. MILK (Gus Van Sant)
  10. GOMORRAH (Matteo Garrone)
HONOURABLE MENTIONS: HAPPY-GO-LUCKY (Mike Leigh), LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (Tomas Alfredson), FROST/NIXON (Ron Howard), FROZEN RIVER (Courtney Hunt), SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Danny Boyle), DOUBT (Jon Patrick Shanley), BOLT (Chris Williams & Byron Howard).

The Top 10 Films of 2007
  1. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (Joel Coen & Ethan Coen)
  2. ATONEMENT (Joe Wright)
  3. INTO THE WILD (Sean Penn)
  4. THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM (Paul Greengrass)
  5. ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (Julie Taymor)
  6. TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE (Alex Gibney)
  7. THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY (Julian Schnabel)
  8. LUST, CAUTION (Ang Lee)
  9. MICHAEL CLAYTON (Tony Gilroy)
  10. SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (Tim Burton)

Honourable Mentions:
3:10 TO YUMA (James Mangold); ZODIAC (David Fincher); AWAY FROM HER (Sarah Polley); THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD (Andrew Dominik)


The Top 10 Films of 2006
  1. CHILDREN OF MEN (Alfonso Cuaron)
  2. LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris)
  3. THE DEPARTED (Martin Scorsese)
  4. LITTLE CHILDREN (Todd Field)
  5. THE QUEEN (Stephen Frears)
  6. VOLVER (Pedro Almodovar)
  7. PAN'S LABYRINTH (Guillermo Del Toro)
  8. DREAMGIRLS (Bill Condon)
  9. THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND (Kevin McDonald)
  10. THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (David Frankel)

Honourable Mentions:
UNITED 93 (Paul Greengrass); HAPPY FEET (George Miller); AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH(Davis Guggenheim)


The Top 10 Films of 2005
  1. A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (David Cronenberg)
  2. CACHE (Michael Haneke)
  3. THE CONSTANT GARDENER (Fernando Meirelles)
  4. KING KONG (Peter Jackson)
  5. BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (Ang Lee)
  6. PRIDE & PREJUDICE (Joe Wright)
  7. MUNICH (Steven Spielberg)
  8. GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK. (George Clooney)
  9. CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (Tim Burton)
  10. BATMAN BEGINS (Christopher Nolan)

Honourable Mentions:
MATCH POINT (Woody Allen); CAPOTE (Bennett Miller); THE 40 YEAR-OLD VIRGIN(Judd Apatow); STAR WARS EPISODE 3: REVENGE OF THE SITH (George Lucas); WAR OF THE WORLDS (Steven Spielberg).


The Top 10 Films of 2004
  1. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Michel Gondry)
  2. THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (Walter Salles)
  3. SIDEWAYS (Alexander Payne)
  4. MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Clint Eastwood)
  5. HOTEL RWANDA (Terry George)
  6. RAY (Taylor Hackford)
  7. A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT (Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
  8. CLOSER (Mike Nichols)
  9. COLLATERAL (Michael Mann)
  10. THE INCREDIBLES (Brad Bird)

Honourable Mentions:
THE AVIATOR (Martin Scorsese); BEFORE SUNSET (Richard Linklater); THE CHORUS (Christophe Barratier); FAHRENHEIT 9/11 (Michael Moore); GARDEN STATE (Zach Braff); MEAN GIRLS (Mark S. Waters); THE POLAR EXPRESS (Robert Zemeckis); THE VILLAGE (M. Night Shyamalan).


The Top 10 Films of 2003
  1. LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (Peter Jackson)
  2. HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG (Vadim Perelman)
  3. LOST IN TRANSLATION (Sophia Coppola)
  4. THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS (Denys Arcand)
  5. MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (Peter Weir)
  6. MYSTIC RIVER (Clint Eastwood)
  7. WHALE RIDER (Niki Caro)
  8. IN AMERICA (Jim Sheridan)
  9. JAPANESE STORY (Sue Brooks)
  10. SPELLBOUND (Jeffrey Blitz)

Honourable Mentions:
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (Gore Verbinski); LOVE ACTUALLY (Richard Curtis); COLD MOUNTAIN (Anthony Minghella); CITY OF GOD (Fernando Meirelles).


The Top 10 Films of 2002
  1. LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (Peter Jackson)
  2. TALK TO HER (Pedro Almodovar)
  3. 25TH HOUR (Spike Lee)
  4. ABOUT A BOY (Chris & Paul Weitz)
  5. MONSOON WEDDING (Mira Nair)
  6. THE PIANIST (Roman Polanski)
  7. BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE (Michael Moore)
  8. Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN (Carlos Cuaron)
  9. THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES (Mark Pellington)
  10. THE HOURS (Stephen Daldry)

Honourable Mentions:
ROGER DODGER (Dylan Kidd); CHICAGO (Marc Forster); FAR FROM HEAVEN (Robert Altman); GANGS OF NEW YORK (Martin Scorsese); MINORITY REPORT (Steven Spielberg).


The Top 10 Films of 2001
  1. LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (Peter Jackson)
  2. AMELIE (Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
  3. MEMENTO (Christopher Nolan)
  4. MOULIN ROUGE (Baz Luhrmann)
  5. MULHOLLAND DR. (David Lynch)
  6. LANTANA (Ray Lawrence)
  7. SHREK (Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson)
  8. MONSTERS, INC. (Peter Docter, Andrew Stanton)
  9. IN THE BEDROOM (Todd Field)
  10. THE OTHERS (Alejandro Amenabar)

Honourable Mentions:
MONSTER’S BALL (Marc Forster); GOSFORD PARK (Robert Altman)


The Top 10 Films of 2000
  1. DANCER IN THE DARK (Lars Von Trier)
  2. UNBREAKABLE (M. Night Shyamalan)
  3. CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (Ang Lee)
  4. ERIN BROCKOVICH (Steven Soderbergh)
  5. WONDER BOYS (Curtis Hanson)
  6. CAST AWAY (Robert Zemeckis)
  7. YI YI (A ONE AND A TWO) (Edward Yang)
  8. TRAFFIC (Steven Soderbergh)
  9. HIGH FIDELITY (Stephen Frears)
  10. BRING IT ON (Peyton Reed)

Honourable Mentions:
THE YOU CAN COUNT ON ME (Kenneth Lonergan); MALENA (Giuseppe Tornatore); MEET THE PARENTS (Jay Roach); THE GIFT (Sam Raimi)


The Top 10 Films of the 1990s
  1. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (Jonathan Demme) 1991
  2. THE MATRIX (Larry & Andy Wachowski) 1999
  3. THE REMAINS OF THE DAY (James Ivory) 1993
  4. THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY (Anthony Minghella) 1999
  5. GOODFELLAS (Martin Scorsese) 1990
  6. ELIZABETH (Shekhar Kapur) 1998
  7. LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (Roberto Benigni) 1998
  8. UNFORGIVEN (Clint Eastwood) 1992
  9. L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (Curtis Hanson) 1997
  10. THE PIANO (Jane Campion) 1993


The Top 10 Performances of the 1990s
  1. Cate Blanchett, ELIZABETH
  2. Anthony Hopkins, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
  3. Jodie Foster, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
  4. Daniel Day Lewis, IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER
  5. Fernanda Montenegro, CENTRAL STATION
  6. Edward Norton, AMERICAN HISTORY X
  7. Frances McDormand, FARGO
  8. Holly Hunter, THE PIANO
  9. Gary Oldman, BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA
  10. Emma Thompson, THE REMAINS OF THE DAY


The Top 10 Films of 1999
  1. THE MATRIX (Larry & Andy Wachowski)
  2. THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY (Anthony Minghella)
  3. THE SIXTH SENSE (M. Night Shyamalan)
  4. AMERICAN BEAUTY (Sam Mendes)
  5. ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER (Pedro Almodovar)
  6. THE INSIDER (Michael Mann)
  7. BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (Spike Jonze)
  8. THREE KINGS (David O. Russell)
  9. EYES WIDE SHUT (Stanley Kubrick)
  10. RUN LOLA RUN (Tom Tykwer)

Honourable Mentions:
THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sanchez); AN IDEAL HUSBAND (Oliver Parker); BLACK CAT WHITE CAT (Emir Kusturica); ELECTION (Alexander Payne); FIGHT CLUB (David Fincher);  GO (Doug Liman); THE RED VIOLIN (Francois Girad)


The Top 10 Films of 1998
  1. ELIZABETH (Shekhar Kapur)
  2. LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (Roberto Benigni)
  3. CENTRAL STATION (Walter Salles)
  4. THE THIN RED LINE (Terrence Malick)
  5. THE TRUMAN SHOW (Peter Weir)
  6. AMERICAN HISTORY X (Tony Kaye)
  7. SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (Steven Spielberg)
  8. DARK CITY (Alex Proyas)
  9. SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (John Madden)
  10. A BUG’S LIFE (John Lasseter)

Honourable Mentions:
OUT OF SIGHT (Steven Soderbergh); HEAD ON (Ana Kokkinos); A CIVIL ACTION (Steven Zaillian); NIL BY MOUTH (Gary Oldman); RONIN (John Frankenheimer); RUSHMORE (Wes Anderson);


The Top 10 Films of 1997
  1. L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (Curtis Hanson)
  2. GATTACA (Andrew M. Niccol)
  3. GOOD WILL HUNTING (Gus van Sant)
  4. DECONSTRUCTING HARRY (Woody Allen)
  5. AMISTAD (Steven Spielberg)
  6. WACO: THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (William Gazecki)
  7. KUNDUN (Martin Scorsese)
  8. THE ICE STROM (Ang Lee)
  9. OSCAR AND LUCINDA (Gillian Armstrong)
  10. LOST HIGHWAY (David Lynch)

Honourable Mentions:
CHASING AMY (Kevin Smith); BOOGIE NIGHTS (Paul Thomas Anderson); MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING (P.J. Hogan); CONTACT (Robert Zemeckis); DONNIE BRASCO (Mike Newell); THE FIFTH ELEMENT (Luc Besson); STARSHIP TROOPERS (Paul Verhoeven); FACE/OFF (John Woo); WAG THE DOG (Barry Levinson).


The Top 10 Films of 1996
  1. FARGO (Joel Coen)
  2. SHINE (Scott Hicks)
  3. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO + JULIET (Baz Luhrmann)
  4. SECRETS & LIES (Mike Leigh)
  5. THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY (Jane Campion)
  6. BREAKING THE WAVES (Lars von Trier)
  7. SWINGERS (Doug Liman)
  8. BIG NIGHT (Stanley Tucci & Campbell Scott)
  9. THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (Tom Shadyac)
  10. THE ENGLISH PATIENT (Anthony Minghella)

Honourable Mentions:
LOVE AND OTHER CATASROPHES (Emma Kate Groghan); MICROCOSMOS (Claude Nuridsany & Marie Perennou); THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS AND DOGS (Michael Lehmann); JERRY MAGUIRE (Cameron Crowe); STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT (Jonathan Frakes); TO DIE FOR (Gus Van Sant).


The Top 10 Films of 1995
  1. SE7EN (David Fincher)
  2. THE USUAL SUSPECTS (Brian Singer)
  3. 12 MONKEYS (Terry Gilliam)
  4. CASINO (Martin Scorsese)
  5. SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (Ang Lee)
  6. THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (Rob Reiner)
  7. BABE (Chris Noonan)
  8. MIGHTY APHRODITE (Woody Allen)
  9. LA HAINE (Mathieu Kassovitz)
  10. APOLLO 13 (Ron Howard)

Honourable Mentions:
WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE (Todd Solondz); MALLRATS (Kevin Smith); THE BASKETBALL DIARIES (Scott Kalvert): HIGHER LEARNING (John Singleton). 


The Top 10 Films of 1994
  1. TROIS COULEURS ROUGE (Krzsysztof Kieslowski)
  2. PULP FICTION (Quentin Tarantino)
  3. THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (Frank Darabont)
  4. THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT (Stephan Elliott) 
  5. QUIZ SHOW (Robert Redford) 
  6. HEAVENLY CREATURES (Peter Jackson)
  7. MURIEL'S WEDDING (P.J. Hogan)
  8. BEFORE SUNRISE (Richard Linklater)
  9. THE PROFESSIONAL (Luc Besson)
  10. THREESOME (Andrew Fleming)

Honourable Mentions:
THE CLIENT (Joel Schumacher); SPIDER AND ROSE (Bill Bennett); CLERKS (Kevin Smith); THE CROW (Alex Proyas); STARGATE (Roland Emmerich); HOOP DREAMS (Steve James)


The Top 10 Films of 1993
  1. THE REMAINS OF THE DAY (James Ivory)
  2. THE PIANO (Jane Campion)
  3. IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER (James Sheridan)
  4. SCHINDLER'S LIST (Steven Spielberg)
  5. THE FUGITIVE (Andrew Davis)
  6. PHILADELPHIA (Jonathan Demme)
  7. THE FIRM (Sydney Pollack)
  8. SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (Nora Ephron)
  9. WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? (Brian Gibson)
  10. IN THE LINE OF FIRE (Wolfgang Peterson)

Honourable Mentions:
DAVE (Ivan Reitman); TROIS COULEURS BLEU (Krzsystof Kieslowski); THE WEDDING BANQUET (Ang Lee); FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE (Chen Kaige); THE WAR ROOM (D.A. Pennebaker & Chris Hegedus). 


The Top 10 Films of 1992
  1. UNFORGIVEN (Clint Eastwood)
  2. BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA (Francis Ford Coppola)
  3. HOWARD'S END (James Ivory)
  4. THE PLAYER (Robert Altman)
  5. SISTER ACT (Emile Ardolino)
  6. STRICTLY BALLROOM (Baz Luhrmann)
  7. A FEW GOOD MEN (Rob Reiner)
  8. RESERVOIR DOGS (Quentin Tarantino)
  9. MY COUSIN VINNY (Jonathan Lynn)
  10. BASIC INSTINCT (Paul Verhoeven)

Honourable Mentions:
HUSBANDS AND WIVES (Woody Allen); LA BELLE HISTOIRE (Claude Lelouch); BATMAN RETURNS (Tim Burton); LORENZO'S OIL (George Miller). 


The Top 10 Films of 1991
  1. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (Jonathan Demme)
  2. TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY (James Cameron)
  3. BOYZ 'N THE HOOD (John Singleton)
  4. LA DOUBLE VIE DE VERONIQUE (Krzsysztof Kieslowski)
  5. CAPE FEAR (Martin Scorcese)
  6. JFK (Oliver Stone)
  7. DEAD AGAIN (Kenneth Branagh)
  8. PROOF (Jocelyn Moorhouse)
  9. BARTON FINK (Joel Coen)


The Top 10 Films of 1990
  1. GOODFELLAS (Martin Scorcese)
  2. THE GRIFTERS (Stephen Frears)
  3. EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (Tim Burton)
  4. GHOST (Peter Weir)
  5. MISERY (Rob Reiner)
  6. HOME ALONE (Chris Columbus)
  7. FLATLINERS (Joel Schumacher) 
  8. DICK TRACY (Warren Beatty)
  9. LA FEMME NIKITA (Luc Besson)
  10. PRETTY WOMAN (Garry Marshall)


The Top 10 Films of the 1980s
  1. STAR WARS EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (Irvin Kirschner) 1980
  2. BLADE RUNNER (Ridley Scott) 1982
  3. GALLIPOLLI (Peter Weir) 1981
  4. STAND BY ME (Rob Reiner) 1986
  5. ALIENS (James Cameron) 1986
  6. CRIMES & MISDEMEANORS (Woody Allen) 1989
  7. UNCLE BUCK (John Hughes) 1989
  8. BIG (Penny Marshall) 1988
  9. WORKING GIRL (Mike Nichols) 1988
  10. THE THING (John Carpenter) 1982


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