Best of the 90s

With Rob and Lindsay having spoken, I suppose I should put forth my best of the 90s list. Like Rob. I don’t think there’s any question that the 90s were far deeper than the 80s; indeed, in terms of the sheer number of excellent movies I think they can compete with the 70s (although the later decade is weaker at the top end.) The first three are easy, but other than that the choices are virtually random; particularly toward the top of my honorable mention list, any of the movies would be good choices for inclusion. In keeping with my general theory of erring on the side of the uperexposed, my hopelessly arbitrary #10 choice is partly to urge you to see it if you ever get the chance. So here we go:

1. GoodFellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)
2. The Dreamlife of Angels (Erick Zonca, 1999)
3. Short Cuts (Robert Altman, 1993)
4. Fargo (Joel Coen, 1996)
5. Three Colors (Red, White, and Blue) (Krzysztof Zeislowski, 1993/94)
6. The Ice Storm (Ang Lee, 1997)
7. Glengarry Glen Ross (James Foley, 1992)
8. Deconstructing Harry (Woody Allen, 1998)
9. The Sweet Hereafter (Atom Egoyan, 1997)
10. Cold Water (Olivier Assayas, 1994)

Honorable Mentions: To Live, The Big Lebowski, Boogie Nights, The Thin Red Line, In the Name of the Father, All About My Mother, Sonantine, Husbands and Wives, Being John Malkovich, Citizen Ruth, Waiting for Guffman, Raise the Red Lantern, Reservoir Dogs, Hoop Dreams, Unforgiven, Schindler’s List, Pulp Fiction, Casino, In the Company of Men, The Remains of the Day, Living in Oblivion, Welcome to the Dollhouse, When the Cat’s Away, Magnolia, Happiness.