Best Movies of the '90s

Oh No! ANOTHER one?

As far as "Best Of" lists go, nobody's perfect. I, for one, saw another "best '90's movies" list and couldn't help but send out one of my own.

Forrest Gump
Abbie Hoffman. Shrimp scampi. Shag carpets. Naked women playing guitars. Napalm. Mao. LBJ. Chocolate. If these tidbits of the instant classic weren't enough, then the Tom Hanks-led cast, the Bob Zemeckis' seamless direction (with Don Burgess' sh
Pulp Fiction
"Would you give a guy a foot massage, Jules?" "Shut up!" Like him or not, Tarantino's ear for dialogue and eye for the comically gory are, at this point, a staple in postmodern American cinema. That cult that followed aside-- all of those film gee
The Matrix
I went to see this movie in the theater a few days after its release. I'll have to admit that I wasn't crazy about it at first, in part because of the incessant Alice in Wonderland references within the first half an hour; but as soon as the real m
Magnolia
Magnolia came into theaters in '99, and I'll admit, it was a very, very good year and, in a field rich with American Beauty, Sixth Sense, Being John Malkovich, and a handful of others (some of which made this list), I'm still surprised that the Acade
Schindler's List
When Spielberg was asked his two greatest achievements in film-making, he mentioned two movies: E.T. and Schindler's List. The story of how businessman Askar Schindler turned his factory into a haven for Jews during the Holocaust is definitely amon
Silence of the Lambs
By the third time I saw this movie, I knew it ver batim. Maybe it was because of all the mighty lines in it ("A Census taker once tried to test me. . . " "I'm having an old friend for dinner." and "It puts the lotion on its skin, or else it gets the
Fight Club
You know the adage that says that bad books make good movies and good books make bad movies? For instance: James Joyce's "The Dead" was an amazing book, but once John Huston decided to direct it, all beauty of the story was sucked into the screen?
American Beauty
I wasn't sure whether a melodrama about the emptiness of the American Dream would go over as well as it did (or be so well done,) but it did, and I'm happy about it. I still think Lester just needs a hug.
Dogma
Say what you will about Kevin Smith's previous works. I know, I know-- so many of you devout fans out there think anyone who doesn't hold "Clerks" up as a Holy Grail of slacker film-making should be taken out on a hill and shot, their carcasse left
Malcolm X
When he released the movie, Spike Lee told everyone to take the day off work to watch the film. he told kids to skip school. Some of us did, some of us didn't. And whether you agree with Minister X's politics (or the media slew that lasted four ye