Critics Choice By Choice Critics

Film Comment, March, 2000

THE FILMS                    John           David          Manohla
                             Anderson       Ansen          Dargis

  AMERICAN BEAUTY            (b)1/2         (b)1/2         (b)
  Sam Mendes
AMERICAN PSYCHO              (b)            (c)1/2         (b)
Marry Harron
  THE BEACH                  [check]1/2     [check]1/2
  Danny Boyle
THE BIG KAHUNA                                             [check]
John Swanbeck
  BOILER ROOM                (c)                           (c)1/2
  Chuck Younger
BOYS DON'T CRY                              (b)1/2         (c)
Kimberly Peirce
  THE CIDER HOUSE
  RULES                      (b)1/2         (c)1/2         (c)1/2
  Lasse Hallstrom
COTTON MARY
Ismail Merchant
  THE CUP                    (c)            (c)1/2
  Khyenetse Norbu
THE END OF THE AFFAIR        [check]1/2     (b)            (b)
Neil Jordan
  ERIN BROCKOVICH                           (b)
  Steven Soderbergh
EYE OF THE BEHOLDER          [check]
Stephen Elliott
  42 UP                      (c)
  Michael Apted
GIRL, INTERRUPTED            (c)            (b)1/2         (c)1/2
James Mangold
  THE GREEN MILE             (c)            [check]
  Frank Darabont
GUN SHY                      [check]
Eric Blakeney
  THE HURRICANE              (c)            (c)1/2         [check]
  Norman Jewison
THE INSIDER                  (c)            (b)1/2         (b)
Michael Mann
  LIFE & TIMES OF
  HANK GREENBURGH            (b)
  Akiva Kempner
MAGNOLIA                     (c)            (b)            (b)
Paul Thomas Anderson
  ONEGIN                                    (c)
  Martha Fiennes
PLAY IT TO THE BONE          (c)            [check]        (c)1/2
Ron Shelton
  REAR WINDOW                (a)                           (b)1/2
  Alfred Hitchcock
SCREAM 3                                    (c)
Wes Craven
  SIMPATICO                  [check]1/2     [check]        [check]
  Matthew Warchus
THE SIXTH SENSE              (b)            (b)            (b)
M. Night Shyamalan
  STUART LITTLE
  Rob Minkoff
SUPERNOVA                    (c)                           [check]
[Walter Hill]
  THE TALENTED
  MR. RIPLEY                 [check]1/2     (c)1/2         (b)
  Anthony Minghella
TITUS                        (*)            (c)1/2
Julie Taymor
  TOPSY-TURVY                (a)            (b)            (b)
  Mike Leigh
THE VIRGIN SUICIDERS                        [check]1/2     (c)
Sofia Coppola
  THE WHOLE NINE YARDS
  Jonathan Lynn
THE WIND WILL CARRY US       (a)                           (b)
Abbas Kiarostami
  WONDER BOYS                               (b)1/2         (b)
  Curtis Hanson

THE FILMS                    Roger          Richard T.     Dave
                             Ebert          Jameson        Kehr

  AMERICAN BEAUTY            (b)1/2         (b)1/2         (c)
  Sam Merides
AMERICAN PSYCHO              (c)1/2                        (b)
Marry Harron
  THE BEACH                  [check]1/2     [check]        (c)
  Danny Boyle
THE BIG KAHUNA
John Swanbeck
  BOILER ROOM
  Chuck Younger
BOYS DON'T CRY               (a)            (b)            (b)
Kimberly Peirce
  THE CIDER HOUSE
  RULES                                     (b)
  Lasse Hallstrom
COTTON MARY                  [check]1/2                    [check]
Ismail Merchant
  THE CUP                    (b)                           (c)
  Khyenetse Norbu
THE END OF THE AFFAIR        (c)1/2         (a)            (c)
Neil Jordan
  ERIN BROCKOVICH                                          (b)
  Steven Soderbergh
EYE OF THE BEHOLDER                                        [check]
Stephen Elliott
  42 UP                      (a)                           (c)
  Michael Apted
GIRL, INTERRUPTED            (c)1/2         (*)            (c)
James Mangold
  THE GREEN MILE             (b)            (b)            (c)
  Frank Darabont
GUN SHY                                                    (*)
Eric Blakeney
  THE HURRICANE              (b)                           (c)
  Norman Jewison
THE INSIDER                  (b)            (b)1/2         (c)
Michael Mann
  LIFE & TIMES OF
  HANK GREENBURGH                                          (b)
  Akiva Kempner
MAGNOLIA                     (a)            (b)            (b)
Paul Thomas Anderson
  ONEGIN                                                   [check]
  Martha Fiennes
PLAY IT TO THE BONE          (c)
Ron Shelton
  REAR WINDOW                (a)            (a)            (a)
  Alfred Hitchcock
SCREAM 3                     (c)            (c)1/2         (c)1/2
Wes Craven
  SIMPATICO                  (c)            [check]        (c)
  Matthew Warchus
THE SIXTH SENSE              (b)            (b)            (c)1/2
M. Night Shyamalan
  STUART LITTLE              (c)                           (c)1/2
  Rob Minkoff
SUPERNOVA
[Walter Hill]
  THE TALENTED
  MR. RIPLEY                 (b)1/2         (c)1/2         (b)
  Anthony Minghella
TITUS                        (b)1/2         (c)           [check]1/2
Julie Taymor
  TOPSY-TURVY                (a)            (b)            (b)
  Mike Leigh
THE VIRGIN SUICIDERS
Sofia Coppola
  THE WHOLE NINE YARDS
  Jonathan Lynn
THE WIND WILL CARRY US                      (b)1/2         (a)
Abbas Kiarostami
  WONDER BOYS                               (b)            (a)
  Curtis Hanson

THE FILMS                    Kathleen       Andrew
                             Murphy         Sarris

  AMERICAN BEAUTY            (b)1/2         (b)
  Sam Merides
AMERICAN PSYCHO
Marry Harron
  THE BEACH
  Danny Boyle
THE BIG KAHUNA
John Swanbeck
  BOILER ROOM                               (c)1/2
  Chuck Younger
BOYS DON'T CRY               (b)1/2         (c)1/2
Kimberly Peirce
  THE CIDER HOUSE
  RULES                      (b)            (c)1/2
  Lasse Hallstrom
COTTON MARY                                 (c)1/2
Ismail Merchant
  THE CUP                                   (c)1/2
  Khyenetse Norbu
THE END OF THE AFFAIR        (b)1/2         (a)
Neil Jordan
  ERIN BROCKOVICH
  Steven Soderbergh
EYE OF THE BEHOLDER                         (c)
Stephen Elliott
  42 UP                                     (b)
  Michael Apted
GIRL, INTERRUPTED            [check]        (c)
James Mangold
  THE GREEN MILE             (c)1/2
  Frank Darabont
GUN SHY
Eric Blakeney
  THE HURRICANE
  Norman Jewison
THE INSIDER                  (b)1/2         (b)1/2
Michael Mann
  LIFE & TIMES OF
  HANK GREENBURGH                           (c)1/2
  Akiva Kempner
MAGNOLIA                     (b)            (c)1/2
Paul Thomas Anderson
  ONEGIN                                    (b)
  Martha Fiennes
PLAY IT TO THE BONE
Ron Shelton
  REAR WINDOW                (a)            (a)
  Alfred Hitchcock
SCREAM 3                     [check]1/2
Wes Craven
  SIMPATICO                                 (c)1/2
  Matthew Warchus
THE SIXTH SENSE              (b)            (b)1/2
M. Night Shyamalan
  STUART LITTLE
  Rob Minkoff
SUPERNOVA
[Walter Hill]
  THE TALENTED
  MR. RIPLEY                 (c)            (b)
  Anthony Minghella
TITUS                        (c)            (b)
Julie Taymor
  TOPSY-TURVY                (b)            (a)
  Mike Leigh
THE VIRGIN SUICIDERS
Sofia Coppola
  THE WHOLE NINE YARDS
  Jonathan Lynn
THE WIND WILL CARRY US       (b)
Abbas Kiarostami
  WONDER BOYS                (b)            (a)
  Curtis Hanson

THE FILMS                    David          Michael
                             Sterritt       Wilmington

  AMERICAN BEAUTY            (b)            (b)
  Sam Merides
AMERICAN PSYCHO
Marry Harron                 [check]1/2     [check]
  THE BEACH
  Danny Boyle
THE BIG KAHUNA
John Swanbeck
  BOILER ROOM
  Chuck Younger
BOYS DON'T CRY               (b)1/2         (b)
Kimberly Peirce
  THE CIDER HOUSE
  RULES                      (c)1/2         (b)
  Lasse Hallstrom
COTTON MARY                  (c)
Ismail Merchant
  THE CUP                    (b)1/2
  Khyenetse Norbu
THE END OF THE AFFAIR        (b)1/2         (b)
Neil Jordan
  ERIN BROCKOVICH
  Steven Soderbergh
EYE OF THE BEHOLDER                         (*)
Stephen Elliott
  42 UP                      (b)1/2         (b)
  Michael Apted
GIRL, INTERRUPTED            (*)            [check]
James Mangold
  THE GREEN MILE             [check]1/2     (c)
  Frank Darabont
GUN SHY                      [check]1/2
Eric Blakeney
  THE HURRICANE              (c)            (b)
  Norman Jewison
THE INSIDER                  (a)            (b)
Michael Mann
  LIFE & TIMES OF
  HANK GREENBURGH            (b)
  Akiva Kempner
MAGNOLIA                     (c)1/2         (b)1/2
Paul Thomas Anderson
  ONEGIN                     (c)            [check]
  Martha Fiennes
PLAY IT TO THE BONE          [check]1/2     (c)
Ron Shelton
  REAR WINDOW                (a)            (a)
  Alfred Hitchcock
SCREAM 3                     [check]1/2     [check]
Wes Craven
  SIMPATICO                  (c)            (c)
  Matthew Warchus
THE SIXTH SENSE              (c)1/2         (b)
M. Night Shyamalan
  STUART LITTLE              (c)            [check]
  Rob Minkoff
SUPERNOVA
[Walter Hill]
  THE TALENTED
  MR. RIPLEY                 [check]1/2     (c)1/2
  Anthony Minghella
TITUS                        (b)            (c)1/2
Julie Taymor
  TOPSY-TURVY                (a)            (a)
  Mike Leigh
THE VIRGIN SUICIDERS
Sofia Coppola
  THE WHOLE NINE YARDS       [check]1/2     (*)
  Jonathan Lynn
THE WIND WILL CARRY US       (a)            (a)
Abbas Kiarostami
  WONDER BOYS                (c)            (c)1/2
  Curtis Hanson

 

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