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1996 Reviews

-A-

The Associate (* ½)

-B-

The Birdcage (*** ½)
Breaking the Waves (****)

-C-

City Hall (**)
Courage Under Fire (***)
The Crucible (*** ½)

-D-

Dragonheart (***)

-E-

The English Patient (****)
Eraser (*)
Evita (****)

-F-

Fargo (** ½)
First Wives Club (***)

-G-

Ghosts of Mississippi (***)

-H-

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (****)

-I-

Independence Day (**)

-J-

Jackie Chan's First Strike (* ½)
Joe's Apartment (*)

-L-

The Last Supper (***)
The Long Kiss Goodnight (* ½)

-M-

Mars Attacks! (***)
Marvin's Room (***)
Mission: Impossible (***)
Mother (****)
My Fellow Americans (***)

-O-

101 Dalmatians (***)

-P-

The People vs. Larry Flynt (*** ½)
Phenomenon (* ½)
Portrait of a Lady (*** ½)

-R-

Ridicule (*** ½)
The Rock (** ½)

-S-

Scream (*** ½)
Secrets & Lies (****)
Shine (***)
Sleepers (**)
Spy Hard (*)
Star Trek: First Contact (****)

-T-

Trainspotting (*** ½)
The Truth About Cats and Dogs (*** ½)
Twister (** ½)

-W-

Welcome to the Dollhouse (*** ½)
William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (*** ½)

(Best Film of the Year: Evita)
(Best Actor: Ralph Fiennes - The English Patient)
(Best Actress: Madonna - Evita)
(Best Supporting Actor: Edward Norton - The People vs. Larry Flynt)
(Best Suporting Actress: Debbie Reynolds - Mother)
(Best Director: Alan Parker - Evita)
(Best Original Screenplay: Secrets & Lies)
(Best Adapted Screenplay: The English Patient)
(Best Score: Star Trek: First Contact)
(Best Song: "Heaven's Light/Hellfire" - The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
(Best Editing: Evita)
(Best Cinematography: Evita)
(Best Production Design: Evita)
(Best Costume Design: Evita)
(Best Visual Effects: Star Trek: First Contact)

Top Ten of 1996
  1. Evita
  2. Secrets & Lies
  3. The English Patient
  4. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
  5. Mother
  6. Star Trek: First Contact
  7. Breaking the Waves
  8. Ridicule
  9. Welcome to the Dollhouse
  10. Scream
Honorable Mentions: The Birdcage, The Curcible, The People vs. Larry Flynt, The Potrait of a Lady, Trainspotting, The Truth About Cats and Dogs, William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.

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