The 25 Best Movies of the 1990s

John Foote's recent posting on In Contention, looking at forgotten films of the 1990s, was so provocative, it compelled me to leave a comment that I thought I'd also appropriate for filmicability. So, quickly, for me, the 25 best movies of the 1990s:1) GOODFELLAS (Martin Scorsese, 90) (the decade's most influential movie, and its most essential, too) 2) BREAKING THE WAVES (Lars Von Trier, 96) (

Film #11: Ed Wood

Lessee now...bio-pics about filmmakers. I dunno what took moviemakers so long to get around to attacking this subject---doesn't make sense, given how they make their lettuce. But as far as I can tell, Clint Eastwood's 1990 film White Hunter, Black Heart seems to have come first, surprisingly enough. It may have cloaked its main character with the name "John Wilson," but it obviously and