Best Films of 1996

Oh, Brother!

What some people did halfway through this film.

I don't know what happened here. Martin clearly owed someone a favor.

She's cute, as always, but the movie was a mess.

Tom Arnold is a crack-up in this messy film.

J Love was amazing even as a kid.

Chan's big US debut proves he can hold his own, the film itself was pretty awful.

Pfeiffer is one fine lady

Sinbad can be a funny family comedian, too bad the filmmakers suck.

Petty's soundtrack might be the only solid thing about this dialogue'd film.

Sheen attempts the serious after a series of comedies.

They go from beating the world to trying to beat varsity... what a disappointment.

Buscemi doin' what he does best... it's too bad the film falls flat.

Probably my least favorite Murray role, but he's still awesome!

Interest in Billy Zane's Phantom sunk faster than the Titanic... because he was in that movie... but I like that movie.

A very disappointing sequel

Too strange as a kid to really enjoy the adaptation.

I'll partly blame it on the fact that I didn't see this until I was an adult; but the songs in this are terrible and acting by the boy is worse. Luckily enough of the Muppet humor is still present for this to be deemed slightly entertaining but a disappointment after the lovely Muppet Christmas Carol

Crash, get off. What a life.

Makes me think women might like flowers...

Jordan's first attempt at movies is worse.

Alexander Payne's first is his weakest. But I did like the ending.

Welcome to the crazy house

Redford knows how to woo the ladies

Good to see Geena Davis kicking ass!

And I will always love you, too.

A True 'shoot 'em up'

A decent remake of the French film/play "La Cale Aux Follies"

More like Bio-Dumb!
Still, you can't fault a movie that includes an appearance from Tenacious D.

Not a big fan of this slow burner that never scalds.

Day-Lewis brings respect to this somewhat dull adaptation

Peter Jackson creates a strange ode to cheesy ghost flicks starring The Michael J Fox in, strangely, his last live-action movie role.

A dialogue-heavy tale that frustrates as much is it curates. None of the characters are entirely likable, which makes it a little more realistic, I suppose.

Pacino goes Richard III all up in this doc. Many years later Spacey (who is in this) will star in 'House of Cards' a modern story of Richard III.

Long title, silly movie.

Big movie, bad taste, cool guns, Arnold.

Just like watching the show... only not as funny

A lot of shooting, a lot of talking but not a lot of plot.

Behind-the-scenes look at what happened after Carson retired from late-night. The performances, aside from Kathy Bates, were awkward. It was very made-for-TV; but kept interest.

Director: Jerry Zaks
His 1st movie
My 1st movie watched from the director

This cast is stacked, but none of them deliver a memorable performance. Diane Keaton comes closest and DeNiro's role is a total waste. The story is about relationships, and the sister relationship is the only one that pays off in the end.

Actually the most impressive part of the miss is the fact that this unknown director, Jerry Zaks, somehow was able to get all these great actors together for a very average movie.

Added to Lists:

It's Not Easy Being Sisters
Best Performances - Diane Keaton

2 interesting days in the valley, true, but they never amount to much as the climax arrives too soon. I felt like only half the story was told by the time we got to the end.

Jeffrey Wright is fantastic in his debut lead. This is a film that wants to be extra artistic but gets in the way of itself with too many conventional ways.

Small movie, big taste.

I'll admit, I enjoyed this sappy tale. See it with your kids.

Another very strange Jarmish film with an all star cast and a great ending.