Ebert’s selection of Great Movies from the 1990s includes Oscar legends, comedies, and Shakespearean adaptations.
Each features aunique combination of breathtaking visuals, masterful performances, diligent direction, and well-crafted narratives.
Many of the best of the 90s aremovies that are perfect from start to finish.
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Together, the pair chase down a serial killer inflicting punishment by way of the Seven Deadly Sins.
“What could become a routine cop movie is elevated by the evocation of dread mythology and symbolism.
Almost all mainstream thrillers seek first to provide entertainment; this one intends to fascinate and appall.”
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Morgan’s performance as the emotionally detached detective expertly balances Pitt’s fresh-faced rookie.
It’s a devastating whodunnit movie that rightfully earnedEbert’s four stars and Great Movie badge.
Ebert called directorRichard Loncraine’s adaptation"a film with a dread fascination."
The movie’s glory and success hinges onMcKellen’s deeply multi-faceted performance.
7’L.A.
Confidential' (1997)
Directed by Curtis Hanson
L.A. Ebert is clear inhis original three-star reviewthatThe Big Lebowskiis not a Coen Brothers film that equalsFargo.
“It is easy enough to construct a geek show if you start with a cannibal.
There’s such a wealth on the screen, such an overflowing of imagination and energy.”
The iconic “What?”
“But it isn’t the structure that makes ‘Pulp Fiction’' a great film.
Ebert’s four-star review declaresPulp Fictionas one of the greatest movies of the 1990s and of all time.
It’s a masterclass in screenwriting and directing.
Hisfour-star review was republishedamong a collection of other movies by his contributorson the 10th anniversary of his death.
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