Best Films of 1996

OK, so I complained about 1997 being a shit year but at least I could still get 10 films on a list of movies that I quite like. 1996, while being host to one of my all time favourite films of all time - Fargo (the fourth time that the Coen Brothers make the top spot - I think I'm a fan of those guys), was really disappointing. I can't even manage a top five, if you were to ask me "based on what you've seen from 1996, what would you nominate for best picture?", I would say those three before stummering out something like......... Happy Gilmore? Maybe my problem is I just haven't seen enough films, I've only seen two of the best picture nominees from the Oscars (Jerry Maguire and Fargo).

1. Fargo (Joel & Ethan Coen)
2. Bottle Rocket (Wes Anderson)
3. Scream (Wes Craven)
   

Best Movies of 1997

Man, Deconstructing Harry is by far the weakest number one we've had so far. I don't mean to say anything bad about it but I can't believe how weak this year actually was. This does mark Woody Allen's second top finish - it's just a surprising one. While overall I reckon that's an interesting top five, 1997 has proven to be the weakest year so far - I didn't think that'll happen until the 80s.

1. Deconstructing Harry (Woody Allen)
2. Waiting For Guffman (Christopher Guest)
3. Boogie Nights (Paul Thomas Anderson)
4. Wintersleepers (Tom Tykwer)
5. The Fifth Element (Luc Besson)
6. Open Your Eyes (Alejandro Amenabar)
   
7. Lost Highway (David Lynch)
   
8. The Castle (Rob Sitch)
   
9. Men In Black (Barry Sonnenfeld)
   
10. Scream 2 (Wes Craven)