Garçon Means Boy: The 10 Best Films Of The Nineties

Join us in our decade-based film retrospective, as we delve backwards all the way from 2009 to 1910. Most decade-based best movie lists grant you a whooping 50-100 entries, which makes perfect sense given all the years you have to take into consideration. But what if you were defining a decade in just ten films? Which movies would you recommend to somebody who might only watch a handful from a given decade? This week, join us as we look back at the Nineties.

T.J. Barnard Nov 21, 2012 11:41 am2014-05-11T22:46:49-05:00

6. Eyes Wide Shut (1999) (Dir. Stanley Kubrick)

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Stanley Kubrick’s least popular film begs to be reconsidered now that more than a decade has passed since it first hit theatres. As a bizarre, otherworldly film that seems separated somehow from all time and place, Eyes Wide Shut is nowhere near as accessible as the director’s previous works. But this twisted sexual odyssey driven by a fully committed (and very underrated) Tom Cruise performance makes for haunting viewing. Kubrick’s obsessive attention to detail reigns over the picture as usual, and the piece embodies a spooky, uncomfortable atmosphere that ultimately serves to enrich it greatly. It may be long and tough, but there is so much more to Eyes Wide Shut than all those naked Nicole Kidman scenes.

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