Show t. t ir Wades Wade's pick for the top ten best of 1991 1 Andrew Wade Writer N NINETEEN hundred and one ninety-one has come to an end and a new year stretches out ominously before us With the new year comes the time for every r film critic to perform the obligatory task of rating the previous years year's best films What follows are what I consider to be the E i cr creme me de la cr creme me or the ten best films of 1991 I 1 1 Cape Fear Another landmark film from one of Americas America's greatest living Martin He crossed the line from just critical success to critical and box office suc suc- cess Kudos to everyone associated with this f technical and emotional motional A At t respectful nod goes to Robert De Niro whose only competition at Oscar time should be his Doppelganger in my next choice 2 Silence of the Lambs Anthony Hopkins' Hopkins portrayal helped to elevate the psychological thriller genre into the stratosphere which coincided with the height at which audiences i 1 were jum jumping ing from their seats J 3 The Doctor Dodor A warm and humorous film F with just the right amount of sentiment In addition William Hurt is another of my recommendations for an Academy Award and andis is the only actor I have chosen who does not play playa a psychopath t J L r M V u- u i r 4 City Slickers I thought we were in for a big disappointment when Billy Crystal began stumping for this film at last years year's Academy Awards I was wrong The film turned out to tobe tobe tobe be the years year's funniest 5 S. Beauty and the Beast After a dismal year Disney pulled a beast out of the hat and made madea a modern modem day classic Perhaps this will be the first animated film in history to garner garri garner r. r a best picture nomination and d deservedly s so 6 Madonna Truth or Dare The material girl has it all and a documentary to prove it We saw many facets of the controversial pop icon in a film that was truthful daring and entertaining 7 My Fathers Father's My Glory Mothers Castle This matching set of films dealing with a ayoung ayoung ayoung young boy named Marcel in his youth is this years year's Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring 8 La Femme Nikita And now the French will teach us a thing or tWo two ab about ut Americas America's favorite genre the genre the action film 9 the Hood John Singleton said more about the American African condition in his minute film than all ll of Spike Lees Lee's films put together 10 Thelma Louise It was not until my second viewing that I truly appreciated what this film had to say And that is in the battle of the sexes women will also be carrying guns 4 o v u wr M K Kw v. v 0 h t 1 0 I If 1 c- c w I Ir 11 R r 7 L s 4 Z 1 11 d 4 Wades Wade's favorite comedy of the year City Slickers starring Billy Crystal A ANew ANew New York radio ad salesman heads for the high plains with two buddies r r |