…although it wasn’t a major, historical year for movies…certainly not like and were.

In my humble opinion, the most loathsome film of 1993 was, is and always will be ‘s Mrs. Doubtfire. Piss on this stupid film forever…soak it in horse urine.

And the finest five films of 1993 were and still are, in this order of enjoyment or admiration, (1) and ‘s Groundhog Day, (2) ‘s Philadelphia, (3) and ‘s Mad Dog and Glory (a pair of Bill Murray films among the top three!), (4) and ‘s Six Degrees of Separation, and (5) Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List.

: ‘s The Firm (I’ve watched it at least 10 or 12 times, largely because I love ‘s fundamentally humane performance as Avery Tolar, mitigated by his chuckling, shoulder-shrugging cynicism), Spielberg’s Jurassic Park (two or three viewings), ‘s True Romance (minus the ridiculous ending but containing the first great performance), ‘s The Age of Innocence (very moving finale), ‘s In The Line of Fire, and ‘s Falling Down.

(in order of preference): ‘s The Nightmare Before Xmas, ‘s The Crying Game, and ‘s A Bronx Tale, ‘s In The Name of the Father, ‘s Short Cuts (‘s red public hair), ‘s Indecent Proposal, ‘s Carlito’s Way, ‘s Sleepless in Seattle, The Pelican Brief, ‘s Sommersby, ‘s remake of The Vanishing (which wimpishly changed the ending of Sluizer’s 19888 original), ‘s A Perfect World, Bruce Joel Rubin‘s My Life (Michael Keaton with cancer), Ivan Reitman‘s Dave, James Ivory‘s The Remains of the Day (15).

Not So Hot: Renny Harlin‘s Cliffhanger, John McTiernan‘s Last Action Hero.