Favorite Movies of 2013
Lots of folks have been asking me what films I loved in 2013. Here are my favorites in no particular order. I've limited myself to ten words or less reviews. Titles link to the trailers. Mud . Rural people shown with dignity. Best movie of the year. American Hustle . That cast. That director. Blue Jasmine . Because: Cate Blanchett. 12 Years A Slave . Powerful, devastating, visceral, beautiful. Catching Fire . Loved the book, loved the movie. Plus: Jennifer Lawrence, duh. Captain Phillips . Complex, gripping, human. Tom Hanks disappears into the character. Prisoners . Realistic portrayals of working class people and great twist. Inside Llewyn Davis . The Cohen Brothers made it. Shadow Dancer . Ireland's Troubles with great performances and a taunt script. The Conjuring . Great scary movies are rare. Hands clapping on the stairs. The Bling Ring . Terrifying, stylish, funny without ever glorifying the crimes. Stoker . Not perfect but i