JEFF'S TOP MOVIES OF THE YEAR FOR 2013

Well it is finally that time to premiere my list. Though to keep the suspense going i have a few lists until you get to the good stuff

First up
FILMS I DIDN'T GET TO SEE

Please no pestering me as to why certain films didn't make the list. I wanted to see most of these , I just didn’t get a chance to by the time it came to make the list.


IN A WORLD


INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (probably would have made the list, Seems like my type of film)



NEBRASKA



THE HUNT



THE GREAT BEAUTY



A HIJACKING



WADJA



ANCHORMAN 2




BLUE CAPRICE




I AM DIVINE



SAVING MR. BANKS



BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR




PHILOMENA




AFTERNOON DELIGHT



BEST MOVIE EXPERIENCES

 Rush


Short Term ‘12


Kings Of Summer



Fruitvale Station (Both Times)


Spring Breakers (Both Times)


The Conjuring
Saw this begrudgingly with friends intent on seeing it. Was pleasantly surprised especially seeing itin a group and with a game and willing audience. Who made the event that much more entertaining




WORST MOVIE EXPERIENCES
(Obviosuly not the quality of the films fault)

Her

Before Midnight

Wolverine

Peeples


HONORABLE MENTIONS

That just fell short of the Top 20. Still Good Films

STORIES WE TELL



FRANCES HA
Though it gets better as the film moves along. The first 20 minutes make you want to stop the film though it helps inform the rest of the film. Though it feels like a Episode of girls at times. At least sooner or later you like some of the characters.



PARADISE: LOVE



SIGHTSEERS 




THE GRANDMASTERS

UPSTREAM COLOR




THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES




 THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY
 Melodramatic, but i loved it




MONSTERS UNIVERSITY





HERE COMES THE DEVIL





BLUE JASMINE





SIDE EFFECTS





ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW





CAPTAIN PHILLIPS

So close to making the top 20, I just didn’t really feel the movie until the second half



IRON MAN 3
I really enjoyed this film, more than I expected to and I liked that it acknowledged it’s extravagance and smartly went back to basics formula, With a well known character


Best Films not released this year. That I saw for the first time in 2013

AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT

NO

COLD FISH

TALHOTBLOND

A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE

HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE

2 DAYS IN PARIS








 And finally. It took a while to get here and had been rearranged many times. So here is the final tally

 TOP 20 films of 2013 (or my favorites, best's)



20. BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO (Written & dir. Peter Strickland) 

19. RUSH (dir. Ron Howard)

18. THE DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (dir. Jean-Marc Vallee)

17. THIS IS THE END (Written & Dir. Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg)

16. A BAND CALLED DEATH (dir. Mark Covino & Jeff Howlett)
Can't say this came out of nowhere as when i first heard about this film couldn't wait to see it.Though it seemed like it took forever to come out.As good and powerful a story as i thought it would be.Still it managed to surprise me and get me and my emotions caught up. Inspirational documentary

15. BLACKFISH (dir. Gabriela Cowperthwaite) 

14. GIMMIE THE LOOT (Written & dir. Adam Leon) 

13. GRAVITY (dir. Alfonso Cauron)

12. ALL IS LOST (Written & dir. J.C. Chandor) 

11. SHORT TERM 12 (Written & dir. Destin Cretton) 

10. THE SPECTACULAR NOW (dir. James Ponsoldt)

The Writers of 500 DAYS OF SUMMER write another beautiful heartbreaking love story that reeks of truth and reality in a movie way.

9. FRUITVALE STATION (Written & dir. Ryan Coogler)

8. ZERO CHARISMA (Written & Dir. Katie Graham & Andrew Matthews)

7. AMERICAN HUSTLE (dir. David O. Russell)

6. HER (Written & dir. Spike Jonze)

5. THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (dir. Martin Scorsese)

4. BEFORE MIDNIGHT (dir. Richard Linklater) 

3. THE KINGS OF SUMMER (dir. Jordan Vogt-Roberts

2. THE ACT OF KILLING (dir. Joshua Oppenheimer & Christine Cynn)

1. 12 YEARS A SLAVE (dir. Steve McQueen)