Tuesday, December 31, 2013

2013 in Film


Not a bad year this year in terms of films, but then again, I wasn't trying the 365 Film Challenge this year. Just under half were theatrical releases and just over half were on DVD/TV. Reviews are linked where indicated. What'd you catch this year? How many grades/reviews do we agree upon? Let me know, and happy viewing into the new year!
  1. The Thin Man (dir. W.S.  Van Dyke, 1934)
  2. Silver Linings Playbook (dir. David O. Russell, 2012) - A
  3. The Innkeepers (dir. Ti West, 2011) - B
  4. The Raid: Redemption (dir. Gareth Evans, 2012) - A-
  5. Live Free or Die Hard (dir. Len Wiseman, 2007) - C+
  6. Surrogates (dir. Jonathan Mostow, 2009) - C+
  7. Frankenweenie (dir. Tim Burton, 2012) - B
  8. Total Recall (dir. Len Wiseman, 2012) - B
  9. The A-Team (dir. Joe Carnahan, 2010) - B
  10. Dredd (dir. Pete Taylor, 2012) - B
  11. Kick-Ass (dir. Matthew Vaughan, 2010) - B+ (rewatch)
  12. Bronson (dir. Nicholas Winding Refn, 2008) - B
  13. Jiro Dreams of Sushi (dir. David Gelb, 2011) - A
  14. Evil Dead (dir. Fede Alvarez, 2013) - B+
  15. The Place Beyond The Pines (dir. Derek Cianfrance, 2013) - A-
  16. Trance (dir. Danny Boyle, 2013) - B+
  17. Murder By Decree (dir. Bob Clark, 1979) - B-
  18. Iron Man 3 (dir. Shane Black, 2013) - B/B+ (Review on Monday Morning Matinee)
  19. The Great Gatsby (dir. Baz Luhrmann, 2013) - D+/C- (Review on Monday Morning Matinee)
  20. Star Trek Into Darkness (dir. J.J. Abrams, 2013) - B/B+ (Review on Monday Morning Matinee)
  21. Sicko (dir. Michael Moore, 2006) - A-
  22. Man of Steel (dir. Zack Snyder, 2013) - B (Review on Monday Morning Matinee)
  23. Much Ado About Nothing (dir. Joss Whedon, 2013) - B+/A- (Review on Monday Morning Matinee)
  24. Pacific Rim (dir. Guillermo del Toro, 2013) (Review on Monday Morning Matinee)
  25. Despicable Me 2 (dir. Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin, 2013) - B
  26. The Wolverine (dir. James Mangold, 2013) - B+
  27. Pitch Perfect (dir. Jason Moore, 2012) - B+
  28. The Man With The Iron Fists (dir. RZA, 2012) - C
  29. Shaun of the Dead (dir. Edgar Wright, 2004) - A (rewatch)
  30. Hot Fuzz (dir. Edgar Wright, 2007) - A (rewatch)
  31. The World’s End (dir. Edgar Wright, 2013) - A-
  32. Sin City (dir. Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez, 2005) - C
  33. Hunger (dir. Steve McQueen, 2009) - A
  34. Doctor Who: The Movie (dir. Geoffrey Sax, 1996) - B-
  35. The Butler (dir. Lee Daniels, 2013) - B+/A-
  36. Fruitvale Station (dir. Ryan Coogler, 2013) - A-
  37. In A World (dir. Lake Bell, 2013) - A-
  38. Prisoners (dir. Denis Villeneuve, 2013) - B+/A- (Review on Monday Morning Matinee)
  39. Don Jon (dir. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 2013) - A-
  40. Gravity (dir. Alfonso Cuaron, 2013) - A+
  41. Smashed (dir. James Ponsoldt, 2012) - A-
  42. Burton and Taylor (dir. Richard Laxton, 2013) - B
  43. Fargo (dir. Joel Coen, 1996) (rewatch) - A-
  44. Justice League: Doom (dir. Lauren Montgomery, 2012) - A-
  45. Thor: The Dark World (dir. Alan Taylor, 2013) - B+
  46. Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (dir. Nick Hurran, 2013) - A
  47. An Adventure in Time and Space (dir. Terry McDonough, 2013) - A-
  48. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (dir. Francis Lawrence, 2013) - A-
  49. Dallas Buyers Club (dir. Jean Marc-VallĂ©e, 2013) - A
  50. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (dir. Peter Jackson, 2013) - B+ (Review on Monday Morning Matinee)
  51. American Hustle (dir. David O. Russell, 2013) - A
  52. Inside Llewyn Davis (dir. Joel and Ethan Coen, 2013) - B+/A-
  53. Her (dir. Spike Jonze, 2013) - A-

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