While I didn’t think 2013 was a banner year for film there were plenty of solid films and I struggled the more with the order of my list then the films to include. As I was writing up my list...
2013 found the thing we call “Film” at a crossroads. As production technology advanced and distribution platforms sprung up like dandelions, outsider auteurs were suddenly empowered to share their vision to an unprecedented degree. At the same time, major studios...
Many people have wondered exactly who voted for the BPs. You’ll find the full roster below. KYLE ANDERSON (podcaster) WEST ANTHONY (podcaster) DAVID BAX (website co-founder) CHASE BECK (writer) MAT BRADLEY-TSCHIRGI (podcaster, writer) IAN BRILL (podcast guest) SARAH BRINKS (writer)...
10. Drinking Buddies Drinking Buddies, from director Joe Swanberg, has charisma and charm for days, but its implications are quite frightening: that you could fall in love with the wrong person and essentially be rendered powerless. Kate (Olivia Wilde) and...
10. Fruitvale Station Anchored by a raw and complex lead performance from next-big-thing Michael B. Jordan, Ryan Coogler’s debut feature about the shooting death of Oscar Grant does so much more than lament a real life tragedy (though it does...
First: the obligatory disclaimer. My top 10 rankings are based on world-wide theatrical release, so if a foreign film premiered in its home country (or elsewhere) in 2012 before coming to the United States in 2013, it is not eligible....