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With the Oscars just about a month away - it's time to declare my favorite films of 2013.  So here they are - in no particular order - except for 12 Years a Slave which is simply the Best Picture of 2013 because it is the most courageous & indelible.  All the films on my Best of list are great for different reasons.  My main criteria are a unique approach to film making (Gravity, Inside Llewyn Davis) and/or storytelling (All is Lost, In a World...), a great script (Philomena), sensational acting (Dallas Buyers Club, Blue Jasmine, Saving Mr. Banks) and a significant emotional impact (Enough Said, Last Vegas).  Most have more than one of these qualities.  2013 was an exceptional year for films - both big & small.   

 

12 Years a Slave

 

Before Midnight

 

Nebraska

 

Philomena

 

Lee Daniels' The Butler

 

Enough Said

 

Dallas Buyers Club

 

Bridegroom

 

All is Lost

 

Inside Llewyn Davis

 

Blue Jasmine

 

Gravity

 

In a World...

 

Last Vegas

 

Saving Mr. Banks