Best and Worst of 2013 in Cinema: My Top 10 Films of the Year so Far

Here we are, in the final months of 2013. Summer break is near in sight, which means the time has come to countdown my top 10 films of the year so far. The rules are simple: films which were released January through November are eligible for the list (discounting movies that were included in last year’s awards ceremonies). Having said that, there is a high chance that many of these movies could change ranking or not make it on the final list when all is said and done. Oscar season is about to commence and there is a plethora of films left to see. 

My Top 10 Films of the Year so far:

1. The Place Beyond the Pines (Derek Cianfrance)

2. Blue Jasmine (Woody Allen)

3. Catching Fire (Francis Lawrence)

4. Prisoners (Denis Villeneuve)

5. Gravity (Alfonso Cuaron)

6. Captain Phillips (Paul Greengrass)

7. The Way Way Back (Nat Faxon, Jim Rash)

8. About Time (Richard Curtis)

9. Man of Steel (Zack Snyder)

10. TBA

Upcoming releases likely to shake it all up:

12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen)

American Hustle (David O. Russell)

Dallas Buyers Club (Jean-Marc Vallée)

Saving Mr Banks (John Lee Hancock)

Her (Spike Jonze)

Dark horses:

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Peter Jackson)

Inside Llewyn Davis (Ethan Coen, Joel Coen)

Labor Day (Jason Reitman)

The Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese)

And just for fun…

Worst movies of the year so far:

Elysium

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