And finally, for the Talkies, *cough cough* Movies of 2013.

            As 2013 came to a close, I thought, wow I saw some incredible stuff this year.  I also thought, damn I spent like several months of rent on movies.  What can I say,  I am obsessed.  If movies were a drug, I would have overdosed years ago.  Thankfully, they don't have the same effects...they're better.  Okay, I'll stop.  I don't do worst lists anymore, because I realized how immature that is and well, it's actually very difficult to make a movie and release it for the public to consume, so that's quite commendable in itself.  Sure, I saw stuff that was disappointing, but right now, we will focus on what I loved.  It's really impossible to rank movies or art in general, and so I couldn't possibly do this "correct" in any way,  no matter how hard I tried.  I gave it my best shot though.  Cinema like all art is subjective and well I love discussing it with people, it's always fun and it always leads to some sort of debate or fistfight.   There was greatness this year, whether it be Scorsese's brilliant The Wolf of Wall Street or Steve McQueen's powerful 12 Years a Slave, there's no doubt that 2013 delivered the goods.  Not that I give two shits about the Oscars, but this year seems somewhat unpredictable for once, and I can't say for certainty what will win or lose.   It seems American Hustle is picking up steam and it's a damn good movie, so why not?  I love David O. Russell and Three Kings will always be one of my favorites.   We shall see what happens, alas I wish Ms. DeGeneres luck hosting.  Here are some of DK's favorites:

1) The Wolf of Wall Street

2) 12 Years a Slave

3) Before Midnight

4) The Past

5) The Act of Killing / Dirty Wars

6) Her

7) Inside Llewyn Davis

8) All Is Lost

9) American Hustle

10) Upstream Color

11) The Great Beauty 

12) Mud

13) Stoker

14) Nebraska

15) To The Wonder

16) Fruitvale Station

17) Captain Phillips

18) Stories We Tell

19) No

20) Side Effects

Honorable Mentions

Short Term 12, Gravity, Prisoners, The Spectacular Now, The Bling Ring, 20 Feet From Stardom, Frances Ha, The Hunt, The Sapphires, The World's End & Blue Jasmine 

And there’s still so much I didn’t see….sigh