2013 Films, Alphabetically (With Grades)

Titles are listed alphabetically

44 films thus far
Title (Director) Grade #of times seen if more than 1 
or by grade if you'd prefer 

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Alpha Order

Before Midnight (Richard Linklater) A- offtopic immediately after 
Behind the Candelabra (Steven Soderbergh) B+ Review
Blancanieves (Pablo Berger) B+ capsule 
Caesar Must Die (Vitorrio & Paolo Taviani) B Capsule 

The East (Zal Batmamglij) B
Frances Ha (Noah Baumbach) A-
Gangster Squad (Ruben Fleischer) D
Good Day To Die Hard, A (John Moore) D- Posterized 
Great Gatsby, The (Baz Luhrmann) C+ Review, Dream I Had

The History of Future Folk (John Mitchell & Jeremy Kipp Walker) C- 
I Give It A Year (Dan Mazer) C
Identitly Thief (Seth Gordon) D-/F
I'm So Excited (Pedro Almodóvar) B+/B
Iron Man Three (Shane Black) B+/B Review Podcast

Jack the Giant Slayer (Bryan Singer) C- Review 
Kiss of the Damned (Xan Cassavettes) C
Kon-Tiki (Joachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg) C+ capsule  
Mud (Jeff Nichols) B+

No (Pablo Larrain) A- Review, best foreign film, Nathaniel on CNNi 
Oz: The Great and Powerful (Sam Raimi) C Review
Place Beyond the Pines, The (Derek Cianfrance) B- Review  
Side Effects (Steven Soderbergh) C Interview, Podcast, Posterized 

Simon Killer (Antonio Campos) C-
Spring Breakers (Harmony Korine) B
Stoker (Park Chan Wook) C+ Review
What Maisie Knew (Scott McGehee & David Siegel) B-
Yossi (Eytan Fox) C+ Capsule

all the light in the skyNot Yet Released
3 (Pablo Stoll) TBA
All The Light in the Sky (Joe Swanberg) notes
Breakfast with Curtis (Laura Colella) notes
Cold Lands (Tom Gilroy) TBA
Deep, The (Baltasar Kormakuv) B  capsule
I Am Divine (Jeffrey Schwartz) B
Il Futuro (Alicia Scherson) B

I Used to Be Darker (Matthew Porterfield) TBA
The Land of Eb (Andrew Williamson) TBA
The Most Fun I've Ever Had With My Pants On (Drew Denny) TBA
Pit Stop (Yen Tan) TBA
Prince Avalanche (David Gordon Green) TBA
Sma Citroner Gula (Teresa Fabik) B
Some Girl(s) (Daisy von Scherler Mayer) notes
The Spectacular Now (James Ponsoldt) TBA

The Sunshine Boys (Kim Tae-gon) TBA
A Teacher (Hannah Fidell) TBA
This is Martin Bonner (Chad Hartigan) notes

2013 Films, By Grade Only

A/A- magic

Before Midnight (Richard Linklater)
Frances Ha (Noah Baumbach)
NO (Pablo Larrain) Review, best foreign film, Nathaniel on CNNi 

B+ really very good at what they do... if maybe short of unmissable or quite good but fast fade

All The Light in the Sky (Joe Swanberg) notes 
Behind the Candelabra (Steven Soderbergh) review
Blancanieves (Pablo Berger) capsule 
Iron Man Three (Shane Black) review 
Mud (Jeff Nichols) 

B/B- recommended. if you feel compelled, you should see them

3 (Pablo Stoll)
Breakfast with Curtis (Laura Colella) notes
Caesar Must Die (Vitorrio & Paolo Taviani) Capsule  
Deep, The (Baltasar Kormakuv) capsule
The East (Zal Batmanglij)
I Am Divine (Jeffrey Schwartz)
I'm So Excited (Pedro Almodóvar)
The Land of Eb (Andrew Williamson) 
Pit Stop (Yen Tan)
Place Beyond the Pines, The (Derek Cianfrance) Review  
The Spectacular Now (James Ponsoldt) 
Sma Citroner Gula (Teresa Fabik)
Spring Breakers (Harmony Korine) 
This is Martin Bonner (Chad Hartigan) notes  
What Maisie Knew (Scott McGehee & David Segal) 

C+/C strong elements, iffy whole OR exceedingly proficient but unexciting

The Great Gatsby (Baz Luhrmann) review, dream
Il Futuro (Alicia Scherson) 
Kiss of the Damned (Xan Cassavettes)
The Most Fun I've Ever Had With My Pants On (Drew Denny) 
Oz: The Great and Powerful (Sam Raimi) Review 

Side Effects (Steven Soderbergh) Interview, Podcast, Posterized  
Stoker (Park Chan Wook) Review 
Kon-Tiki (Joachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg) capsule   
Yossi (Eytan Fox) Capsule 

C/C-/D+ range... didn't work for me or offputting in some substantial way

Cold Lands (Tom Gilroy) 
The History of Future Folk (John Mitchell & Jeremy Kipp Walker) 
I Give It A Year (Dan Mazer)
I Used to Be Darker (Matthew Porterfield) 
Jack the Giant Slayer (Bryan Singer) Review 
Prince Avalanche (David Gordon Green) 
Simon Killer (Antonio Campos) 
Some Girl(s) (Daisy von Scherler Mayer) notes 
The Sunshine Boys (Kim Tae-gon)  

D/D-/F run away! run away!

Gangster Squad (Ruben Fleischer)
Good Day To Die Hard, A (John Moore)  Posterized 
Identity Thief (Seth Gordon)
A Teacher (Hannah Fidell)