Best movies of 2013 from ‘12 Years a Slave’ to ‘Frances Ha’
It was a great year for movies. Here are the 21 best of 2013, as picked by Ann Hornaday.
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‘Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas’ movie review
The latest comedy from writer-director-star Tyler Perry should have come with a gift receipt.
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Christmas Day dinner and a movie
Where to find Chinese, Indian and other cuisines before your Christmas Day movies.
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‘Saving Mr. Banks,’ other new movies, reviewed
Emma Thompson stars as author P.L. Travers in a dramatization of the story behind “Mary Poppins.“
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Family Filmgoer reviews ‘The Hobbit’ and more
Movie reviews with kids in mind. This week, the second part of Peter Jackson's Tolkien trilogy.
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‘Saving Mr. Banks’ depicts the making of ‘Mary Poppins’
Emma Thompson delivers a tart tour de force as ‘Mary Poppins’ author P.L. Travers in ‘Saving Mr. Banks.’
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‘The Punk Singer’ movie review
Sini Anderson’s documentary looks at the life and legacy of Bikini Kill frontwoman Kathleen Hanna.
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‘The Last Days on Mars’ movie review
The sci-fi thriller starts with flair, then fizzles when the plot turns into Zombies in Outer Space.
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Review: ‘Go For Sisters’ okay, with great performances
‘Go For Sisters’ may succumb to contrivance, but benefits from strong chemistry between its two actresses.
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‘Bettie Page Reveals All’ movie review
Documentary portrait of 1950s pin-up queen offers delights and insights, despite technical shortcomings.
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For Hobbit, second time’s the charm
MOVIE REVIEW | Following a first installment that many moviegoers found bloated and boring, “The Desolation of Smaug” is a fleet and fun redemption of the film franchise.
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‘American Hustle,’ ‘Her,’ ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ - more wistful than comedic
By splitting nominations between drama and comedy, the Golden Globes make some interesting distinctions
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Reviews on Demand
Kristen Bell plays a woman with an early mid-life crisis; a return to form for Neil LaBute; and Christmas with VeggieTales.
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Paul Walker, James Gandolfini nominated for SAG Awards posthumously
The two actors who passed away in 2013 are among this year’s nominees.
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What to do with your snow day? Go see one of these movies.
There are quite a few films worth changing out of your jammies for.
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‘Out of the Furnace,’ other new movies reviewed
“Let the Fire Burn” receives this week’s highest critic rating.
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‘The Wolverine’ and other new DVDs
Check out this week’s new releases and see what Washington is watching.
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Family Filmgoer reviews ‘Out of the Furnace’
Movie reviews with kids in mind. This week, a thriller starring Christian Bale.
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‘Let the Fire Burn’ masterfully examines a 1985 tragedy
‘Let the Fire Burn,’ by Jason Osder, mines the archival record to examine the tragic MOVE bombing of 1985.
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Bale, Affleck dominate downbeat ‘Out of the Furnace’
Christian Bale and Casey Affleck deliver galvanizing star turns in the rust-belt thriller ‘Out of the Furnace.’
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‘Narco Cultura’ movie review
Documentary contrasts the bloody world of drug cartels with the musical glorification of that lifestyle.
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‘Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?’ movie review
Filmmaker Michel Gondry makes an animated documentary about Noam Chomsky’s deep thoughts.
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‘Commitment’ movie review
Korean boy-band star plays an assassin in this action-filled, but humorless, drama.
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The Emerald Isle comes to the big screen during the Capital Irish Film Festival
See a documentary about political activists, a look at when Muhammad Ali traveled to Dublin and kid-friendly shorts.
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Watch online: ‘Medora,’ ‘Mortified Nation,’ ‘A Year in Burgundy’
The Post’s critics highlight original movies that are being streamed and made available on demand.
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Family Filmgoer reviews ‘Frozen’
Movie reviews with kids in mind. This week, a new animated musical from Disney.
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‘Frozen,’ ‘Philomena’ and other new movies, reviewed
Disney’s new animated children’s film receives three stars.
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‘The Great Beauty’ movie review
Italina drama is a ravishingly Fellini-esque film about appreciating beauty wherever it’s found.
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Judi Dench shines in ‘Philomena’
The British actress plays a birth mother searching for her long-lost son.
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Adaptation of ‘Black Nativity’ is both starchy and stirring
Jennifer Hudson and Jacob Latimore star in ‘Black Nativity,’ an uneven but stirring holiday musical.
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‘Oldboy’ movie review
Spike Lee’s remake of 2003 Korean cult film anchors the original’s grand moral themes in gritty verisimilitude.
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‘Homefront’ movie review
Jason Statham and James Franco go mano a mano in a pulpy, Southern-fried action flick.
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‘Frozen’ is a dazzling return for Disney animation
Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel provide the voices in Disney’s delightful new animated musical.
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‘Enzo Avitabile Music Life’ movie review
Jonathan Demme’s documentary is meandering and abstract, just like its subject.
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Family Filmgoer reviews the new ‘The Hunger Games’ film
Movie reviews with kids in mind. This week, Katniss and Peeta return to the arena in the eagerly awaited sequel.
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‘Planes’ and other new DVDs
Check out this week’s new releases and see what Washington is watching.
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‘A Touch of Sin’ movie review
Director Jia Zhangke tells four stories about the desperation felt by ordinary people in China.
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‘Camille Claudel 1915,’ a sad chapter in the life of an artist
‘Camille Claudel 1915’ featuring a shattering performance from Juliette Binoche, raises troubling questions.
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In ‘Nebraska,’ an offbeat road picture of humor and poetry
With Bruce Dern, and directed by Alexander Payne, ‘Nebraska’ is an ‘American Gothic’ of our age.
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‘Jerusalem’ movie review
IMAX 3D documentary presents a beautiful and complex view of the ancient city.
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‘Delivery Man’ movie review
English remake of charming French-Canadian paternity farce is — surprise — just as charming.
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‘The Christmas Candle’ movie review
The faith-based holiday movie will embrace Christian audiences but may not win over any new converts.
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‘The Armstrong Lie’ movie review
Documentary goes over the Lance Armstrong doping scandal with fine-tooth comb.
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‘All the Boys Love Mandy Lane’ movie review
After a long delay, low-budget 2006 slasher film comes to theaters, bringing style, if not substance.
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Jennifer Lawrence is the red hot center of ‘Catching Fire’
‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ should please fans of the series, anchored by Jennifer Lawrence.
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Watch online: ‘The Giant Mechanical Man,’ ‘Geography Club,’ ‘The Comedy’
This week: a winsome rom-com starring Chris Messina and a trail-blazing coming-of-age film.
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‘The Best Man Holiday,’ ‘The Book Thief’ and other new movies, reviewed
Fourteen years after “The Best Man,” the cast reunites for a heartwarming holiday film.
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‘Man of Steel’ and other new DVDs
Check out this week’s new releases and see what Washington is watching.
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Family Filmgoer reviews ‘Best Man Holiday’ and more
Movie reviews with kids in mind. This week, a romantic comedy sequel, plus “The Book Thief.”
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‘Concussion’ movie review
Drama of loveless lesbian marriage boasts strong cast, assured direction, but suffers from chilly detachment.
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‘Broken Circle Breakdown’ movie review
The Flemish film about the ups and downs in one couple’s relationship is set to a bluegrass soundtrack.
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‘The Book Thief’ movie review
The movie about a girl adopted by a German couple during World War II crystallizes the perils of adaptations.
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‘Best Man Holiday,’ both a romp and shameless tearjerker
The long-awaited sequel ‘Best Man Holiday' brings the old gang back together, with laughs and lots of tears.
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The Newseum’s “Anchorman” exhibit opens today
The exhibit features the KVWN-TV anchor desk, Ron Burgundy’s jazz flute and more objects from the 2004 film.
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From story to screen at the SpeakeasyShorts Film Contest
Can a quality movie be made in five days? You be the judge.
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Free movies at the Archives during the Steven Spielberg Film Festival
The director’s award is the public’s gain.
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Watch online: ‘Sharknado,’ ‘Angels Sing,’ ‘Redlegs’
This week: SyFy’s schlocky summer hit and an earnest holiday movie with a killer soundtrack.
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‘Dallas Buyers Club’ and other new movies, reviewed
Matthew McConaughey may have delivered his best performance to date in “Dallas Buyers Club.“
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Family Filmgoer reviews ‘Thor: The Dark World’
Movie reviews with kids in mind. This week, the continuing adventure of the Norse-god superhero.
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‘Spinning Plates’ movie review
The documentary features three different restaurants and the people that keep them afloat.
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Saoirse Ronan centers an otherwise drab ‘How I Live Now’
Saoirse Ronan shines in an otherwise drab teen wartime romance ‘How I Live Now,’ adapted from the novel.
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‘The Motel Life’ movie review
Emile Hirsch and Stephen Dorff star as down-on-their-luck brothers in the adaptation of Willy Vlautin’s novel.
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‘Great Expectations’ movie review
Latest adaptation of Charles Dickens tale offers fresh yet familiar take on a classic.
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‘Thor: The Dark World’ movie review
‘Dark World’ indeed. The second ‘Thor’ installment takes itself too seriously for its own good.
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McConaughey transformed in ‘Buyers Club’
Matthew McConaughey punctuates a long line of terrific performances with his best so far in ‘Dallas Buyers Club.’
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Season’s screenings
The 2013 Holiday Movie Guide: Sequels, Oscar bets, family films and more.
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Prince George’s and Southern Maryland Going Out Guide
A listing of events in Prince George’s County and Southern Maryland for Nov. 7-13 2013.
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Alexandria Film Festival starts and ‘Blood Brother’ screens Thursday
A few items to add to your crowded moviegoing to-do list.
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Watch online: ‘Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive,’ ‘Side by Side,’ ‘Sal’
This week: an entertaining stand-up set from Aziz Ansari, an engrossing documentary about film technology and a Sal Mineo biopic.
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‘Ender’s Game’ and other new movies, reviewed
Young soldiers go to war with buglike aliens in a film starring Asa Butterfield and Harrison Ford.
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‘Monsters University’ and other new DVDs
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A melodramatic but dull ‘Diana’
Naomi Watts stars in an overwrought yet tedious tale based on the Princess of Wales and her last love.
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Celebrate 40 years of “The Exorcist” in Georgetown tonight
The film’s producer and screenwriter will hold a Q&A following tonight’s showing.
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Family Filmgoer reviews ‘Free Birds’
Movie reviews with kids in mind. Also reviewed this week: ‘Ender’s Game’ and ‘Last Vegas.’
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‘Big Sur’ movie review
Michael Polish’s movie of the Jack Kerouac novel sometimes feels like a beautiful illustration.
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‘Man of Tai Chi’ movie review
Keanu Reeves makes directorial debut with dull martial arts vehicle for “Matrix” stuntman Tiger Chen.
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‘Kill Your Darlings’ movie review
“Harry Potter’s” Daniel Radcliffe grows up, in a coming-of-age tale about Beat poet Allen Ginsberg.
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‘Free Birds’ movie review
Time-traveling turkeys visit the first Thanksgiving to try to alter history and save their brethren.
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‘Capital’ movie review
Part thriller, part satire, Costa-Gavras’s “Capital” presents a shrill and cynical view of high finance.
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‘American Promise’ movie review
For 13 years, Joe Brewster and Michele Stephenson took video of their son, Idris, and his friend, Seun.
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‘After Tiller' lucidly explores late-term abortion
The documentary ‘After Tiller’ explores the wrenching issue of late-term abortion with lucid compassion.
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‘Mr. Nobody’ movie review
After four years in limbo, buzzy 2009 time-travel fantasy gets theatrical release.
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‘Last Vegas’ movie review
The comedy about baby boomers at a bachelor party ends up being funnier than you might expect.
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‘Ender's Game’ movie review
Sci-fi adventure stimulates both the adrenal gland and the brain.
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‘Blue Is the Warmest Color’ brims with very real life
Breakout performances grace the vivid coming-of-age romantic drama ‘Blue Is the Warmest Color.’
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‘All Is Lost’ and other new movies, reviewed
Robert Redford plays an unnamed sailor stranded at sea in “All Is Lost.”
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‘Chinese Zodiac’ movie review
Jackie Chan’s latest — and perhaps last — major action film, also known as ‘CZ12,’ is often boring.
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Family Filmgoer reviews ‘All Is Lost’ and more
Movie reviews with kids in mind. This week, Robert Redford is stranded at sea in an unusual, mesmerizing film.
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‘House in the Alley’ movie review
The first Vietnamese horror movie offers little that’s fresh or clever.
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‘Jackass Presents Bad Grandpa’ movie review
Hidden-camera comedy appeals to the teenage boy inside all — or at least some — of us.
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‘God Loves Uganda’ movie review
Documentary draws connection between Ugandan homophobia and Christian missionaries.
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‘The Counselor’: Talky movie that isn’t as tough as it thinks
‘The Counselor’ tries hard to be tough, sleek and sexy. Instead it’s phony, talky and dull, dull, dull.
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‘All Is Lost,’ an astonishing one-man show
Robert Redford delivers a masterful performance in the gripping sea adventure ‘All Is Lost.’
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Watch online: ‘The Castle Project,’ ‘Visioneers,’ ‘La Source’
This week’s pick include a documentary about a (potentially) haunted mansion and a comedy starring Zach Galifianakis.
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A dash of Cannes in Middleburg and Reston film festivals
Middleburg Film Festival and Washington West Festival bring promising slates of movies to the area.
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Robert Redford talks about art, purity and ‘All Is Lost’
The veteran actor returns to leading-man status in ‘All Is Lost,’ and knows the value of tequila on the set.
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‘Wedding Palace’ movie review
Korean American romantic comedy has some neat moments mixed in with slapstick and stereotypes.
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‘The Heat’ and other new DVDs
Check out this week’s new releases and see what Washington is watching.
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Family Filmgoer reviews ‘Romeo & Juliet’ and more
Movie reviews with kids in mind. This week, a cinematic version of Shakespeare’s iconic love story.
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Sweetly nostalgic for another era
“The Stream,” set in summer 1981, is like a family-friendly version of Rob Reiner’s “Stand by Me.”
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‘Muscle Shoals’ movie review
Documentary takes a mesmerizing look at the history of the music coming out of a small Alabama town.
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