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2013: Best Stuff

Pop culture's not sport, so these aren't in order (and some of them are probably in the "consumed this year" category).

MUSIC

Phosphorescent - Muchacho; White Denim - Corsicana Lemonade; The Cave Singers - Naomi; Kurt Vile - Wakin On A Pretty Dream; Daft Punk - Random Access Memories

Utopia; Breaking Bad (S5); Eastbound & Down (S4); Boardwalk Empire (S4); The Returned; The Fall; Arrow (S2); Orange Is The New Black; House Of Cards; The Walking Dead (S3); Game Of Thrones (S3); Top Of The Lake; Girls; Hannibal

FILM

Upstream Color, Computer Chess, Gravity, Robot & Frank; Margin Call; Sound Of My Voice; Another Earth; Django Unchained; Zero Dark Thirty

BOOKS & COMICS

The Kills - Richard House; Nemo: Heart Of Ice - Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill

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10th Dec 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

The Iceman

Competent period hit man biopic, that gets a bit distracted by the dressing up box instead of the script.

9th Dec 2013

Twitter

@UpstreamColor is now on US Netflix. Barring a late entry, it's easily my top new film of 2013.

9th Dec 2013

Twitter

Just got a nod from Clay Davis himself. \#Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeet @IsiahWhitlockJr @ Baltimore http://t.co/nJsj80mUnz

8th Dec 2013

The World's End

Another remake of that one @simonpegg / @edgarwright movie. This one's like Dr Who with swearing.

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8th Dec 2013

Europa Report

Decent indie sci-fi about a mission to one of Jupiter's moons that works round the found footage style.

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8th Dec 2013

Syriana

Stylish, classy, sprawling oil epic from Traffic's Stephen Gaghan. Backed up by a great ensemble cast.

6th Dec 2013

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RIP: Nelson Mandela

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6th Dec 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

Twitter

Human rights for chimps! (And a planet for the apes) http://t.co/EX4qJHoma1

3rd Dec 2013

Twitter

\#spotted: Chloe Sevigny helping @louisck out http://t.co/aI9uW0gKtE

3rd Dec 2013

The Wolf of Wall Street

Weekend at Bernie's meets Goodfellas, as Scorsese goes to max. McRomcomedy steals the show.

Read more 3.5 star reviews

2nd Dec 2013

Twitter

\#Spotted: Agent Johnson (or is it Special Agent Johnson?) as a mob boss in 'The Iceman' http://t.co/sdAWNdpIJN

2nd Dec 2013

Twitter

Possible Jeff Bridges career blip now on @Netflix US: 8 Million Ways To Die (5.5 stars). http://t.co/WvBIihioOj

1st Dec 2013

Twitter

RT @OffVinDiesel: Please everyone go with \#RIPPaulWalker

P.s. Thanks you so much all!

1st Dec 2013

Robot & Frank

Smart, touching near-future parable, with a great turn from Frank Langella.

30th Nov 2013

Read more 4 star reviews

Twitter

\#Spotted: Saul from Homeland, getting his gangster on in 'Duck Tracy'. http://t.co/h1NU6TV2hZ

29th Nov 2013

Zero Dark Thirty

Enthralling by default, this CIA procedural could have done with a more experienced touch.

Read more 3.5 star reviews

29th Nov 2013

Twitter

RT @HugoSlime: RIP to one of my first icons of \#cool Lewis Collins http://t.co/CtUNIpdNZY

29th Nov 2013

Twitter

RT @RZA: My favorite Pie this time of the year is sweet potato What is yours?

28th Nov 2013

Starlet

Edgy, charming, stylish flick with some heavy indie cred.

28th Nov 2013

Ginko

Josh Grier and Jeremy Hanson of Tapes 'n Tapes (check out our old interview) have got a new stripped down, minimalist band - Ginko. Debut album Manopause is available on iTunes now, or you can stream it in its entirety over at Soundcloud.

Video for the single Faded Glory below.

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28th Nov 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

Les Revenants

Prototype, under developed film version of the pragmatic French zombie show. Less Mogwai. Less creepy.

28th Nov 2013

The East

Decent/earnest attempt at blending 70s political thriller style w a contemp eco-terror cell & corporate spies.

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27th Nov 2013