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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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SAG Awards: Full list of winners, and three takeaways from the show
“American Hustle” won the biggest prize of the night, setting up a tight Best Picture race at the Oscars.
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‘Devil’s Due’ movie review
Occult horror film tries to juice up the “Rosemary’s Baby” concept with found footage.
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Woody Allen plays a pimp at the Washington Jewish Film Festival
Allen appears in John Turturro’s “Fading Gigolo,” one of the festival’s 64 films.
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How many of this year’s Oscar nominees pass the Bechdel test? Not many.
Actresses called 2013 a great year for women’s roles, but many top films fail the most basic test for gender equity.
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‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit’ and other new movies, reviewed
Also reviewed: “The Square,” “The Invisible Woman” and “Life of a King.“
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‘Riddick’ and other new DVDs
Check out this week’s new releases and see what Washington is watching.
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Family Filmgoer reviews ‘The Nut Job’
Movie reviews with kids in mind. This week, an animated comedy about a squirrel’s plan to rob a nut store.
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In ‘Life of a King,’ chess becomes an allegory for life
This fact-based chess melodrama has a winning endgame.
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‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit’ re-ups a beloved franchise
Chris Pine resuscitates a reluctant CIA spy in the modestly entertaining “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.”
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‘The Square,’ an exhilarating portrait of Egyptian politics
Stunning doc puts viewers in the middle of the fight for democracy in Egypt, in 2011 and beyond.
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Maryland native Spike Jonze scores three Oscar nominations for “Her“
Screenwriter/director looks to build on his Golden Globe win
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‘The Nut Job’ movie review
The kids movie is hardly clever, although it provides an excuse not to see “Frozen” again.
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‘Ride Along’ movie review
Kevin Hart’s comedic talents elevate a predictable buddy cop comedy.
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‘The Invisible Woman’ movie review
Ralph Fiennes’s captivating film tells of the affair between Charles Dickens and a young actress.
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Brilliant charts of the world’s most famous movie quotes
Can you guess the quote from the illustration?
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4 reasons Kristen Stewart really shouldn’t star in that ‘1984’ remake
The star has already admitted that the role might be ‘too hard’ for her.
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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 Jan. 16-22, 2014.
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The Post’s reviews of 2014 Best Picture nominees
See how critics rated the nine top Oscar films.
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‘Breaking Bad’s’ Bryan Cranston starred in an amateur short film called ‘Writer’s Block’
The 13-minute film was directed by an assistant on one of Cranston’s features
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Watch online: ‘Eating Alabama,’ ‘That Guy... Who Was in That Thing’
This week: three documentaries, including one about a couple who tries to eat exclusively seasonally and locally.
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Looking ahead to the Oscars
What do last night’s winners tell us about who may take home Hollywood’s biggest prize?
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Most memorable Golden Globes winners? Here’s everything you need to know.
A list of the 10 best acceptance speech moments.
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The Golden Globe Awards: Predicting the big winners
Which film and TV stars will take home trophies? And more importantly, who is most deserving?
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‘The Legend of Hercules’ movie review
The mythical adventure is an epic failure.
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‘August: Osage County,’ other new movies, reviewed
Also reviewed: “Lone Survivor,” “The Suspect” and more.
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‘Thanks for Sharing’ and other new DVDs
Check out this week’s new releases and see what Washington is watching.
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Family Filmgoer reviews ‘Lone Survivor’
Movie reviews with kids in mind. This week, checking out “August: Osage County.”
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‘The Suspect’ movie review
South Korean spy thriller emulates the you-are-there-but-where-is-that? style of the Bourne movies.
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‘The Past’ movie review
A husband and wife reuniting to sign divorce papers rediscover, reopen — and heal — some old wounds.
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‘Lone Survivor’ movie review
True-life tale of disastrous Afghan mission is brutal and unengaging.
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‘Chander Pahar’ movie review
Some fans of 1937 novel were worried about a film adaptation. They had cause for concern.
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‘August: Osage County’ movie review
Meryl Streep delivers a powerful performance as a monstrous mother in film adaptation of acclaimed play.
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Landmark announces movie theater near U Street
A six-screen theater in the Atlantic Plumbing project, set to open in 2015.
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Enough with the found footage already
“The Blair Witch Project” was almost 15 years ago. It’s time to move on.
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Watch online: ‘C.O.G.’ and ‘The Immortal Augustus Gladstone’
A David Sedaris adaptation, and a faux-doc about a man claiming to be older than 150.
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Family Filmgoer reviews ‘47 Ronin’
Movie reviews with kids in mind. This week, an elegant samurai saga based on a Japanese legend
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‘Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones’ movie review
Fifth chapter in the popular horror-film franchise is more spinoff than sequel.
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‘Veronica Mars’ official trailer: Is Rob Thomas really going to pull this thing off?
With the theatrical trailer, looks like the series creator’s big gamble could pay off.
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‘The Wolverine’ and other new DVDs
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Best family films of 2013
Family Filmgoer names her favorite family films of the year, from ‘The Croods’ to ‘World War Z.’
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Family Filmgoer reviews ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’
Movie reviews with kids in mind. This week, a comedy about a day-dreamer who embarks on a real adventure.
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‘The Lone Ranger’ and other new DVDs
Check out this week’s new releases and see what Washington is watching.
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‘Justin Bieber’s Believe’ movie review
The concert documentary remains so relentlessly on message, it reveals little about the singer.
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‘47 Ronin’ movie review
Keanu Reeves stars in a dull Hollywood version of the Japanese fable.
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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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‘Her,’ ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ and other new movies, reviewed
Another week, another four-star movie.
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‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ is easy to admire, harder to love
Scorsese’s satire finds the filmmaker at the top of his game, in service to an ugly story.
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Ben Stiller’s ‘Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ a modest success
The drama is an ambitious, uneven adaptation of the Thurber story.
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‘Grudge Match’ movie review
Sylvester Stallone plays a boxer. Again.
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‘Her,’ a beguiling, slightly futuristic love story
With Joaquin Phoenix as its gentle guide, “Her” explores the boundary between the virtual and the real.
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‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’ movie review
The biopic may be overlong, but it does justice to the late freedom fighter.
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Brad Pitt is centerpiece of ‘12 Years a Slave’ promotional posters in Italy
Why is a white star the focus when the story is about a free man who is sold into slavery?
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‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ and other new movies, reviewed
Critic Ann Hornaday gives Joel and Ethan Coen’s new film four stars.
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Family Filmgoer reviews ‘Anchorman 2’
Movie reviews with kids in mind. This week, Ron Burgundy returns to the big screen.
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‘We’re the Millers’ and other new DVDs
Check out this week’s new releases and see what Washington is watching.
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The gift of great cinema
The holiday season is rife with social events. Who’s ready to sit in a dark room and not talk for a couple hours?
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‘American Hustle’: The art of the steal, with a heart of gold
David O. Russell pays affectionate homage to dreamers and schemers in the larky “American Hustle.”
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‘Walking With Dinosaurs’ movie review
The 3-D movie looks great but offers little in the way of a story.
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‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ is funny and poignant and gorgeous
The Coen brothers pay homage to Greenwich Village in the 1960s in the funny, poignant ‘Inside Llewyn Davis.’
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Watch online: ‘The Short Game,’ ‘All That I Am,’ two Chris Marker films
A documentary about junior golfers, a quiet movie about family dynamics and two gems from a master of the essay film.
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‘Anchorman 2’: Lots of laughs, lots of groans
Ron Burgundy and his news team return (perhaps you’ve heard?) in the much-hyped sequel.
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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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‘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
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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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