15 Films You Need To See In 2013
The first few months of every year are always the same. The studios dump their truly awful films that will be forgotten by the time the next batch of Oscar nominations are released and we see articles about how business at the box office is struggling. Sure, there are always exceptions to this rule (this year, 42 was well-received critically) but for the most part there's not much to get excited about in the early part of the year. Once May hits, things start to change. The summer movie season rolls around and we get treated to a handful of crowd-pleasing popcorn flicks. Blockbusters then give way to the awards contenders of the fall and we spend December celebrating how many great films were released in the past 12 months. It's a cycle. Looking at the upcoming slate of films in 2013, I think we're potentially looking at a banner year for cinema with a wide variety of movies promising to deliver the goods. The summer could be even better than last year's (considering we had The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises, that's saying something) and there's the potential for one of the tightest Oscar races in recent memory. Between escapist fun and real-life drama, here are 15 films you need to check out this year if you consider yourself a diehard moviegoer. Honorable mention goes to Iron Man 3 (pictured above). Most likely by the time you're reading this, it will already be out here in the U.S. dominating the box office. It wouldn't make sense to put it on this list, which is for upcoming releases. The films are ordered by U.S. release date.