A familiar if exposition-heavy anime that prides itself in being remarkably composed with its sheer beauty and breathtaking visuals.
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Tale of the Princess Kaguya, The (2013)
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Tag / 2013
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Night Moves (2013)
Reichardt is such a skilled filmmaker that the moral consequences of eco-terrorism is given as nuanced a treatment as possible in this slow-burning gem.
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August: Osage County (2013)
Intense performances by the ensemble cast, in particular Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, elevate this honest and painful portrait of a feuding family to rather solid drama status.
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Snowpiercer (2013)
Bong Joon-ho wildly entertains in this high-concept sci-fi picture about survival and class issues that features a high-speed train hurtling through an apocalyptic world.
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It Felt Like Love (2013)
A decent directorial feature debut that is an honest and intimate coming-of-age portrayal of a teenager’s sexual awakening.
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Monsters University (2013)
Not a Mike & Sulley star vehicle, but it comes close to capturing the magic of Pixar’s most fun-ness of endeavours.
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Stray Dogs (2013)
Frustratingly deliberate in its pacing, yet one draws contemplation from the film’s unique stillness, all from one of the most formidable artists of ‘slow cinema’ of our time.
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Venus in Fur (2013)
A mundane affair with two actors, or a strong exercise in building sexual tension? Maybe both.
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Wolf of Wall Street, The (2013)
Scorsese redefines himself for the modern age with this intense, energetic and debaucherous crime-comedy that sees Leonardo DiCaprio giving possibly his greatest performance to date.
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Missing Picture, The (2013)
The treatment of Cambodians’ collective experience of the Khmer Rouge through the use of clay figurines may be fascinating, but the material is sometimes repetitive and inconsistently engaging.
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