A Year in Review: Top 10s of 2013

Last updated on: January 1, 2014 at 8:09 pm by Mark Craymor

26 Comments

A Year in Review: Top 10s of 2013 2014-01-01T20:09:35+00:00 Mark Craymor

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Top Albums, Films, Days of 2013 (top 3 are in order, the rest are not)

TOP ALBUMS

Chris Thile “Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 1”
Volcano Choir “Repave”
James Blake “Overgrown”
Matt Scott “Poets & Saints”
The Lone Bellow “The Lone Bellow”
Lost in the Trees “A Church That Fits All Our Needs”
Daft Punk “Random Access Memories”
The Bad Plus “Made Possible”
Stile Antico “Phoenix Rising”
Phosphorescent “Muchacho”

TOP FILMS

12 Years a Slave, dir. Steve McQueen – brutal. beautiful. must see.
Stories We Tell, dir. Sarah Polley – about memory, story, and family; go see this immediately
Gravity, dir. Alfonso Cuarón – captures what it means to be human
Much Ado About Nothing, dir. Joss Whedon – entertaining rendition of Shakespeare filmed in the directors home
Before Midnight, dir. Richard Linklater – the third of the “Midnight” trilogy, watched all three in one sitting with great friends who love the films
The Way Way Back, dir. Nat Faxon & Jim Rash – first time seeing Steve Carrell as an antagonist, heartwarming story
Mud, dir. Jeff Nichols – less whimsical than expected but the two boy actors nailed it
The Place Beyond the Pines, dir. Derek Cianfrance – interesting in that there was no hero
Frances Ha, dir. Noah Baumbach – captures our generations trouble with growing up
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, dir. Frances Lawrence – guilty pleasure, much closer to book than first movie

TOP DAYS

Performing my brother and sister-in-law’s wedding ceremony on Aug 30, 2013
Driving with The Suz all over the Isle of Skye in Scotland in our VW Golf Diesel on of the only sunny days of our trip and frolicking in various haunts like the Fairy Pools, Fairy Glen (too magical to capture with an iPhone camera) and Quiraing.
Exploring the grounds and monastery of Île Saint-Honorat, a tiny island a short ferry ride away from Cannes in the French Riviera.
Touring the Balvenie Distillery in Dufftown, Scotland. We tried a 40+ year old whisky – all I can say is that it tasted something like church.
Hanging with my Dad and Carrie in San Diego: sailing in a beautiful boat in San Diego Bay and capping the day off with a bon fire on the beach.
Wine tasting with The Suz in Sonoma Valley, California.
Floating on lake in Virginia with a group of my closest friends.
Seeing Garrison Keillor in A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood in Lenox, MA.
This one is cheating: Seeing Chris Thile in concert twice: at Tanglewood performing the Goat Rodeo Sessions with YoYo Ma and crew and then again at Princeton.
Building a farm table for our dining room with my father-in-law and two brother-in-laws.

2013 was a great year and will be a tough one to beat. I would love to hear your thoughts on albums or films. Let me know if I missed any winners. I know I missed a bunch of films – we usually watch all the leftovers after the Oscars – TGFR (Thank God for Redbox).

Cheers!

Uncategorized

Previous Post

December 17, 2021

Top 10 Books of 2021

Next Post

January 17, 2014 Part 1: Memento Mori or How to Be Popular or Ruminations on Time or You Can’t Get There From Here

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news and proclaim what?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Victory Peace Salvation Deliverance