Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Toronto 2013: The Rankings


Another Toronto Film Festival is in the books. Here now are my rankings, from worst to best, of what I saw from the festival. Several of these films were screened in advance or at other festivals (Sundance, Cannes). Links lead to individual reviews. 

35. Words and Pictures
34. Proxy
33. McCanick
32. Third Person
31. Sapi
30. Hateship Loveship
29. Parkland
28. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
27. The Fifth Estate
26. Don Jon
25. Bends
24. The Last of Robin Hood
23. The Stag
22. Going Away
21. Lucky Them
20. Young & Beautiful 
19. Philomena
18. August: Osage County
17. Only Lovers Left Alive
16. Ida 
15. Sarah Prefers to Run
14. Ilo Ilo 
13. Closed Curtain
12. The Missing Picture 
11. Enough Said
10. All Is By My Side
9. 12 Years a Slave  
8. A Touch of Sin
7. Labor Day 
6. Like Father, Like Son
5. The Past
4. Gravity
3. Bastards
2. Night Moves
1. Blue Is the Warmest Color