I think it’s pretty obvious by now that I am a huge horror fanatic. If it’s billed as scary I would like to see it.
True, Tumblr lends itself to a certain degree of pretentiousness. The social justice aspect of the blogging site also tends to strike some people as being just as arrogant and narrow-minded as the people and social structures many on the site are rallying against. It really can be arrogant and narrow-minded from time to time (or all the time, if your blog identifies as an MRA). If you’re not really sure what the big deal is with someone like Tom Hiddleston or Benedict Cumberbatch, their respective Tumblr fan bases are going to terrify you.
If not for a rush of intelligent Oscar-bait in the second half of the year, 2013 would have been one of the worst years for film in recent memory—filled with sequels which were more obligatory than anticipated and high-profile snores. The year lacked any kind of cohesive character or true risks, until the daring shock of 12 Years a Slave rocked the cinema out of its complacency. After that, things began to gel. We got one of the most resonant action blockbusters in years, David O. Russell playing at being Scorsese and Marty showing him how it’s really done, and Spike Jonze once again revealing the fragile core of modern life.