A solid 3.5 weeks after going through
the momentous TV and music events of 2013, it's time now to turn to the movies
and general events that defined the year. Again, it's difficult to look at the
year as a whole, because it seems like we are constantly teetering between
instant forgetfulness AND instant nostalgia. We're like that guy from Memento who wanted that mint to impress
that tattoo artist. Or something. It's really hard to remember what that movie
was about. And I miss it dearly.
Anyway... let's look at the film moments and
new cultural touchstones that shaped 2013: