The all-star ensemble cast really hits it out of the park in this film loosely based on real event. Christian Bale and Amy Adams play con artists who are forced to work for an FBI agent (Bradley Cooper) after he figures out their scheme. The three then attempt to take down other con artists, an ambitious mayor (Jeremy Renner), U.S. Congressmen, and the mafia. There are severely hitches in their plots, many of them caused by Bale’s wife (played by Jennifer Lawrence).
Others receiving votes- Moonrise Kingdom, Zero Dark Thirty, Django Unchained, Pitch Perfect
Best TV Show I Watched- Veep
I continue to marvel at what Julia Louis-Dreyfus has done. Instead of being forever known as Elaine Benes, she has continued to flourish in her post-Seinfeld acting career. Her role in Veep as the foul mouthed, raucous vice president Selina Meyer is one of the best things going on television right now.
Others receiving votes- Breaking Bad, House of Cards, Parks and Recreation, Master of Sex
Best Book I Read- Give and Take by Adam Grant
Other receiving votes- And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Housseini, The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. by Adelle Waldman, The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman, Ghost Man by Robert Hobbs
Best Song of the Year- I’m not as in tune with the music industry as I used to be. For that reason I always look to support my own intuitions with the work of respected organizations. Below you’ll find the Top 10 songs of the year by Rolling Stone and Billboard. After that you’ll find mine.
Rolling Stone
10.) Do I Wanna Know? by Arctic Monkeys
9.) Started From the Bottom by Drake
8.) Retrograde by James Blake
7.) Mirrors by Justin Timberlake
6.) Stoned and Starving by Parquet Courts
5.) When a Fire Starts to Burn by Disclosure
4.) Hannah Hunt by Vampire Weekend
3.) Black Skinhead by Kanye West
2.) Royals by Lorde
1.) Get Lucky by Daft Punk
Billboard Critic’s Picks
10.) Mirrors by Justin Timberlake
9.) Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke
8.) White Noise by Disclosure
7.) Hold On, We’re Going Home by Drake
6.) Black Skinhead by Kanye West
5.) Get Lucky by Daft Punk
4.) Same Love by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
3.) Royals by Lorde
2.) Follow Your Arrow by Kacey Musgraves
1.) We Can’t Stop by Miley Cyrus
My Top 10 Song of the Year
10.) Royals by Lorde
9.) Wagon Wheel by Darius Rucker
8.) Normal Person by Arcade Fire
7.) Walkin’ on a Pretty Day by Kurt Vile
6.) Follow Your Arrow by Kacey Musgraves
5.) Feeding Line by Boy and Bear
4.) Mirrors by Justin Timberlake
3.) Ohm by Yo La Tengo
2.) Mine Would Be You by Blake Shelton
1.) Wake Me Up by Avicii
Best Tweets of the Year (@DanStanczyk)-
This portion is totally self-serving, but I enjoy looking back at what I’ve tweeted throughout the year. Here are my 10 favorite tweets.
December 21st- “Go ahead and reset the puke counter. Thanks Syracuse. I need to get my life together because “vomit free since 2013” has a nice ring to it.”
November 11th- “I’ll go ahead and beat everyone to it. Tomorrow is 11/12/13. Go nuts.”
October 9th- “Kelly Olynyk is the early favorite for the “Shelden Williams Award” given annually to the ugliest player in the NBA”
September 16th- “THEY’RE ALL TWIX! IT WAS A SET UP! A SET UP I TELL YA! RT @BBTN Greenroom discussion- What is in your candy Hall of Fame? @BoogSciambi”
August 12th- “One of my many bosses (@AmandaLGifford) just sent me an email that read, “booyah”. Not sure if @StuartScott collects royalties on that.”
July 11th- “Half of my Facebook newsfeed is filled by friends’ ex-gfs. Am I supposed to unfriend them or are they supposed to unfriend me?”
June 24th- “My sober desires for Chipotle have nearly eclipsed my intoxicated urges for Taco Bell in their intensity.”
April 8th- “Thankfully we’ll get the white guy’s perspective from @GottliebShow at the half bc it was all Albrecht and Hancock in the first 20 min”
February 17th- “John Merrick won the Northern Trust Open? SportsCenter anchors everywhere better be ready to yell, “I am not an animal!” @adnanESPN”
January 24th- “The ESPN Radio intramural basketball team motto, “And you thought we were bad at softball…”
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