2013'S BEST & WORST

FakeShemp.Net is almost 1 year old and the past 12 months have been a whirlwind. Support for the site has been overwhelming and people have really embraced my style as well as my general approach to cinema. Thanks for your support and stay tuned for a whole lot more over the next year. It all begins with the first ever "FakeShemp.Net Presents" screening in January with all kinds of other cool things in the pipeline to follow (more screenings, trivia night, podcast, campout and more).

And so now it's time to reflect on some of the films of 2013. Because I don't believe in a star rating system and have a very strong tolerance for bad cinema I have wrestled with these two lists. It's a personal struggle for me to nominate the "worst" films because the overall purpose of this site is to find the good in the bad. Keeping in mind that I haven't seen every film released and have spend a greater part of the year watching older films, these selections have been chosen based on the emotional response they each got from me. Whether I walked away exhilarated, angry or disappointed  - it's the impact a film had on me that determined it's place. 

I expect these to stir a response from people and I suspect that some of my "bests" are probably your "worsts". I invite you to leave a comment and start up a discussion. I am more than happy to share my reasons and thoughts about each film. Subsequently reviews for these can be found with the search bar above.