1) 'Moonrise Kingdom' - some of the films I enjoyed the most last year gave me the 'warm and fuzzies' and 'Moonrise Kingdom' certainly hit that spot.
2) 'The Muppets' - yes I probably enjoyed it because the Muppets were a part of my childhood but it was still a fun film and 'Man or Muppet' is a great number.
3) 'Money Ball' - who would have thought that a film about baseball and maths would be such a great watch? Well with a Sorkin polished script it was a fascinating film.
4) 'The Hunger Games' - last year was definitely the year of Jennifer Lawrence with good reason. I really enjoyed 'The Hunger Games' even more than I was expecting to, so am looking forward to 'Catching Fire' towards the end of 2013.
5) 'Avengers Assemble' or 'The Avengers' - given that it was a film stuffed full of Hollywood egos (none bigger than Robert Downey Jr's by all accounts) this film worked surprisingly well under the guidance of Joss Whedon. It was a popcorn flick but great fun and well deserved its box office bonanza.
6) 'Damsels In Distress' - being a Whit Stillman fan I was really looking forward to this film and for me it was a quirky delight that again gave me the 'warm and fuzzies'. Although I still can't dance the Sambola!
7) 'Take This Waltz' - a moving, quirky, funny and interesting film that should have got more attention. Plus it has probably the best use ever in a film of The Buggles 'Video Killed The Radio Star'.
And great use of a cover of 'Closing Time' by Feist.
8) 'Beasts Of The Southern Wild' - again a great film to give you the 'warm and fuzzies' with an amazing performance from Quvenzhané Wallis as Hushpuppy.
9) 'Silver Linings Playbook' - Jennifer Lawrence ended the year with another great performance and well deserved Oscar buzz. Another film that had me smiling as I left the cinema.
10) 'Pitch Perfect' - great fun, great singing and Rebel Wilson's improvised dialogue is awesome.
Honourable mentions should go to George Clooney in 'The Descendents', 'We Bought A Zoo', 'Jeff Who Lives At Home', 'Your Sister's Sister' and the bonkers 'Iron Sky'.
