If you missed them first time round, consider these for future viewing. 5 - Parkland was a compelling and fresh look at the Kennedy Assassination, told from the perspective of those connected to the aftermath. 4 - Captain Phillips was the best thriller of the year, featuring one of the finest performances of Tom Hanks’ career. 3 - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was one of those rare examples of a sequel surpassing its predecessor. The third film will have a difficult task in repeating this trend. 2 - Evil Dead remains, as I said at the time, the best horror film of the last decade. Great reboots are few and far between but, as Evil Dead demonstrated, they do exist. 1 - Behind The Candelabra, one of the best biopics I’ve ever seen, featured a pitch perfect performance from Michael Douglas as Liberace and was an absorbing depiction of seventies excess. An outstanding film and my choice for the film of 2013. I wish all Lurgan Mail readers a happy new year. See you at the movies.