Top Five Most Anticipated Films for the Rest of 2013

Nope, this is not yet a review, since I haven't made the time to write reviews (due to the overload of studies), but here are five films I am eagerly anticipating - and might possibly review - for the rest of the year. But first, here are five honorable mentions, with the top five after the jump:

Honorable Mentions
Inside Llewyn Davis - The Coen Brothers' latest film celebrates the folk music of the 1960s, and stars Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, F. Murray Abraham and Justin Timberlake. Plus, the music was produced by legendary producer T-Bone Burnett, with help from Mulligan's husband Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons.

Ender's Game - Hugo's Asa Butterfield plays Ender, a child military cadet who could be humanity's greatest hope against aliens. Ben Kingsley, Harrison Ford, Abigail Breslin and Hailee Steinfeld also star. Hopefully it's a better version of After Earth. 

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom - The actor playing Nelson Mandela in this biographical movie is Idris Elba, who proved his worth as an actor in his standout roles in Prometheus, Thor and Pacific Rim. Expect nothing but greatness from him.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 - The first film was everybody's biggest guilty pleasure, with a plot so ridiculous and childish, characters so crazy they're obviously unbelievable, and jokes so numerous that it could set the world record for most puns in a movie. Why resist the sequel, with creatures such as "flamangoes", "shrimpanzees" and "water melo-phants"?
  
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - Every critic, casual audience member, and fan was surprised when the first film turned out to be good - really good. The Hunger Games was well-acted, well-explained and well-told. Expect this new Hunger Games to up the ante, as Lionsgate recruited I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence to increase the intensity of the next deadly competition. Also, Coldplay contributed a pretty good song for the film.

About Yoda's Picks

My DVD collection of the film series. Wait till you see my action figures and lightsaber collection, not to mention my Darth Vader outfit.

“Always pass on what you have learned."

When I was a young 2 year-old, my father introduced me to Star Wars, a space opera film franchise that was essentially the epitome of pop culture. It not only transformed me into a massive geek, but also made me interested in film itself. Consequently, I also became a film buff, watching movies almost every week to memorizing the official film credits.

As I grew older, my view on film drastically changed: I began enjoying various kinds of genres, instead of my usual preference to action and adventure. Different aspects of film started to matter to me, from the acting, to the techniques used and to the overall plot. I began constantly reading articles in the internet and in the newspapers about films I was interested in, as well as reading a lot of reviews. In fact, they were my primary influences in my writings, other than the books I read.

When I entered high school, I immediately joined the school newspaper, as I grew in my love for writing. I eventually found my place when I started writing feature articles and reviews, which started with my positive review of Inception. As my interest continued to grow, I also started reading other review articles, which also expanded my interests to other forms of media, such as music and books. I started writing random impromptu reviews in my head, with few actually resulting in actual written works.

Hence, I am starting this blog to share my reviews on movies, music, books and others, whilst probably also sharing random moments of my life. I named it "Yoda's Picks" because Yoda is the wisest Jedi Master of the entire Star Wars franchise, and his quotes of advice resonate up to this day. In my blog, I would want to share what I think about media, and, as the Yoda quote above says, pass on what I have learned.

And now, begin, shall we?