The 9 Best Movies of the Year (So Far)
How are we already in July?
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I can’t believe we’re already talking about the best movies of the year. Actually, pretty sure I was talking about them at my day job back in March but that post never actually went up so…feels like the first time. Writing two books simultaneously means I’ve missed a lot of new releases and I’m shocked I’ve seen as much as I have. But that’s where you come in by lovingly telling me in the comments “You didn’t watch [insert movie] here yet?!” Let me know what I need to jump on the bandwagon with so I can be in a good position when I update this list again in October.
Note, these are in particular order and only reflect movies out right now (so if it’s a Sundance title that hasn’t debuted yet, it ain’t eligible).
