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The Story So Far


Before we head into December, and the prestige / Oscar-bait season, I thought I'd rank my top ten favorite movies of 2015 so far.

Here we go:

1. It Follows
2. Spectre
3. Brooklyn
4. The Martian
5. Mad Max: Fury Road
6. Magic Mike XXL
7. Grandma
8. The Visit
9. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
10. Room


I'm curious about what I'll think of Star Wars - The Force Awakens next month. Fingers crossed.



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