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Best movies I watched in 2020 that didn’t come out in 2020

My best of 2020 list is below. But for now, here are some standout first-time watched of movies that didn’t come out in 2020.

5 min readJan 1, 2021

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Best movies I watched in 2020 that didn’t come out in 2020

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Jacob Shamsian

The best movies I watched in 2017 that didn’t come out in 2017

If you’re looking for my list of the best movies that came out this year, I wrote an extended one up over at INSIDER. I pretty much stand…

3 min readDec 31, 2017

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The best movies I watched in 2017 that didn’t come out in 2017

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The Awl

We Need More Time To Mourn

Julia Cooper’s ‘The Last Word’

9 min readJun 8, 2017

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We Need More Time To Mourn

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Jacob Shamsian

The best movies of 2016

Sorry this is late.

5 min readFeb 26, 2017

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The best movies of 2016

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Jacob Shamsian

My 2017 Oscar predictions

For the record.

2 min readFeb 26, 2017

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My 2017 Oscar predictions

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Jacob Shamsian

PewDiePie, gamer culture, and the rise of global nationalism

After Donald Trump was inaugurated as President of the United States, I wanted to read some more about nationalism and the ideologies that…

6 min readFeb 16, 2017

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Jacob Shamsian

The best books I read in 2016

2016 was a bad year. Most of the things I read were, literally, bad news. I also read some books. Many of those, fortunately, were very…

9 min readDec 14, 2016

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The best books I read in 2016

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Jacob Shamsian

A strange scene in the newest episode of ‘Atlanta’ explains why it’s like nothing else on…

In the newest episode of “Atlanta,” there was a moment that looked nothing like I’ve seen on television before. But it did look a lot like…

5 min readNov 2, 2016

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A strange scene in the newest episode of ‘Atlanta’ explains why it’s like nothing else on…

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Pieces of Memory

This is the douchiest song in the world — and I’m totally in love with it

I am in love with a bad song. Since I found “Closer” by The Chainsmokers (ft. Halsey) on Sunday night, I’ve listened to it about twenty…

2 min readAug 16, 2016

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Pieces of Memory

Why is this song so familiar?

I first heard this song in a cafe in Prague. There was a man working there — just one man — who was tall and blonde and had blue eyes and…

2 min readJul 4, 2016

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Jacob Shamsian

Jacob Shamsian

Journalist at INSIDER and Business Insider. I’ve published work at GQ, the New Republic, Time, Entertainment Weekly, and Pipe Dream. jacobshamsian.com

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