10 (or Maybe 11) Films to See in July
Amid the usual summer blockbusters—including a return to the Bourne franchise for Matt Damon and a family adventure from Steven Spielberg—the month ahead will also feature intriguing smaller films that have already made an impression on the festival circuit over the past year. We've picked out a handful of July's best bets below—as well as one major wildcard.
This adaptation of the manga series Umimachi Diary by Akimi Yoshida played at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival where writer-director Hirokazu Kore-eda won the Jury Prize in 2013 for Like Father, Like Son. While not as celebrated as that film, this story of three sisters who discover upon the death of their estranged father that they have a half-sister is another heartwarming family drama from one of the best directors working today.