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BlackStar Film Festival Starts Today

BlackStar Film Festival @ University City | August 4-7 This fifth annual film fest showcasing movies by and about people of African descent from across […]

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EDITOR’S PICKS: My Top 10 LGBTQ Movies on Netflix

1. The Kids Are All Right (2010) This Oscar-nominated comedy/drama stars acting heavyweights Julianne Moore and Annette Bening as they navigate lesbian parenting and love […]

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REVIEW: Manon Lescaut is a Triumph

Sometimes there is an opera staging that is so artistically sound that lovers of the art form can take a deep breath and think, “We’re okay!” […]

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Temple Grad Directs Sort-of-Sequel to J.J. Abrams’ Cloverfield

The trailer for the upcoming 10 Cloverfield Lane — which the Inquirer reports was released without warning on January 15th — is downright eerie, to say the least. We […]

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WATCH: The Linc Shines in Trailer for New Kevin Hart Flick

Remember last August, when Philly native Kevin Hart sold out Lincoln Financial Field for a night of standup comedy? Well, as promised, it’s going to […]

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How Clemson’s Football Coach Used Creed to Inspire His Players

In case you missed it in the New Year’s Eve madness, the Wall Street Journal last week published an article about Clemson football coach Dabo […]

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10 Best Movies of 2015

This year was a rich phantasmagoria of features and strong performances, capped off by a slate of better-than-average prestige pictures into December. Some years we […]

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15 Outstanding Philly Arts Moments in 2015

Ticket arts writers weigh in on what they think are the most important local arts moments of 2015.  Brava, Diva! It’s been a banner year […]

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5 Questions With Malvern-Raised Director Adam McKay

The economic meltdown of 2008 came from a number of factors, but the single most glaring one was the banks’ reliance on the subprime mortgage […]

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Bradley Cooper Movies, Ranked

Local boy Bradley Cooper’s latest film, Joy, opens Christmas Day. There’s Oscar talk floating around this David O. Russell flick that also features Jennifer Lawrence. […]

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The Hateful Eight: Thoughts On the New Quentin Tarantino Movie

I had a chance to screen The Hateful Eight this week, just before the new Quentin Tarantino movie opens in 70mm in select cities followed […]

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Some Hard Truths About Star Wars: The Force Awakens

I make a lot of stupid predictions, yo. I thought both the Eagles and Sixers would be in playoff position this season, but hell no. […]

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Rocky, Star Wars Let Us Grow Old With Favorite Characters

I went and saw Creed last weekend. Reader, I cried. I cried when Rocky Balboa got sick. I cried when Creed put on his papa’s […]

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Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

When I was 4 years old, I waited in what seemed like an endless line with my mom one May afternoon. When we finally reached the destination — […]

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GIVEAWAY: See Carol Early and For Free Next Week at Ritz at the Bourse [CONTEST CLOSED]

Folks were buzzing about Carol when it screened a few months ago at the Philadelphia Film Festival, but those of us who missed it have […]