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Three Quick Thoughts About the New Star Wars Trailer

Oh, my god:

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5 Best New Movies on Netflix Instant Streaming

Here are some of our picks for the best and most interesting offerings from Netflix streaming this month. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szaLnKNWC-U The Babadook (2014) Last year’s critical darling […]

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8 Netflix Hacks to Improve Your Instant-Viewing Experience

Last week, the good folks at theweek.com gave us a smorgasbord of what they called Netflix hacks to help improve your overall Netflix experience. While […]

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Philly’s Bradley Cooper and Kevin Hart Score 2015 MTV Movie Awards

He may have walked away empty-handed a few weeks ago at the Oscars, but last night Bradley Cooper scooted out of the MTV Movie Awards with […]

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Meryl Streep to Take On Bruce Springsteen in New Film Ricki and The Flash

We’ve heard it—and likely said it—a million times: Meryl Streep can do anything. But did we take into account that she might be taking on […]

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Nicole Kidman’s Grace Kelly Biopic Going Straight to Lifetime

Olivier Dahan’s Grace Kelly biopic, Grace Of Monaco, is going straight to TV after opening to such sour reviews at the Cannes Film Festival last May. The film stars […]

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That Moment You Realize Fast and Furious Is Your Favorite Modern Movie Series

It’s a special kind of terror that sits on your shoulders when, after doing your best to keep your nose in the air and parse […]

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10 Best Lesbian Movies on Netflix Streaming

We rounded up some of our favorite lesbian movies on Netflix Instant Streaming, adding in each of their Rotten Tomatoes scores to back up our claims. […]

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Here’s Where in Philly You Can See The Sound of Music on the Big Screen

How do you solve a problem like Maria? Go watch her with a bag of popcorn and a huge soda, that’s how.

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5 Movies to Watch if You Love It Follows

The lo-fi indie horror genre has gotten a tremendous boost from the festival circuit over the last couple years. In 2014, we had the spooky, […]

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Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival Kicks Off Spring Film Series

March 23rd marks the kickoff of Gershman Y‘s Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival (PJFF)’s CineMondays.PJFF director Olivia Antsis explains that the festival showcases six Philadelphia premieres that examine various […]

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Disney Channel is Developing a Movie About Mo’ne Davis

Deadline reports that the Disney Channel is in the process of developing a film based on Philadelphia Taney Dragons star pitcher Mo’ne Davis. Throw Like Mo will […]

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Focus May Signal the Career Downfall of Will Smith

The best part of my experience with Focus was going to get Dairy Queen before it started. That is to say, there’s not that much […]

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New Kevin Hart, Will Ferrell Comedy Gets Awkward Premiere at SXSW

As reported by Amy Kaufman in the L.A. Times, Kevin Hart’s newest comedy, Get Hard, co-starring Will Farrell, made its world-premiere Monday night at Austin’s […]

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Kevin Hart’s Get Hard Is a “Two-Hour Joke That Gay Rape is Hilarious”

On Monday night, Philly-bred comedian Kevin Hart was at SXSW to premiere his latest film Get Hard. The buddy comedy co-stars Will Ferrell as a man who’s […]