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‘Jaws’ Turns 50—20 Best Quotes To Celebrate Spielberg’s Classic Thriller
Steven Spielberg’s epic American thriller has been one of our move beloved films for half a century.
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Can We Talk About How Matteo Is The Most ‘Perfect Stranger’?
The second season of Nine Perfect Strangers has been a brilliant continuation of Hulu’s adaptation of Liane Moriarty’s eponymous novel.
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Big-Screen Classic Anime Coming To A Theater Near You!
Fans of classic anime are flocking to theaters this summer and fall for Studio Ghibli Fest 2025, celebrating forty years of the beloved studios award-winning output.
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9 Haunting War Movies That Nail Modern Military Ops
Modern warfare is messy, morally ambiguous, and psychologically devastating.
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‘Brokeback Mountain’ Is Back In Theaters For Its 20th Anniversary, And More Relevant Than Ever
My girlfriend has a track record of making me watch the most emotionally devastating films of all time: Titanic, Patch Adams, The Green Mile, documentaries about everything from 9/11 to…
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The Best Show To Watch While We Wait For Stranger Things Is This Anime You’ve Never Heard Of
It’s called Erased. And if you love Stranger Things for its small-town dread, its kids-versus-the-dark structure, and the way it wraps supernatural twists around real emotional stakes, then Erased is…
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The 8 Best Shark Attack Movies To Upend Your Summer Vacation
These shark movies may just pull you under.
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Studio Ghibli’s Best-Kept Secret Has A Flawless Rotten Tomatoes Score
Everyone knows Spirited Away, Totoro, and The Boy and the Heron—Studio Ghibli’s big, beloved classics.
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9 Best Psychological Thrillers Riddled With Mind Games
Psychological thriller shows enthrall us and often feature mind games, plot twists, and characters with dark personality traits that keep us hooked. Here are the nine best psychological thriller tv…
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‘Jaws’ Was Based On A True Story: How Similar Was It To Reality?
Is Jaws based on a true story? It turns out that’s a “Yes, but…”
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This Scene From ‘Spirited Away’ Is The Best Anime Moment Of All Time
Hayao Miyazaki isn’t just another anime director. He’s a rule-breaker, and, for many, he is the closest thing the genre has ever had to a guide.
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A Beginner’s Guide To Crunchyroll—5 Anime Series To Get Your Feet Wet
Anime used to be something only your weird cousin watched after midnight on VHS, alone in the dark. But now it could be bigger than the Marvel Cinematic Universe and…
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7 Period Dramas So Swoonworthy You May Need Smelling Salts
Period drama girlies love a good Keira Knightly movie marathon, but when it’s time to really lose ourselves in another era, we turn to television for it’s ability to cover…
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Your Daily Streaming Digest For June 23, 2025
It’s another beautiful week in the world of film and television, and just because summer is officially upon us, that doesn’t mean things are slowing down.
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6 Movies That Absolutely Tanked Because Of A-List Egos
I think it’s safe to say that the majority of y’all reading this are not A-list Hollywood stars. And that’s OK! I’m not judging. In fact, I’m not either.
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8 Dystopian Movies To Watch While You Doomsday Prep For WWIII
The nightly news has always been a fertile source of inspiration for horror movies. For every terrifying scenario the news imagines, there is already a horror movie that explores what…
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6 Queer Movies That Will Instantly Transport You To Europe
If you’ve needed anything else to convince you to travel to Europe, these queer movies might finish the job.
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5 Horror Anniversaries To Celebrate This June
Some horror favorites are celebrating their anniversaries this month. Is your favorite on the list?
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10 Best Quotes From ‘Materialists’ That Will Change The Way You View Love
Materialists is Celine Song’s newest film starring Dakota Johnson as Lucy, a matchmaker in New York City whose views on love and relationships are practical and intellectually driven—she can easily tell…
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7 Most Suspenseful Mysteries To Stream In June
Who doesn’t love a good mystery every now and again? Forcing audiences to pop on their thinking caps and pay close attention, mystery films have the ability to challenge casual…
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Your Streaming Digest For June 22, 2025
Here’s everything you should be watching on 06/22/2025.
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4 True Crime Shows To Stream On Netflix In Late June
A True Crime addict is never satisfied, no matter how many podcasts or documentaries they get their hands on.
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Your ‘Love Island USA’ Cast Member Spirit Animal—According To Your Zodiac
The villa is heating up, the re-couplings are getting riskier, and emotions are running wild, but… what if the stars had something to say about it all?
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6 Lesbian Films That Are So, So, So Much Better Than ‘Blue Is The Warmest Color’
In honor of Pride Month, we’ve put together a list of the very best WLW films we could literally watch over and over again, and no, Blue Is The Warmest…
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6 Movies You Need To Watch After A Breakup With A Narcissist
We love “good for her” movies – a special niche of films that celebrates a woman’s ability to get justice on her own terms and validates viewers on a deep…
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4 Best Thrillers Guaranteed To Send Your Blood Pressure Skyrocketing
A memorable thriller has the ability to hold our undivided attention from its palpable start up to its traditionally jaw-dropping conclusion.
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9 Best Psychological Thrillers To Stream In June
Psychological thriller shows enthrall us and often feature mind games, plot twists, and characters with dark personality traits that keep us hooked. Here are the nine best psychological thriller tv…
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How ‘Materialists’ Catfished Us Into Theaters And Became The Anti-Rom-Com
On paper, Celine Song’s latest feature-length film from A24, Materialists, looked like a promising modern rom-com with a new take on old archetypes that would tackle the economic realities of…
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4 Queer TV Shows That Should’ve Never Been Canceled
We need more of these queer TV shows, please.
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6 Best Sports Documentaries To Stream In Late June
Netflix has had a slew of successes translating the world of sports into compelling series with emotional storylines. Check out the very best titles across a wide range of professional…
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TV’s 6 Greatest Main Characters Of All Time
Like almost every form of entertainment, television requires a few key things in order to succeed. In addition to sharp writing and compelling episodic storylines, a television show’s success hinges…
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Christian Ward Talks ‘Event Horizon: Dark Descent’ And Why It’s The Perfect Time For A Prequel
Paul W. S. Anderson’s Event Horizon wormed its way into everyone’s nightmares in 1997.
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5 Best Anime To Dip Your Toes Into Crunchyroll
Anime used to be something only your weird cousin watched after midnight on VHS, alone in the dark. But now it could be bigger than the Marvel Cinematic Universe and…
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5 Best Life Lessons From ‘The L Word’
It’s Pride Month, gaybies! So of course, everything I’m watching is queer and I used this time to revisit one of the best shows of all time, The L Word.
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6 Times Anime Emotionally Destroyed Us (+ We Loved It)
Life can be a lot. Rent’s due, the gas price just increased again, and the McDonald’s ice-cream machine is still “mysteriously” broken.
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7 Rom-Com Leads Who Were Actually Villains In Disguise
For every sincere, realistic depiction of love on screen, there’s a beloved rom-com hero who embodies chaotic evil. We’re not talking light stalking, either; there’s enough of that in rom-coms.
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A New Podcast, Perfect For Horror And Comic Fans, Is Now On YouTube
In the world of contemporary horror comics, few writers are as prolific as Cullen Bunn. His creator-owned horror titles include The Sixth Gun, Harrow County, Bone Parish, and The Damned.
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5 Space Horror Movies Featuring Female Astronauts To Stream In June
On June 18th, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to venture into space. I’m honoring her achievement today the only way I know how, by making a list…
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5 Beautiful Love Lessons From Netflix’s ‘Heartstopper’ That Show Why It’s Getting A Movie
When you love someone, you should be willing to stand up for them (even when it’s scary).
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The Iconic Rom-Com You Should Watch This Summer, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
What could be more Aries than ‘Camp Rock?’
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The 6 Most Terrifying Villains That Haunted Your Favorite Children’s Movies
They’re the characters that made you sleep with the lights on.
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Your Daily Streaming Digest For June 21, 2025
The weekend means time off from work, and that includes figuring out what to stream.
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8 Rom Coms That Don’t Require A Prince Charming To Save The Day
Women can solve their own problems. Men are just icing on the cake.
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6 Life Lessons From ‘The Lion King’ That Still Roar — Thanks, Mufasa!
Family doesn’t have to be blood.
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6 Beloved Films That Were Surprising Box Office Bombs
Good thing we don’t judge these masterpieces based on how much money they made at the box office.
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Celebrate 25 Years Of ‘Gilmore Girls’, With Lorelai Gilmore’s Best Quotes
“You’re full of hate and loathing, and I love it.”
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8 Dystopian Movies To Watch If You’re Just Sitting Around Waiting For WWIII To Start
The nightly news has always been a fertile source of inspiration for horror movies. For every terrifying scenario the news imagines, there is already a horror movie that explores what…
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This Is The Best Ghibli Movie. Tell Me I’m Wrong.
Everyone knows Spirited Away, Totoro, and The Boy and the Heron—Studio Ghibli’s big, beloved classics.
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5 Creepy Movies That Show What It’s Like To Date A Narcissist
Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) means that a person is selfish to such an extreme it is considered pathological (caused by a mental illness). Colloquially, many people are called narcissists for a less…