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‘Canvas’

If you have nine minutes to spare, don’t miss Canvas on Netflix, a wonderful new animated short film from director Frank E. Abney III. If you’ve been admiring the animation in Pixar’s upcoming film Soul, you can at least partially thank Abney, a Pixar animator whose work also includes Toy Story 4, Coco, and more. His talents are on full display in Canvas, a sweet tale of an elderly artist mourning the death of his wife, unable to find the motivation to paint. You get two gorgeous animation styles wrapped up in one nine-minute film—your more traditional Pixar take for the present-day story; and a more innovative, elegant style of moving paint on canvas for the artist’s memories. And it’s a sweet moral to boot: We cannot find our inspiration alone.

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‘Dance Moms: A New Era’

Calling all Dance Moms fans — Hulu's new reboot Dance Moms: A New Era has finally taken centerstage, with a whole new cast of characters that are sure to make a sparkly spectacle. Dance coach Gloria "Glo" Hampton is ready to make the young members of her Studio Bleu elite team stars, with a national title on the line. Of course, the franchise's ...

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‘The Creator’

While it is by no means a perfect science fiction movie, Gareth Edwards' The Creator has many positive elements that warrant it a must-watch. Set in the future where a war between humans and artificial intelligence has broken out, former special forces agent Joshua (John David Washington) is recruited to hunt down and kill the source, known...

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‘The Last of Us’

Based on the acclaimed video game of the same name, The Last of Us is set in a post apocalyptic world where a mutant fungus pandemic has raged across the United States, turning its human hosts into aggressive creatures. Joel (Pedro Pascal), a hardened survivor, is tasked with transporting Ellie, a 14-year-old girl who was infected but never...

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‘Sixteen Candles’

There's nothing quite like a romantic comedy from the 1980s — and Sixteen Candles remains one of the most memorable films from its genre. Samantha Baker is an angsty teenager whose family forgets her 16th birthday amid the chaos of her older sister's wedding. At the same time, she lusts for the cute senior with the nice car Jake Ryan, who...

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‘The Old Guard’

When you think "comfort movies," a bloody action flick isn't quite what comes to mind, right? But whenever I want to watch something familiar that makes me smile, I often find myself pressing play on The Old Guard. There's just something about Charlize Theron-led action movies! The Old Guard, which dropped on Netflix in the thick of the...

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‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Volume 4

When it comes to engaging true-crime television, it doesn't get better than Unsolved Mysteries. Volume 4 of Netflix's revival of the iconic series recently dropped, gifting fans with five new episodes. From Jack the Ripper to The Mothman, the new season is an eclectic mix of mysteries, but the best of the bunch are "Murder, Center Stage," which...

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Unsolved Mysteries (2020)

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