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We all need a little magic in our lives, and what better way than to dive into the fantasy drama series Charmed? Debuting on the WB in 1998 and lasting eight seasons, the series revolves around three sisters, known as “The Charmed Ones,” who protect innocent lives and vanquish demons and warlocks all while trying to lead normal lives. The ...
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Showtime's new drama Yellowjackets is not messing around. The deliciously macabre thriller follows a girls' soccer team that barely survives a plane crash in the wilderness. In one timeline, set in 1996, we watch as the tight-knit Yellowjackets find their friendships tested by the trauma of the crash. In the other, set now, four survivors played...
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If you're still feeling the urge to get away from today—really far, far away—then That Touch of Mink may be the ticket. The 1962 romantic comedy stars Cary Grant as a ridiculously wealthy playboy and Doris Day as a beautiful but kinda goofy girl who can't find employment. And then she has a meet cute with Cary Grant and finds herself swept up...
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Noah Baumbach's 1997 film Mr. Jealousy was his follow-up to Kicking And Screaming, his well-received (and now beloved) first project as a writer/director. At the time of its release, Mr. Jealousy was viewed by critics as suffering a bit from the dreaded "sophomore slump," and barely made a dent with audiences, grossing slightly north of $300,000...
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Mission: Impossible exploded into movie theaters on Memorial Day weekend in 1996, 25 years ago this week. The movie potently combined A-list star wattage (Tom Cruise near his apex of movie superstardom), auteur-driven action set pieces (courtesy of director Brian De Palma), and beloved yet highly malleable IP (the original M:I television show ran...
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Finally, after decades of jumping from cable network to cable network in endless reruns, The Nanny has a home on streaming. In addition to being your destination for dystopian dramas about robots and upsetting documentaries about the downfall of society, HBO Max is also the only place where you can binge the adventures of a Queens fashion icon in...
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It feels like we've all spent 2020 in varying states of isolation, but our quarantine experiences are NOTHING compared to what the contestants on the show Alone have to face. In this popular History Channel survivalist reality show (one season of which recently landed on Netflix), 10 contestants are dropped off in the middle of nowhere, COMPLETELY...
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Attention Marvel fans: if all the recent news about the upcoming Disney+ series WandaVision has piqued your interest, I suggest you spend your spare time watching The Dick Van Dyke Show. The groundbreaking 1960s sitcom serves as one of the superhero show's major influences. The writer and director even sat down with Dick Van Dyke himself for...
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There are so many classic moments in this Arnold Schwarzenegger starring sci-fi action movie, but the one I think about the most is when he kills a bad guy by yelling, "Screw you," while drilling him in the side with an enormous drill. Beyond the melange of epic one-liners ("consider this a divorce," "see you at the party," etc.) there's an...
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