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Watching After Hours makes me feel nostalgic for the deranged magic of New York in the '80s, even though I only moved to the city in the early aughts. Directed by Martin Scorsese, this cult classic is a staple of the "one crazy night" genre as Paul Hackett (Griffin Dunne) endures a series of midadventures in Soho when he agrees to a late-night...
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Whether or not you grew up with The Muppets, Ron Howard's new Jim Henson documentary—Jim Henson: Idea Man, which began streaming on Disney+ on Friday—will make you smile, laugh, and cry. Howard walks viewers through Henson’s prolific career, beginning as a young puppeteer on local television, to creating the smash-success of the Sesame...
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Reading Rainbow inspired generations of young readers and learners over the course of its 23-year-long run. Now, fans can take a look — (it's in a book) — at the series in even more detail with the documentary Butterfly in the Sky: The Story of Reading Rainbow, which is now streaming on Netflix. Featuring a multitude of interviews with...
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It's a tale as old as time. A wealthy, classically trained dancer from Beverly Hills in search of inspirado meets two underprivileged breakdancers while strolling along in Venice Beach and, with a little help from Ice-T, the trio changes the world forever. That's the plot of Breakin', the 1984 movie that was such a monster hit at the box office...
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"Everyone's replaceable?" Nope, not these beloved Dance Moms stars. Chloe Lukasiak, Brooke Hyland, Kalani Hilliker, Jojo Siwa, Kendall Vertes and Paige Hyland — and their mothers, of course — are back and better than ever in Lifetime's Dance Moms: The Reunion. The special is not only nostalgic, but simultaneously emotional, funny and...
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The best thing I watched in April 2024 was Ripley, writer/director Steve Zaillian's stark, eerie, and throughly enveloping series adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley. Zaillian's decision to film the series entirely in black-and-white is, as the kids say, a choice — a choice I applauded, but one that also left...
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Chef Aarón Sánchez's new collaboration with PepsiCo, Talking Sabor, is a delicious celebration of Latin cuisine and culture that is sure to leave both your heart and stomach satisfied. The MasterChef judge takes on the role of host in this new series, where he and several special guests visit sixteen different restaurants in the following four...
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Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story is a heartfelt ode to Bon Jovi's decades of success as one of the world's biggest rock bands. Not only does the four-episode docuseries retell their rise to fame, but it also gives viewers a candid look into the bandmates' differing struggles, from substance abuse to aging. Jon Bon Jovi, for instance,...
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If you've had years of cramped up city life trapped like a duck in a pen, then I suggest you take a trip to Hooterville by watching the classic sitcom Green Acres. Just how bizarre is Hooterville? Telephones sit atop telephone poles, monkey racing is a popular sport, and pigs are treated as people (and sometimes movie stars). With a surreal...
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