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Your Place or Mine
Your Place or Mine stars Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher as Debbie and Peter–who are best friends living drastically different lives. When they decide to swap houses for a week, the two discover that they may be what the other was missing all along.
Bill Russell: Legend
This documentary tells the story of the NBA legend, Bill Russell. The basketball-player-turned-coach and civil rights advocate lived a life full of prolific twists and turns, which is chronicled in this uplifting tale.
Scream 4
Sometimes sequels are the absolute worst—but in this case, Scream 4 saved the iconic horror franchise. In this film, Ghostface returns to Woodsbro to attack a new group of residents. In order to stop the madness, Sidney Prescott returns to her hometown, only to learn that the new Ghostface is far more dangerous than before.
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Call Me By Your Name
In this stunning ’80s romance, a young-man named Elio falls in love with his father’s intern. Set in the Italian countryside, the two’s courtship is tender and sweet—until they realize it has the power to threaten life as they know it.
Homecoming
Don’t worry if you didn’t see Beyoncé perform at Coachella in 2018, because the singer filmed it all and turned it into a jaw-dropping documentary. Homecoming shows the months leading up to her historical performance, while giving viewers a front-row seat to the show.
Fear Street
This horror trilogy, based on R.L Stine’s novels, follows a group of high schoolers tasked with undoing a fatal curse. Each film features different horror movie tropes, while the characters fight to survive the night.
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The Pursuit of Happyness
Inspired by true events, The Pursuit of Happyness follows a father’s plight to overcome homelessness. When Chris Gardner is evicted from his apartment, he and his son find themselves without any place to go. While trying to relocate, Chris receives a prestigious internship, but he soon learns the position is unpaid—forcing him and his son to live out of shelters. The film tracks their path to a better life, while Chris tries to teach his son about what it means to be truly happy.
Someone Great
Someone Great is a stellar rom-com about starting over. When Jenny’s boyfriend dumps her unexpectedly, she recruits her friends to have a wild night in New York City, during which she learns the true meaning of love and loss.
I Am Vanessa Guillen
This documentary tracks the tragic death of Vanessa Guillen, a United State soldier who was murdered at the Fort Hood Military Base. I Am Vanessa Guillen tracks her family’s fight for justice, after they uncover what really happened to their daughter.
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The Next Karate Kid
Cobra Kai season is upon us, friends. Celebrate by watching the often overlooked Karate Kid spinoff, The Next Karate Kid, which stars Hilary Swank and Pat Morita as the iconic Mr. Miyagi.
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
In Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, Rachel McAdams and Will Ferrell play two Icelandic singers with dreams of making it big. One of their songs is called “Ja Ja Ding Dong.” What else do you need to hear about this movie?
Tick, Tick… Boom!
Tick, Tick… Boom!, which stars Andrew Garfield as the late playwright Jonathan Larson, just might be the most joyous and heartbreaking film you’ll see all year. Don’t miss it.
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Red Notice
Lo and behold, Red Notice has the honor of being Netlfix’s most-watched film on an opening day, ever. Sure, it’s not going to give The Rock an Oscar, but Red Notice is a hit for good reason, giving us a globe-trotting thrill ride that we’d like to see more of, please and thank you.
21 Jump Street
In a world of remakes and reboots, there are only a few bits of recently recycled IP that stand out. Fueled by lovably manic performances from Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, 21 Jump Street is by far one of the best action comedies of the last decade.
The Guilty
Want to see Jake Gyllenhaal sweat? Want to see Jake Gyllenhaal shout various things into a headset? Want to see Jake Gyllenhaal vomit like The Exorcist kid? We knew it. The Guilty is one of our favorite rides of the year.
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Step Brothers
“You should have never let us make bunk beds! It was a terrible idea! There’s blood everywhere! Dad, Nancy, it’s so bad. There’s blood everywhere. Those bunk beds were a terrible idea. Why’d you let us do that? It’s so bad!”
i’m thinking of ending things
If you’re part of the rather large group of Netflixers who slept on Charlie Kaufman’s i’m thinking of ending things, let’s fix that now. The book-to-film treatment is just as weird, true to life, and deeply unsettling as its source material.
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Concrete Cowboy
You know the feeling: When you pull up a title on Netflix, see the first three actors on the bill, and immediately press play. How about Idris Elba, Caleb McLaughlin, and Jharrel Jerome? Easy choice.
Rain Man
The combination of Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise could have gone either way, but in Rain Man, the two are pitch perfect as estranged brothers. When Charlie (Cruise) has to return home following his father’s death, he’s rocked to his core when he realized that he has an autistic brother to tend to in Raymond (Hoffman). The duo ends up being electric though, with the film winning Best Picture and three of its other seven Academy Award nominations.
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Justin Kirkland is a Brooklyn-based writer who covers culture, food, and the South. Along with Esquire, his work has appeared in NYLON, Vulture, and USA Today.
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Bria McNeal is a Manhattan based journalist who is patiently awaiting B5’s revival. When she’s not writing about all things entertainment, she can be found watching TV or trying to DIY something (likely, at the same time). Her work has appeared in NYLON, Refinery29, InStyle, and her personal newsletter, StirCrazy.
