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Top 5 Love Moments in Nora Ephron Movies
Assorted Flavors Shawnee Mead 2/29/24 Assorted Flavors Shawnee Mead 2/29/24

Top 5 Love Moments in Nora Ephron Movies

The creator of The Podcast Around the Corner picks her favorite underrated scenes that feature love in many different forms.

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Drake Doremus is Looking for Love in All the Taboo Places
The Scoop Natalie Pohorski 2/28/24 The Scoop Natalie Pohorski 2/28/24

Drake Doremus is Looking for Love in All the Taboo Places

A tour through the indie director’s impressive filmography shows a gentle and genuine kind of love that’s hard to find on screen.

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‘About Time’ and the Beauty of an Extraordinary, Ordinary Life
The Scoop Justin Bower 2/22/24 The Scoop Justin Bower 2/22/24

‘About Time’ and the Beauty of an Extraordinary, Ordinary Life

This 2013 time-traveling romcom is a paean to love in all its forms.

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We Found Love in ‘A Quiet Place’
The Scoop Elliott Cuff 2/14/24 The Scoop Elliott Cuff 2/14/24

We Found Love in ‘A Quiet Place’

Beneath the surface of this thrilling creature feature is the beating heart of a familial love story.

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A Toast to ‘Bridesmaids’ and Beautifully Messy Bridal Parties
The Scoop Vicki Rakowski 2/12/24 The Scoop Vicki Rakowski 2/12/24

A Toast to ‘Bridesmaids’ and Beautifully Messy Bridal Parties

Bridesmaids brilliantly show how weddings, like friendships, can bring out the best and worst in the people you understand more than almost anyone else.

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The AAPI Movies That Helped Me Fall (More) in Love With Myself
The Scoop Mirachelle Anselmo 2/8/24 The Scoop Mirachelle Anselmo 2/8/24

The AAPI Movies That Helped Me Fall (More) in Love With Myself

Seven movies that have given me a greater love and appreciation for the narrative I carry.

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Top 10 Movies About Love
Toppings Cinema Sugar 2/6/24 Toppings Cinema Sugar 2/6/24

Top 10 Movies About Love

We’re celebrating love in all its cinematic forms—through the bonds between friends, family, parents & kids, lovers, and everything in between.

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Why ‘Serendipity’ Is Destined to Be a Holiday Classic
Assorted Flavors Kevin Prchal 12/11/23 Assorted Flavors Kevin Prchal 12/11/23

Why ‘Serendipity’ Is Destined to Be a Holiday Classic

8 reasons why the 2001 John Cusack/Kate Beckinsale romantic comedy Serendipity is the Christmas fairytale you’ve been waiting for.

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Interview: Composer James Newton Howard on Shyamalan, Melody, and Perfect Cinematic Moments
Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 11/21/23 Maker's Dozen Cinema Sugar 11/21/23

Interview: Composer James Newton Howard on Shyamalan, Melody, and Perfect Cinematic Moments

12+1 questions with the nine-time Oscar nominated composer about his collaborations with M. Night Shyamalan, his writing process, the most underappreciated instrument, and much more!

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Eat Your Ice Cream: Beauty and Belonging in ‘Little Miss Sunshine’
The Scoop Elise Comello 9/25/23 The Scoop Elise Comello 9/25/23

Eat Your Ice Cream: Beauty and Belonging in ‘Little Miss Sunshine’

“Be like Olive” and other takeaways from Abigail Breslin’s sweet, pageant-obsessed character in Little Miss Sunshine.

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Top 5 Better Ways Lloyd Could Have Gotten Diane’s Attention in ‘Say Anything’
Assorted Flavors Chad Comello 9/13/23 Assorted Flavors Chad Comello 9/13/23

Top 5 Better Ways Lloyd Could Have Gotten Diane’s Attention in ‘Say Anything’

Just sayin’.

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We Are Family: The Universal Experience of Watching ‘The Birdcage’
The Scoop Vicki Rakowski 6/26/23 The Scoop Vicki Rakowski 6/26/23

We Are Family: The Universal Experience of Watching ‘The Birdcage’

There were a lot of really special things about this film that are no less special today as it creeps toward its 30th anniversary.

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The Staggering Empathy of Michael Stuhlbarg’s Monologue in ‘Call Me By Your Name’
The Scoop Kevin Prchal 6/17/23 The Scoop Kevin Prchal 6/17/23

The Staggering Empathy of Michael Stuhlbarg’s Monologue in ‘Call Me By Your Name’

When I rewatch Luca Guadagnino’s masterful 2017 film, my heart is widened by the extraordinary display of love, support, and affection by Elio’s father Sami.

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How ‘Hairspray’ and ‘Once’ Made Me Love Musicals
The Scoop Chad Comello 5/30/23 The Scoop Chad Comello 5/30/23

How ‘Hairspray’ and ‘Once’ Made Me Love Musicals

I used to think musicals were frivolous, unserious entertainment. Then one fateful summer, two diametrically different movies accidentally teamed up to convince me otherwise.

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To Live and Die in ‘La La Land’
The Scoop Kevin Prchal 5/9/23 The Scoop Kevin Prchal 5/9/23

To Live and Die in ‘La La Land’

If you’re a hopeless romantic like Seb and me, iron your suit and whistle along as we take a stroll through the sights, sounds, and bittersweet feels of this modern American masterpiece.

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The Women Are All Right: ‘A League of Their Own’ and the Power of Belonging
The Scoop Vicki Rakowski 4/24/23 The Scoop Vicki Rakowski 4/24/23

The Women Are All Right: ‘A League of Their Own’ and the Power of Belonging

It’s possible the reason I loved A League of Their Own so much was that it was a wonderland of amazing female athletes who occupied their own fully formed world.

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‘Moonstruck’ is the Perfect Dish
The Scoop Vicki Rakowski 2/23/23 The Scoop Vicki Rakowski 2/23/23

‘Moonstruck’ is the Perfect Dish

Perfect actors, perfect script, perfect setting, perfect emotion. After you watch Moonstruck, you can’t help but look back and think, what was in that recipe?

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Actually, Netflix‘s ‘Persuasion’ Is Good
The Scoop Vicki Rakowski 2/9/23 The Scoop Vicki Rakowski 2/9/23

Actually, Netflix‘s ‘Persuasion’ Is Good

Anne Elliot in Netflix’s 2022 adaptation of Persuasion, starring Dakota Johnson and directed by Carrie Cracknell, is definitely a Wine Aunt.

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Reappraising ‘The Family Stone’
The Scoop Chad Comello 12/20/22 The Scoop Chad Comello 12/20/22

Reappraising ‘The Family Stone’

I didn’t love Thomas Bezucha’s 2005 Christmas dramedy The Family Stone when I first saw it. But I’ve come to realize it’s actually one of the great Christmas movies.

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It’s Time to Return to M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Village’
The Scoop Kevin Prchal 10/12/22 The Scoop Kevin Prchal 10/12/22

It’s Time to Return to M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Village’

By all cinematic standards of today, this film is not only masterfully conceived—it is among Shyamalan’s very best. 

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