Lionsgate has revealed first-look images featuring Rachel McAdams, Abby Ryder Fortson, Benny Safdie, and Kathy Bates in the upcoming movie, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. The movie is set to release on April 28, 2023. Lionsgate released the photos with the following statement: For over fifty years, Judy Blume’s classic and … Read more
Often overlooked in favor of narrative features, documentary films can be just as engaging—if not more so. If you’re someone who doesn’t normally watch documentaries but is curious to check out a few good ones, 2022 was a banner year for nonfiction filmmaking. These include films from all over the world, wide-ranging in content, style, … Read more
Nothing keeps an audience on the edge of their seats more than the plot twist—and nothing throws them back like an unexpected reveal. A plot twist is a narrative tool used to subvert audience expectations of where a story is going, usually revealed in the third act of a book or film while being … Read more
People watch movies for various reasons: for entertainment, to participate in discussions, to see what all the hype is about surrounding a particular film, as a form of escapism, or perhaps to learn about a topic of interest. Whatever the reason, studies have shown there are psychological benefits to watching movies. One study led … Read more
Lindsay Lohan (Mean Girls, The Parent Trap) is set to star in Netflix’s rom-com Irish Wish. When the love of her life gets engaged to her best-friend, Maddie puts her feelings aside to be a bridesmaid at their wedding in Ireland. Days before the pair are set to marry, Maddie makes a … Read more
“Get in, loser, we’re going shopping.” Name a more cutting one-liner that resonates with the souls of shopaholics than this bittersweet dig from Regina George. Sure, Rachel McAdams’ acerbic delivery as the queen bee of “Mean Girls” has a certain sting to it, but it’s the underlying sentiment (however insidious)—that a little … Read more
We all know how it goes. Girl meets boy or boy meets girl (or girl meets girl or boy meets boy). Sometimes it’s at a high school or at work. Sometimes, the girl already has a boy; sometimes the boy and girl have been friends for so long it’s impossible to imagine anything between the … Read more
Audiences have been enraptured by cinema since 1895 when Auguste and Louis Lumière used a cinematograph machine to project moving images onto a screen. Naturally, movies have come a long way since the early days of 50-second reels, resulting in a rich variety of styles—many of which are easily streamed right from home. Meanwhile, every … Read more
Whether she was playing a bit part or the bombshell lead, Marilyn Monroe radiated star quality in each of her roles. The actress was effortlessly photogenic, but in addition, she was a genuinely fantastic screen performer. Throughout her career she was cast over and over as a secretary, trophy date, gold digger, bathing beauty, or … Read more
When we think of the greatest love stories of all time, a handful of couples always seem to come to mind—from Romeo and Juliet and Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy to Heathcliff and Cathy and Lancelot and Guinevere. At a second glance, it seems these iconic romances share recurring themes that distinguish them from … Read more