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Sliding Doors is a smart, engaging romcom that uses movie magic exploring Gwyneth Paltrow playing two different versions of the same character.

A better wealth fable than a comedy, Richard Prior and John Candy can't spark Brewster's Millions to success, but it's a perfect '80s story.

A flawless encapsulation of America's 60s and the profound change, The Graduate depicts a generation faced with uncertainty.

Marilyn Monroe and Anne Bancroft star in the uniquely empathetic and moving tragedy, Don't Bother to Knock.

An insightful documentary on Chuck Berry and a brilliant concert with the rock legend getting backed by Keith Richards and other music superstars.

Sugary Romance Even before the explosion of Jane Fonda’s workout tapes and studies on sugar consumption, Fatso found the problem with America’s obesity epidemic. It’s multi-stage. In one key …

Jumping the Fence Part mockery of the American immigration system, part impassioned plea to fix it, Born in East L.A. takes its shots at the racism inherent of those …

Hugh Grant’s Best Movie Nominated for Best Picture and Best Screenplay in 1994, director Mike Newell’s Four Weddings and a Funeral is a crowd-pleasing romantic comedy that has aged …

Capitol Barbie There’s solace in the idea that, post 9/11, in 2003, someone like Elle Woods can march into Washington to bring attention to animal cosmetic testing. One of …

BINO: Blonde in Name Only Legally Blonde’s opening credits pour the frothy pop of Hoku’s “Perfect Day,” cheery and corny in its early 2000’s pep. It’s the perfect soundtrack …

The L.A. Punk Scene in the 1980s Written and directed by Penelope Spheeris (The Decline of Western Civilization, Wayne’s World), Suburbia is an engaging capture of the Los Angeles punk …

“He hates these cans” Life is hard, more so when suffering from a case of idiocy. So it is for poor Navin, a rather dim bulb, adopted, and then …