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Watch Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Anima,’ Then Watch These Movies
Netflix continues to get into the short film game, an area that seems perfect for the streaming service, with Paul Thomas Anderson‘s Anima. Sorry, he’s calling it a “one-reeler,” even though it’s just...
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Watch ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home,’ Then Watch These Movies
You’ve seen Spider-Man: Homecoming, and then you watched all my recommendations for what to view next. You’ve seen Avengers: Endgame, and then you watched all my recommendations for what to view next....
View ArticleWatch ‘Stranger Things 3,’ Then Watch These Movies
You can criticize Stranger Things for being too derivative, or you can appreciate the way the Netflix series introduces classic and cult movies, particularly those from the 1980s, to a new generation....
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Watch ‘The Lion King,’ Then Watch These Movies
Disney’s remake of The Lion King is dividing critics. Some see it as a perfect reimagining of the 1994 animated feature of the same name. Others see it as a useless, cash-grabbing copy of the original...
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See the Real Movies and TV Shows Reworked in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’
Quentin Tarantino doesn’t just play with historical events in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The fantasy film reworks pop culture as much as it does real incidents as they happened in our world. Why...
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Watch ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,’ Then Watch These Movies
There is a reason I recommend movies to watch after you see a new release. I believe you will better appreciate the new movie by familiarizing yourself with film history, specifically the movies of the...
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Watch ‘The Matrix,’ Then Watch These Movies
In the 20 years since the release of The Matrix, the movie has influenced a lot of other entertainment. We highlighted parts of its legacy recently. Before that, The Matrix was itself a product of many...
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Watch ‘It: Chapter Two,’ Then Watch These Movies
Most of the movies that influenced IT: Chapter Two are the same as influenced the first movie. Go back and check out my recommendations to watch after you see IT for some of what I’d also list this...
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Watch ‘Hustlers,’ Then Watch These Movies
Following the current trend of crime films involving female ensembles (Ocean’s 8, Widows, The Kitchen), Lorene Scafaria‘s Hustlers is the first of this group to be based on a true story. And it’s...
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Watch ‘Ad Astra,’ Then Watch These Movies
James Gray‘s Ad Astra feels like a culmination or at least the furthest step in an evolution of an idea. It’s a film Gray needed to make ever since he ventured out of New York City as a kid and really...
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Watch ‘Joker,’ Then Watch These Movies
Sometimes you have to go see a movie you know you’re going to dislike. Just to make sure. And because everyone is talking about it and you don’t want to be left out of the pop culture moment. Maybe...
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Watch ‘Gemini Man,’ Then Watch These Movies
If you can see Ang Lee‘s Gemini Man in 120 fps 3D, do so. Even if it’s just to have the experience and then never want to have that experience again. It’s not necessarily a bad experience, just a...
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Watch ‘Terminator: Dark Fate,’ Then Watch These Movies
If you’ve seen one Terminator movie, you’ve seen them all. Well, maybe that’s not true, but the first one is still the only necessary Terminator movie in my book. And everything since — save for maybe...
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Watch ‘The Irishman,’ Then Watch These Movies
Whatever way you want to view it, whether theatrically or streaming in one sitting on Netflix or broken up into sections when you have the time, you must watch Martin Scorsese‘s The Irishman. The...
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Watch ‘Marriage Story,’ Then Watch These Movies
We don’t see as many movies about divorce as we used to. Back in the early ’80s, when divorce was common, we had everything from brutal dramas about the dissolution of families to comedies about newly...
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Watch ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,’ Then Watch These Movies
Star Wars began as a mashup of a lot of influences, including Western and samurai films, old Flash Gordon serials, and Nazi propaganda documentaries. Every other episode since then has added other...
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The Movies You Need to Watch Before You Go to the Movies in 2020
This is part of our 2020 Preview. Follow along as we explore all the things that have us mildly hopeful in the new year. With so many movie franchises disappointing lately and a number of original...
View ArticleWatch ‘Bad Boys for Life,’ Then Watch These Movies
Third time’s the charm with Bad Boys for Life, which is receiving rave reviews from critics who never cared for the first two Bad Boys movies. The factors include a restrained budget that makes for a...
View ArticleWatch ‘Miss Americana,’ Then Watch These Movies
One of the hottest movies of 2020 — one month in — is the Taylor Swift documentary Miss Americana, which is streaming on Netflix following its opening-night premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. This...
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Watch ‘To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You,’ Then Watch These Movies
To Netflix: thank you for another adaptation of the YA novels of Jenny Han. With To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, the sequel to 2018’s To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, we have another movie...
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