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‘Butterfly in the Sky: The Story of Reading Rainbow’

By Alex Vena

May 25, 2024 Documentary/Reality

Reading Rainbow inspired generations of young readers and learners over the course of its 23-year-long run. Now, fans can take a look — (it’s in a book) — at the series in even more detail with the documentary Butterfly in the Sky: The Story of Reading Rainbow, which is now streaming on Netflix. Featuring a multitude of interviews with poignant figures such as host LeVar Burton, the team behind Reading Rainbow, and even some of the child book reviewers — who are now all grown up — this documentary is a lovely homage to the revolutionary series.

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‘A Family Affair’

By Alex Vena

June 29, 2024 Comedy

Netflix has added yet another star-studded rom-com to its library, this time led by Joey King, Zac Efron, and Nicole Kidman. A Family Affair follows Zara (King), an assistant to a seemingly egotistical movie star named Chris Cole (Efron). After Chris meets, and shortly after, falls for Zara's mother Brooke (Kidman), the two pursue a relationship,...

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‘Owning Manhattan’

By Samantha Nungesser

June 28, 2024 Documentary/Reality

You may know Ryan Serhant from Million Dollar Listing, but now the real estate mogul is spearheading the new Netflix series Owning Manhattan, which follows his New York City-based firm and the successful agents who work there. With some help from Serhant — who has proven himself to be one of the most hardworking brokers in the world — the...

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‘Fancy Dance’

By Mackenzie Robbins

June 28, 2024 Drama

Erica Tremblay’s directorial debut Fancy Dance centers around Jax (played by Lily Gladstone), and her niece Roki (played by Isabel DeRoy - Olson), whose close bond becomes complicated after Roki’s mother Tawi goes missing from the Seneca-Cayuga reservation in Oklahoma. Determined to find her sister, Jax kidnaps Roki to help her with the...

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‘Federer: Twelve Final Days’

By Greta Bjornson

June 28, 2024 Documentary/Reality

Tennis legend Roger Federer prepares to close the book on his incredible, decades-long career in the emotional Prime Video doc Federer: Twelve Final Days, which chronicles the last twelve days of his time as a professional tennis player. The athlete, who has won 20 grand slam titles across his 20-plus-year career, prepares to compete in the Laver...

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‘Kinsey’

By Rachel Rosenfield

June 27, 2024 Drama

In honor of Pride Month, we should celebrate Alfred Kinsey, pioneer sexologist and creator of the Kinsey Scale. The best way to do that is by watching the film Kinsey, which tells the story of the scientist’s life and career. Liam Neeson stars as Kinsey, who started as a biologist before his fascination and knowledge of sexuality caused him to...

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‘Out Of Darkness’

By Mark Graham

June 26, 2024 Action/Adventure

Earth. 45,000 years ago. There's no shelter, no power, and ... gasp ... NO WIFI!! (I can already hear you screaming.) That's the setting for Out Of Darkness, a new survival horror/thriller from director Andrew Cumming. The film follows a small band of paleolithic-era humans who have crossed violent seas and trudged across intimidatingly vast...

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Out of Darkness

‘The Lion King’ (1994)

By Angela Tricarico

June 26, 2024 Animation

30 years ago this week, The Lion King hit theaters. It's the fifth film in the 10 year Disney Renaissance period, and for my money, the best one (it might even be my favorite Disney movie, period, but don't quote me on that!). The Lion King has all the hallmarks of a great Disney Renaissance movie: a banging score (Hans Zimmer did not come to...

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‘Crazy Rich Asians’

By Radhamely De Leon

June 25, 2024 Comedy

Jon M. Chu's glitzy romcom Crazy Rich Asians is on Netflix, which means it's time to catch up on the 2018 blockbuster if you still haven't seen it. After agreeing to accompany her boyfriend to his best friend's wedding in Singapore, Rachel Chu finds herself in way over her head among the upper echelons of the island's richest families. Sure, she...