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Keanu Reeves returns as John Wick in John Wick: Chapter 4. Murray Close/Lionsgate hide caption

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Breaking down the Jennifer Lopez Wedding Industrial Complex Canon

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In defense of fan fiction, and ignoring the 'pretensions of polish'

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Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey was initially approved by Chinese officials to screen at more than 30 cinemas in Hong Kong and Macau on Thursday. But days ahead of the screening, the film's distribution company was told it was no longer allowed to show the slasher film starring a murderous Winnie the Pooh. Chen Cici/AP hide caption

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Dominique Fishback stars as Dre in Swarm. Warrick Page/Prime Video/Prime Video hide caption

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Actor Gwyneth Paltrow looks on before leaving the courtroom on Tuesday in Park City, Utah, where she is accused in a lawsuit of crashing into a skier in 2016 and leaving him with brain damage and four broken ribs. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption

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Echo Kellum plays Noah on Grand Crew. Elizabeth Morris/NBC hide caption

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The number of Black video game developers is small, but strong

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Big names including Steve Buscemi, Conan O'Brien come out to honor Adam Sandler

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Jessie Mei Li plays Alina Starkov and Ben Barnes plays General Kirigan and in the Netflix series Shadow and Bone. Netflix hide caption

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Sam Waterston on being the most recognizable pretend lawyer in New York

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Directors Daniel Kwan (left) and Daniel Scheinert pose with their best director trophies for Everything Everywhere All at Once. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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"Forget Pat's, forget Geno's. Jim's. Jim's in the best cheesesteak in Philly." Shazam (Zachary Levi) and Hespera (Helen Mirren) have a sit-down. Warner Bros. hide caption

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'Shazam! Fury of the Gods' is a near myth

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