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Iliza Shlesinger’s Real-Life Dirty John Inspired Her New Ne...
Iliza Shlesinger has a theory about our collective cultural obsession with scammers. “These are people hiding in plain sight,” the comedian tells Refin
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How The True Story Behind Physical Shaped Its Most Distu...
If you’re planning on tuning in to Physical just to see a permed-out Rose Byrne do high kicks to a killer ‘80s soundtrack, there’s something you shou
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India Sweets & Spices Is A Coming-Of-Age Movie Full Of ...
We all have that moment when we suddenly realize our parents are people. For India Sweets and Spices’ Alia Kapur (The Wilds’ Sophia Ali) the fateful tw
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Amber Sealey Didn’t Want To Make Another Ted Bundy Movie. That’s ...
At one point in Amber Sealey’s No Man Of God, serial killer Ted Bundy (Luke Kirby, who you may know as Lenny Bruce in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) is being
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Leyna Bloom’s Dreams Started At A Bus Terminal. With Port Aut...
When Leyna Bloom was just 17, she boarded a Greyhound bus from Chicago to New York City, ready to chase her dreams. But after arriving at New York’s Port
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Lizzie Borden’s Working Girls Forever Changed Sex ...
Sex, money, drama — for the women of Lizzie Borden’s Working Girls, it’s just another day at the office. First released in 1986, the rev
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The Full-Frontal Scene From Plan B Exposes A Hidden Burd...
Spoilers ahead. “Male nudity is very funny. It’s an intrinsically funny piece of anatomy,” Natalie Morales joked over Zoom. She’s referring to
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In Cruella, Cruella De Vil May Not Be The Monster We Thi...
Warning: Major spoilers ahead. How do you solve a problem like Cruella? It’s a question that’s been rolling around in my head ever since Disney announc
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The Sweetest Thing: The Raunchy Rom-Com We Need To Talk ...
Criticism is a field overwhelmingly dominated by (surprise, surprise) white men. Not anymore. In Refinery29’s monthly series, our movie critic gives
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Everyone Thought Ana de la Reguera’s Army Of The Dead Role
When Ana de la Reguera arrived on set for Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead, some people were surprised to see her. Her character Maria Cruz, had been bille
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Netflix’s Fear Street Trilogy Is Giving Off Cr...
Pack your bags because we’re about to spend July in Shadyside, Ohio. Netflix has just released the first teaser for Fear Street, its series of horror mov
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I Still Can’t Stop Thinking About The Last Two Seconds Of <...
I first saw Saint Maud on March 4, 2020 in a screening room in midtown Manhattan, six days before the Refinery29 office — and soon the rest of New York C
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Andrew Garfield Is The Prince Of (Naked) Pranks In Gia Coppola’s ...
There’s a scene in Mainstream, Gia Coppola’s sophomore feature about a YouTube vlog squad, that’s basically designed to go viral. In it, Andrew Garfi
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TV Shows
We Still Owe Melinda Clarke For Bringing Us Julie Cooper On T...
“Jimmy, honey, did you get my froyo? Pistachio. Thanks, sweetie.” With those 10 words and a sly delivery, Melinda Clarke turned a guest star appearance
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The New GoT Series Is Already Failing Its Women Characters
This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones. Remember how Game of Thrones spent eight seasons building up its women characters as the next leaders of W
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The Fiery, Artsy Ending Of Netflix’s Things Heard And Seen
Things Heard & Seen, now streaming on Netflix, is many things: a ghost story, a tense family drama, a crime thriller, and a celebration of art history
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The Handmaid’s Tale Season 4 Is Here. But It Doesn’t Nee...
Spoilers for The Handmaids Tale season 4, episodes 1-3 ahead. It’s been precisely four years since The Handmaid’s Tale first premiered on Hulu on April
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11 Movies To Watch Before The Oscars This Weekend— & Where To Str...
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How Toxic Was Old Hollywood? Rita Moreno Bares All In A Brave New...
When Rita Moreno made history at the 1962 Academy Awards, becoming the first Latina to win an Oscar for her groundbreaking role as Anita in West Side Story
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Sebastian Stan & Denise Gough Truly Go For It In The Steamy, Drea...
If you thought Sebastian Stan’s recent Instagram butt pic was good, just wait until you see the movie it’s meant to promote. In Monday, The Falcon &
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Anne Hathaway Should Host The Oscars Again — Alone This Time
Criticism is a field overwhelmingly dominated by (surprise, surprise) white men. Not anymore. In Refinery29’s monthly series, our movie critic gives
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TV Shows
We Rewatched The O.C. — Praise The Horny Beach Teens!
The lockdown era has turned time into a flat circle — and with that changed our perception of must-see TV. Someone in your group chat is just as likely t
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