How far would you go to change a wasted life? The comedy “Chick Fight” attempts to answer the question with the help of a few well-known names. Malin Akerman takes on the lead role of Anna Wyncomb, a woman in search of something to make her world just a little less topsy-turvy. Along the way, Wyncomb encounters a surprising group whose implications go far beyond what she imagined. 

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This story of women conquering a domain normally reserved for men actually comes from a male perspective.

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What if you could take a simple test and skip the drama-filled rollercoaster that is dubbed “dating?” Would you embrace the test that tells you, without a doubt, who your soulmate is? And how would that change the entirety of humanity? Judging by the trailer for the new AMC anthology series, “Soulmates,” it’s not an entirely good thing at all.

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The short trailer for “Soulmates” shows brief glimpses at the lives of a variety of people that have chosen to take the test to find out who they are destined to be with.

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Holiday celebrations have long been the go-to trope for comedy films. “Friendsgiving” is yet another entry venturing into this already crowded sub-genre. The project is taking on a fairly new tradition as friends meet up for their own gathering in hopes of leaving the family debacles behind. The film’s writer and director—Nicol Paone—provides a unique take; no doubt driven by her years of experience appearing in numerous series.

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What if you found out that your parents were actually super-skilled thieves that had this whole life of crime before they settled down and lived the suburban life? That would be pretty shocking, and yet, that’s exactly what happens in Netflix’s upcoming film, “The Sleepover.”

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As seen in the trailer for the new family comedy, “The Sleepover” is essentially two films in one.

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“Dollface” begins with a breakup, when Jeremy (Connor Hines) tells Jules (Kat Dennings), his girlfriend of five years, that he doesn’t love her anymore. Jules is summarily scooped up by a millennial-pink bus driven by an old cat lady (literally, an older woman with a CGI cat face played by Beth Grant). The bus arrives to take her back – “back to hanging out with other women.” What follows is a bumpy, shallow, highly enjoyable return to sisterhood.

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It might not sound like rocket science, but in monster movies, audiences want to see the monster. The most recent big screen version of “Godzilla” mostly keep the giant lizard shrouded in the rain. “Kong: Skull Island” mostly improved things by tossing the big ape into a jungle where precipitation didn’t appear to be a problem. Now, “Rampage” places in its primate into the middle of bustling metropolis.

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No, I haven’t watched a single episode of “Billions” yet, but that’s entirely my fault. Heck, I only just got through the first season of “Halt And Catch Fire” so cut me some slack. In any event, Showtime‘s series is a critically acclaimed hit from two of our favorite writers and showrunners, Brian Koppelman and David Levien.

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Very much distinct from the insanity that is Uwe Boll‘s 2009 horror show “Rampage,” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson‘s newest starring vehicle, “Rampage,” has just dropped its first trailer. From director Brad Peyton (“San Andreas“), “Rampage” is based on an arcade game from the ’80s that I imagine is fairly obscure, given that I had never before heard of  any such arcade game.

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When it premiered at the start of 2016, you might have been forgiven for overlooking “Billions.” At the time when the term Peak TV was becoming inescapable, it was another prestige cable TV drama centered on white dudes in a world of wealth and privilege. Even the cast seemed to be recycled from other acclaimed shows: Damian Lewis from “Homeland,” Paul Giamatti from “John Adams,” Maggie Siff from “Sons Of Anarchy,” Toby Leonard Moore from “Daredevil,” David Costabile from “Breaking Bad,” Jeffrey DeMunn from “The Walking Dead.”

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The territory — big money on Wall Street — felt like it had been well-trodden recently on the big screen too, with the success of “The Wolf Of Wall Street” and “The Big Short.” So all told, it felt like it was destined to be overshadowed by other shows like HBO’s “Vinyl,” which debuted around the same time (“not quite as smart or as good as it hopes it is,” our review from January 2016 read).

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In the on-going blitz of Netflix Originals we’ve been experiencing so far in 2016, Joe Swanberg’s “Easy” feels like a homing missile that has all the explosive resonance of a beach ball. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Filled with familiar faces, compartmentalized into bite-sized 30-minute shorts, and produced, directed, and written by the master and commander of mumblecore, “Easy” takes a light-hearted and accessible approach (no, really) to portray mid-life modern romance in Chicago, with the hopes of digging up some pretty heavy-duty stuff underneath terrifyingly ordinary lives.

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There was a time when Joe Swanberg was the most indie of indie directors, making no-budget movies with his friends, and mostly existing in a very specific niche of the film world. And while he’s not quite Steven Spielberg, Swanberg’s career has certainly ascended, and sees him able to gather an increasingly impressive array of well known stars for his projects. And for his upcoming anthology series “Easy,” set to be unveiled on Netflix, he’s gathered his most extensive ensemble yet.

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Tribeca Review: 'The Ticket' Starring Dan Stevens, Malin Akerman And Oliver Platt

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Dave Franco, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Orlando Bloom, Malin Akerman & More Take It 'Easy' For Joe Swanberg's Netflix Series

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Review: Horror Comedy 'The Final Girls' Starring Malin Akerman, Taissa Farmiga, Nina Dobrev & More

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Review: Fresh And Charming 'I'll See You In My Dreams' Starring Blythe Danner

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Watch: First Trailer For Sundance Buzz Movie 'I'll See You In My Dreams' Starring Blythe Danner & Martin Starr

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Rosario Dawson, Brit Marling, Jessica Biel, Kelly Reilly & More Rumored For 'True Detective' Season 2

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Casting: Ving Rhames Back For 'Mission: Impossible 5,' Paul Giamatti Joins N.W.A. Biopic And More

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Review: Randall Miller's 'CBGB' A Half-Hearted Sitcom Stab At Punk Rock's Mecca

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Watch: Trailer For Thriller 'The Numbers Station' Starring John Cusack & Malin Akerman

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Watch: 'Con Air' Director Simon West Reunites With Nic Cage For 'Taken' In A Taxi Cab Thriller 'Stolen'

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