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  • Coming Attractions,  entertainment,  Film Reviews

    Jennifer Lopez Brings Mama Bear Vigilante Vibes to the Mother

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  • Coming Attractions,  entertainment,  Film Reviews

    Shotgun Wedding is Campy, Comedic Fun

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  • Coming Attractions,  Documentary Film Review,  entertainment,  Film Festivals,  Tribeca Film Festival

    Halftime Reveals a More Vulnerable side of a Global Superstar

    Resilience is tricky. Sometimes you are born with it and sometimes life teaches you how to embrace it in all forms and complexity.  Jennifer Lopez puts resilience, hope and un-wavering…

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  • Coming Attractions,  entertainment,  Film Reviews

    Marry Me Solidifies JLo as Undisputed Queen of Rom-Coms

    This one feels personal for Lopez as a successful business woman in the industry who has endured very similar fate juggling celebrity and privacy.  - begging the question of how…

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    Charleston Shooting Doc Emanuel is Lesson in Forgiveness

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    October 1, 2021
  • Coming Attractions,  entertainment,  Film Festivals,  TIFF 2019,  Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)

    Who Rules The World – Strippers and JLo in Hustlers

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  • entertainment

    Jennifer Lopez is Working Girl Cinderella in Second Act

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  • Coming Attractions,  entertainment,  Film Reviews

    Besties Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini Pair for a Second Act

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  • Film Festivals,  Film Reviews

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  • Coming Attractions

    Coming Attractions: Week of March 23rd

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