CherryPicks

09/10/2025

Here are our for September 12: the SIX new movies you should check out this weekend! 💥🍿 ⁠
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Each week, our team scours all the new releases and curates our top picks with you in mind. From blockbuster releases to see in theaters to indie films you can stream at home, there’s something for everyone on our weekly watchlist.⁠
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CherryPicks is the place to find out what female & non-binary critics think about movies & more. Read reviews at thecherrypicks.com. 🍒

09/10/2025

For this edition of our digital & editorial series , we’re shining a light on Madison Pettis, who stars in the new Netflix rom-com . 🌸 You may have also seen her in and !⁠
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Hear from Madison about her favorite rom-coms, her best advice for young actors, why has stuck with her from a young age and the sport that she watches almost every day.⁠
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🔗: thecherrypicks.com/stories/actor-spotlight-madison-pettis

09/09/2025

This Christmas, dream huge. Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson star in Song Sung Blue, featuring the iconic songs of Neil Diamond. Only in theaters December 25.

Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians (Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson) form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it's never too late t...

09/08/2025

It's ! 🚀 The iconic franchise has long attempted to paint a picture of a brighter, more inclusive future for all. In doing so, its various series have continually centered strong women and, more recently, non-binary individuals, revealing a world many viewers hadn’t dreamed of until it appeared on their screen, a world with more than just men at the helm.⁠
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Read about 6 characters at the forefront of that change 🔗: thecherrypicks.com/stories/5-ways-star-trek-was-light-years-ahead-in-representation/

09/08/2025

Congratulations to all of the women that won big at last night's MTV Video Music Awards! Here are some highlights. 🏆⁠
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✨ SABRINA CARPENTER | Best Album, Best Pop Artist, Best Visual Effects
✨ LADY GAGA | Artist of the Year, Best Collaboration (with Bruno Mars), Best Direction, Best Art Direction ⁠
✨ ARIANA GRANDE | Video of the Year, Best Pop Video, Best Longform Video⁠
✨ TATE MCRAE | Song of the Summer, Best Editing ⁠
✨ ROSÉ | Song of the Year (with Bruno Mars)⁠
✨ MARIAH CAREY | Video Vanguard Award, Best R&B Video⁠
✨ TYLA | Best Afrobeats Video ⁠
✨ MEGAN MORONEY | Best Country Video⁠
✨ KATSEYE | MTV Push Performance of the Year⁠
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✨ DOECHII | Best Hip-Hop Video, Best Choreography ⁠
✨ SHAKIRA | Best Latin Video ⁠
✨ LISA (ft. Doja Cat & Raye) | Best K-Pop Video ⁠
✨ BLACKPINK | Best Group ⁠
✨ CHARLI XCX (ft. Billie Eilish) | Video For Good

09/06/2025

Pick your favorite book-to-screen murder mystery series: , , or ! 🔎 📖⁠
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is our weekly series where we take a look at the female & non-binary critical perspective on some of your favorite films and series to see how our compares to ratings on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, and take a look at a particular genre, creator, or franchise.⁠
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This week, we're comparing three TV adaptations of best-selling murder-mystery books: THE PERFECT COUPLE (based on the book by Elin Hilderbrand), WE WERE LIARS (based on the book by E. Lockhart), and THE HUNTING WIVES (based on the book by May Cobb).
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✍️ Highlighted reviews by Tania Hussain (Collider), Aramide Tinubu (Variety) and Linda Holmes (NPR). Read more at thecherrypicks.com.

09/05/2025

Happy Friday! 🍒 It's time for , where we tell you 5 things that happened this week in pop culture & entertainment to send you into the weekend.⁠
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💔 'WUTHERING HEIGHTS' TRAILER | Warner Bros. released the first teaser trailer for Wuthering Heights, directed by Emerald Fennell (of Promising Young Woman and Saltburn) and starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. The film, which is an erotic reimagining of Emily Brontë’s 1847 Gothic novel, explores love, class, obsession and desire. The film stars Robbie as Cathy, Elordi as Heathcliff, Hong Chau as Nelly Dean, Alison Oliver as Isabella Linton and Shazad Latif as Edgar Linton. It hits theaters on Valentine’s Day.
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🦸🏻‍♂️ 'SUPERMAN' SEQUEL SETS JULY 2027 RELEASE DATE | A sequel to James Gunn’s Superman is on the way, set to fly into theaters in less than two years. Gunn took to social media on Wednesday to announce the news about the release date, as well as share that the film will be titled Man of Tomorrow. His post included a photo from the comics of Superman and Lex Luthor, hinting that the new film will continue to focus on Luthor’s attempts to defeat Superman. Gunn is confirmed to be writing and directing the sequel, which is set to release on July 7, 2027.
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🎬 'DIE MY LOVE' TRAILER | Mubi released a new teaser trailer for Lynne Ramsay’s upcoming feature Die My Love, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson as a loving couple who leave New York for an inherited home in the country. After welcoming a baby, Grace (Lawrence) begins to mentally unravel and finds herself empowered in unexpected ways. Ramsay directed the film from a script she co-wrote with Alice Birch, based on Ariana Harwicz’s 2012 novel. The psychological drama comes to theaters on November 7, following its premiere earlier this year at Cannes.
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🇫🇷 'THE WHITE LOTUS' S4 WILL BE SET IN FRANCE | The White Lotus is headed to France for season 4! According to Deadline, creator Mike White and HBO have chosen France as the latest destination for the satirical anthology series. HBO partners with the Four Seasons hotel chain for the series, so speculation so far has focused on the famous Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat on the French Riviera, although the show ordinarily films at more than one resort per season.
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🎮 SOPHIE TURNER JOINS 'TOMB RAIDER' TV SERIES AS LARA CROFT | Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner is taking on another iconic character. She’s set to star as Lara Croft in Amazon MGM Studios’ live-action Tomb Raider series. Phoebe Waller-Bridge will serve as creator, writer and executive producer on the series, and Chad Hodge has also boarded the show as executive producer and co-showrunner. Turner is the latest actress to take on the role of Croft, with Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander starring in previous live-action adaptations.

09/05/2025

Film festival season is upon us, and we couldn’t be more excited for the movies premiering at ! ✨ We’ve curated 33 of the buzziest films premiering this September in Toronto to add to your watchlist.⁠
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🔗: thecherrypicks.com/stories/buzzy-tiff-2025-films

09/03/2025

Here are our for September 5: the FIVE new movies you should check out this weekend! 💥🍿 ⁠
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Each week, our team scours all the new releases and curates our top picks with you in mind. From blockbuster releases to see in theaters to indie films you can stream at home, there’s something for everyone on our weekly watchlist.⁠
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CherryPicks is the place to find out what female & non-binary critics think about movies & more. Read reviews at thecherrypicks.com. 🍒

09/03/2025

kicks off tomorrow, which means Toronto is currently bursting with filmmakers and film lovers! ✨🎟️ We're highlighting 15 female-directed movies that are on our radar, so you can add them to your watchlist if you’re attending in person or keep them in mind for when they hit the big and small screens!⁠
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🔗: thecherrypicks.com/stories/tiff-2025-films-directed-by-women

09/02/2025

Feeling a little nostalgic this week? Us too. Let's turn back the clock by rewatching these seven sitcoms that were popular in the '90s! ⏰⁠
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Read reviews & find out where to watch 🔗: thecherrypicks.com/collections/binge-worthy/