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Fantasia 2018: LA QUINCEAÑERA Review
August 4, 2018

Fantasia 2018: LA QUINCEAÑERA Review

No girl wants to kill, especially on her quinceañera. No girl wants people to die, especially on her quinceañera.

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Bethune-Cookman Band Series Debuts Friday On Netflix
August 1, 2018

Bethune-Cookman Band Series Debuts Friday On Netflix

“Marching Orders,” a 12-episode series about Bethune-Cookman University’s Marching Wildcats band, debuts Friday on Netflix.

“Nobody works as hard as we do,” band director Donovan Wells says in the series opener. “Nobody pays attention to the details as much as we do.”

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I LOVE BEKKA & LUCY Earns First Time Emmy Nomination
July 13, 2018

I LOVE BEKKA & LUCY Earns First Time Emmy Nomination

Nomination Comes for Denisof in ‘Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series’ Category for His Role as ‘Glenn’; 70th Primetime Emmy Awards to be Handed out in September

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Canadian Premiere of La Quinceañera at Fantasia in Montreal
July 12, 2018

Canadian Premiere of La Quinceañera at Fantasia in Montreal

Check out the photos from Fantasia International Film Fest in Montreal, Canada where La Quinceañera had its Canadian premiere and participated in a panel. Attending were Gigi Saul Guerrero (director), Raynor Shima (producer), Luke Bramley (Cinematographer), and Mathias Retamal (actor who plays Chavo).

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Netflix And Bake
July 5, 2018

Netflix And Bake

The ceaseless introduction of new Netflix shows into our lives has filled our evenings and weekends with marijuana consumption, but the streaming service’s new cannabis-themed competitive cooking program has a special giggle-inducing San Francisco ingredient.

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Netflix’s Weed-Based Cooking Show Is Basically Iron Chef With Stoner Judges
June 24, 2018

Netflix’s Weed-Based Cooking Show Is Basically Iron Chef With Stoner Judges

Here at GQ, we have nothing against weed, but there is something to be said about the apparent need for the YouTube/Netflix generation’s penchant for weed-themed entertainment. There are so many weed-themed series, documentaries and podcasts online these days, that it all feels a little too on-the-nose.

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Netflix to Debut ‘Cooking on High,’ A New Cannabis Cooking Competition
June 22, 2018

Netflix to Debut ‘Cooking on High,’ A New Cannabis Cooking Competition

In the latest testament to the fast-growing mainstream embrace of cannabis, Netflix this month will debut a competitive cooking show exclusively featuring dishes prepared with the herb. And not just for flavoring — under the show’s rules, all recipes must actually get you high.

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Cooking on High: Netflix’s Foray Into Weed Cuisine Is Half-baked
June 22, 2018

Cooking on High: Netflix’s Foray Into Weed Cuisine Is Half-baked

As Canada becomes the second country to legalize recreational marijuana, and weed dispensaries that look like Apple Genius bars sprout in progressive states across the US, it was only a matter of time before Netflix threw its hat in the proverbial smoke ring.

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LALIFF Gives Latinos The Starring Role For A Change
June 20, 2018

LALIFF Gives Latinos The Starring Role For A Change

Fifteen-year-old Alejandra Santos is about to celebrate becoming a woman, but the evening of her quinceañera will not be what she or anyone in her family expects. Her father is missing and a sinister figure from a Mexican cartel shows up at the celebration, threatening everyone with merciless, brutal violence.

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Food Competition Goes To Pot With ‘Cooking On High’
June 19, 2018

Food Competition Goes To Pot With ‘Cooking On High’

Hey bud. It’s time to get recreationally, legal-ish-ly, totally, and vicariously high. Here’s a new show on which pot lovers fill a lot of bowls — but with food, not weed. Of course, the food is made with marijuana oils and butters, and it will get them quite wasted. They’d be wise not to bogart that babka.

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