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You've never heard of 2021's biggest movie

And this new Marvel movie might be a little sexy

Sep 24, 2021
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What to know

  • The top-grossing movie of 2021 is Hi, Mom… If you’ve never heard of Hi, Mom, don’t worry. I hadn’t either. It’s a Chinese film about about a woman who “travels back in time to befriend her own mother.” Kinda like Back to the Future? It hasn’t hit the states but has made $841M worldwide, beating F9, Shang-Chi, and Black Widow. You learn somet…

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