“They’re just like us.” Not really. Count the differences in celeb photographer Kevin Mazur’s SXSW documentary that turns the lens on the media zoo. Listen in as Sarah Jessica Parker, Jennifer Aniston, and others divulge stalkerazzi horror stories and Kid Rock explains why solitude goes best with a Boca burger.
It’s like: Tabloid meets E’s True Hollywood Story.
Take: A wig, oversize shades, and a seat in the back.
Premieres: Today (expansion schedule here)

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Like fuzz balls on a Fair Isle sweater, Chris Messina is everywhere. On camera, prime timing with Mindy Kaling then fluffing his whiskers in Argo. Off, scripting this warmhearted drama — about three friends reuniting in snowy Massachusetts for a funeral — with pal Tom O’Brien. The film stars Messina as a bad boy and O’Brien as a Tom Brady wannabe with a New England-size chip on his shoulder.
It’s like: Beautiful Girls set in a Norman Rockwell painting.
Take: A first-class snuggler.
Premieres: Today (on demand January 15)

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What arrested audiences at Sundance 2012 made it to Oscar’s Shortlist for best doc (next to Bully and The Imposter). Just say yes to Eugene Jarecki’s investigative look at USA’s public enemy No. 1 – drugs – which hits up alphabet agencies (DEA, NARC, FBI), crime writer David Simon, and inmates for an all-knowing POV that’ll leave you shaking your head.
It’s like: The Wire IRL.
Take: A two-hour solitary confinement.
Premieres: On demand January 15 (select theater screenings here)

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Common suits up for a crime drama that got a lot of love at Park City last year (and a Grand Jury Prize nomination). Sheldon Candis’s directorial debut stars Michael Rainey Jr. as an 11-year-old with an ex-con for an uncle — and a role model. Told over the course of a very long day, the story starts with ditching school, heads to the street for lessons on Tupac and takeout, and ends with a bang.
It’s like: The Pursuit of Happyness meets Training Day.
Take: Fans of Danny Glover, Boardwalk Empire’s Chalky, and the Allstate guy.
Premieres: January 18

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Alex Karpovsky. Ring a bell? Shoshanna’s crack spirit guide on Girls? There we go. Switching seats with Lena Dunham (she cameos), Karpovsky drives the witty bromance that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival into George-and-Jerry territory. As Nick, he and best bud Darryl need to cut the crap — they’re editing a film that’s headed for the can — while keeping their love lives out of the dump.
It’s like: Modern Romance starring HBO’s funniest.
Take: Your main man.
Premieres: On demand January 23

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Now for a film of immense jocularity and modern-day zeitgeist — ah, who are we kidding? It’s over-the-top sordidness with a badass cast. Full disclosure: We haven’t seen it yet, but if Golden Globers Hugh Jackman, Naomi Watts, Richard Gere, and Emma Stone found time to get inappropriate with Oscar frequenters Kate Winslet, Terrence Howard, and Halle Berry in an absurdly trashy comedy, then so can you.
It’s like: A collection of really dirty short stories, each directed by a different legend, including two-time Emmy nominee Elizabeth Banks and a Farrelly brother.
Take: The kitchen sink.
Premieres: January 25

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Or does he? Bill and Ted, Tucker and Dale, meet Dave and John (that’s him in the scary mask), the latest blunderbusses to embark on an excellent adventure. Horror fans, let’s go on a genre-bender fueled by Soy Sauce, a drug whose side effects aren’t limited to battling meat monsters and body snatchers. Free-wheeling Midnight Madness like that earned it a third-place People’s Choice Award at TIFF.
It’s like: The Cabin in the Woods goes Kaboom.
Take: Men in black, ghost busters — really anyone down for a bogus journey.
Premieres: January 25 (on demand now)

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