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Kevin Hart is making everyone cry in Fatherhood

Fatherhood, Elite, Penguin Town

Michael Sun
Jun 24, 2021
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ICYMI: Monday was the winter solstice, which meant it had the longest night, but really every night is the longest night if you lie and bed and scroll continuously for 8 hours without moving until the sun comes up. Here’s what I’ve amassed in that time:


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Did you know that Kevin Hart wears Le Labo? I certainly did not, but I was very happy to discover this last week. Something else about Kevin Hart you may have discovered: the man knows how to tug at heartstrings, especially as a widowed single dad in Fatherhood, where he learns both the tribulations and joys of being a father to his daughter, Maddy. Basically, everyone is crying.

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BRING OUT THE OLIVES @BeautyFlawed_
Who would’ve thought I’d be crying like this over a Kevin Hart movie #Fatherhood
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2:58 AM ∙ Jun 19, 2021
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And crying.

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𝐑𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐝®️ @Raymondntende
The First 20 minutes of the Fatherhood movie by Kevin Hart had me like:
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2:41 PM ∙ Jun 21, 2021
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And crying!!!!!

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Miz Danja @SheIsDANJA
Fatherhood was really good…only cried 16 times @KevinHart4real #FatherhoodNetflix
9:23 PM ∙ Jun 20, 2021
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Look, I am just glad to have an actual excuse to cry instead of crying spontaneously for no reason but that is something we do not need to go into. Another reason for crying: Melody Hurd, the very young actress who plays Maddy, who is just so good it HURTS.

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𝕵𝖆𝖑. @badgaljal
Fatherhood was such a nice movie, Maddy understood the assignment period
11:38 AM ∙ Jun 20, 2021
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I only have five words to say and those five words are: Melody Hurd star vehicle when.

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xoxo @JeauxJeaux
That baby girl who plays Maddy in Fatherhood is an absolute star. Oh my goodness.
6:04 PM ∙ Jun 21, 2021

Over at Essence, Kevin Hart — famously a father, albeit not a single one — talks about relating to the struggles of his character. “I gotta be honest with you, I think the scenes that really popped for me are the hair ones for sure,” he says. “I definitely struggled trying to do my little girl Heaven’s head. There were times when I was left with the responsibility and I just didn’t know what to do. Her hat collection is amazing.”

At Variety, Hart talks about the process of adapting the original memoir that Fatherhood is based on with an all-Black cast, and what it means to see Black parents on screen. “I was able to portray a Black man on the big screen in a positive light, which is something you don’t see much of,” he says. “We’re always the drug dealer or in jail, we’re gone, we’re just coming back. It’s the same thing over and over again.”

And on our last main episode of The Big Film Buffet, Alexei and Gen talked all things Fatherhood single parents on screen — from Liam Neeson in Taken to…classic single parent movie The Babadook.


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In horny teens this week: Puberty Blues is now streaming. Also in horny teens this week: the Never Have I Ever season 2 trailer has dropped. ALSO also in horny teens this week: Elite season 4 is out . . . .

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gerald @geraldmrf
“I’m watching elite season 4 bc of the plot” the plot:
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12:58 AM ∙ Jun 19, 2021
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Ummm chile anyways so moving swiftly onwards, no one can agree on who is really doing the absolute most in this show, probably because everyone is doing the absolute most at all times when you go to a school where the average median income is $190242fjadlkflkjadsf9t243r90310 and also someone at your school gets murdered every year. Arguably it is new girl Mencía:

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boobs | elite spoilers @Iebsianss
her back must hurt from carrying elite season 4
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4:41 PM ∙ Jun 19, 2021
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But I also have a lot of time for former-scammer-now-janitor Cayetana and/or her new BFF status with queen of wearing a fishnet top to school Rebekah:

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lipe @grishamxrvel
she owned this season, her character development >>>>> we stan cayetana #Elite
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manu elite spoilers @yonoexiste
carried the whole season why lie
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3:38 PM ∙ Jun 19, 2021
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I am unavailable for comment, unless the comment is “I cannot comment because I am watching Elite”, in which case yes, I am available for comment.


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I just need everyone to know that the narrator of Penguin Town — think Meerkat Manor but with penguins — is Patton Oswalt, who is the only sane person on Twitter. Okay? Okay.

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt
😢😢😢😢🐧🐧🐧🐧
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Cathleen Falsani @godgrrl
Oh, Patton. The Bougainvillea Family saga (with your narration) has absolutely wrecked me. #PenguinTown @pattonoswalt https://t.co/w4o1L6Fkhe
5:08 AM ∙ Jun 17, 2021
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Okay, 1 more tab

This tweet said it best: WHERE ARE THEY because I’m pretty sure they sold me a $7 Y2K baby tee for $65 on Depop. (Tell me if I’m wrong in the comments.)

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wolfgang ruth @itswolfgangruth
ok but where are THEY
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7:48 PM ∙ Jun 16, 2021
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Phew. Time to close all tabs.
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