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Melanie McGuire has been dubbed the “Suitcase Killer” by the media for her role in butchering her own husband, William “Bill” McGuire, before packing up his remains into three suitcases and then disposing of them in the Chesapeake Bay. This sensational case has thus often been referred to as the “Suitcase Murder” and has been profiled on several true-crime shows, including Oxygen’s ‘Snapped,’ NBC’s ‘Dateline,’ CBS’ ’48 Hours Mystery,’ ID’s ‘Deadly Affairs,’ and ‘Forensic Files,’ amongst many others....

In December 2005, firefighters rushed to a burning car in a desert outside Las Vegas, Nevada. Inside, the authorities made a shocking discovery: a badly burned body. Investigation Discovery’s ‘Murder Among Friends: Muscle Bound’ delves into how Melissa James was killed by her high-profile friends and once-couple, Craig Titus and Kelly Ryan. So, if you want to find out more about this case, we’ve got you covered. How Did Melissa James Die?...

Despite being wrung with some fairly predictable clichès Netflix’s new French Drama, ‘Mon frère’, portrays an emotional story of chavs, who struggle to find their place in the world. Directed by Julien Abraham, the film takes a “cause and effect” approach where most of the characters are forced to suffer from consequences of the actions of their past. With this, it also aims at drawing a realistic picture of minors who end up in an unforgiving world of crime....

SPONSORED LINKS I Spit On Your Grave is one of the most controversial films ever made. It stirred up both audiences and critics alike with its unabashedly open portrayal of cruel acts of rape and the now infamous subsequent revenge scheme carried out by the victim. It definitely isn’t an easy watch, but fortunately for its fans looking for similar pictures, the film isn’t very unique either, at least considering the time of the present (in terms of style, plot, and theme)....

There are two types of shows that have proved to be the most profitable for Netflix. The first is the young adult dramas, the increasing number of which shows that the streaming service isn’t yet done with the all things teenage-y! Then there are the stories of psychopaths. The critical success and widespread popularity of ‘Mindhunter’, as well as, that of the true-crime documentaries and docuseries that it serves to its viewers shows that Netflix will continue to mine this gold....

Netflix’s legal mystery crime series ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ finds the prolific attorney Mickey Haller back on the streets of LA. The lawyer known for working out of the back of his signature Lincoln is faced with a slew of new cases, including the high-profile murder case of tech mogul Trevor Elliott. Between juggling his clients and the ominous killer stalking him, Mickey has his hands full. Based on the novels by Michael Connelly, season 1 picks up from ‘The Brass Verdict’ (2008) and is created for television by David E....

Famed Argentine director Alejandro Agresti (‘A Less Bad World,’ ‘Buenos Aires Vice Verse’) painted his time-bending 2006 romantic comedy ‘The Lake House’ with a melancholic yellow hue. The story follows Kate, a loner surgeon who makes a pen friendship with Alex, although they live two years apart. As they attempt to bridge their temporal distance, they fall for each other. However, memory may be playing a game with Kate since Alex’s destiny is possibly set in stone....

In the documentary film, ‘Circus of Books,’ director Rachel Mason takes its viewers through the life of her parents, who owned a bookstore named, Circus of Books, that served as a space to socialize and consume gay porn. The store, which started as a business to make money, became much more than that in the years that followed. The store was a famous cruising spot for gay men, along with being one of the largest distributors of gay porn....

Cooking shows have been rather popular for quite some time now. There are many cooking shows which have flourished and even managed to transform some chefs into global celebrities. In most of the shows, we generally see participants competing to become the best chef among their peers. However, not all shows can be fitted into this category. The Food Network series ‘Worst Cooks In America‘ is a show which strictly focuses on some of the worst cooks the country has ever seen....

Beverly Brooks was looking forward to building a better life after serving her then-husband, Reginald Brooks, divorce papers in March 1982. However, she was in for the shock of her life just two days later when Reginald took a gun and shot all three of their boys in cold blood. Investigation Discovery’s ‘Evil Lives Here: Something Wasn’t Right’ chronicles the horrifying triple-murder and shows how the ensuing investigation revealed a crime fueled entirely by blind hatred and rage....

Created by David Bermejo, Netflix’s crime series ‘Wrong Side of the Tracks’ centers around ex-army captain Tirso Abantos, who gets involved with local drug lord Sandro when his granddaughter Irene gets hurt by Sandro’s men. Originally titled ‘Entrevías,’ the Spanish series progresses through Tirso’s efforts to protect Irene and her boyfriend Nelson from Sandro’s gang. Starring Jose Coronado as Tirso and Nona Sobo as Irene, the show offers an enthralling experience, with an incredible ending....

In this highly polarizing and violent world, movies that bring together families are fast waning. Films like ‘A Wonderful Family’ don’t often come around. Spending time with your kids in the space of movies can be a majestic experience for you as an adult. Memories formed watching movies are some of the most prominent ones in a child’s head and these certainly can help you! Here’s a list of some of the best family movies of 2019....

SPONSORED LINKS Put your boxing gloves on, readers! Written and directed by Ryan Coogler, ‘Creed’ is a 2015 sports drama film starring Michael B. Jordan as boxer Adonis Johnson Creed, with Sylvester Stallone reprising the role of Rocky Balboa. Both a spin-off and sequel in the ‘Rocky’ film series, ‘Creed’ follows the story of Adonis ‘Donnie’ Johnson, son of an extramarital lover of former heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed. For the uninitiated, Apollo Creed is a recurring character in the ‘Rocky’ film franchise....

SPONSORED LINKS ‘The Hustle’, a comedy-drama directed by Chris Addison and starring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson as the protagonists, is about two scam artists who make it a mission to exact revenge on the men who had wronged them in the past. This remake of 1988’s ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’, which again is a remake of 1964’s ‘Bedtime Story’, also stars Alex Sharp and Dean Norris in major roles. In the film, Hathaway plays the character of a polished, sophisticated Englishwoman named Josephine, while Wilson is cast as her partner Lonnie, who is raunchy and is from the lower strata of society....

This time it’s a compilation of some of the best anime girls out there who have black hair. Yup, I am returning back to normal with this compilation. We all know how kaleidoscopic anime can be with its characters. Most of the well-known characters in anime have hairs suited for the anime world only. Black is one of the most normal colors when it comes to discussing hair color. Keeping the hairstyle simple with normal black color can sometimes produce really interesting and relatable characters....

SPONSORED LINKS Netflix has always strived towards creating original shows with new-age themes which earlier did not get much representation in the mainstream TV networks. In whichever genre the streaming giants have stepped into, they have always provided something new and fresh. ‘Grace And Frankie‘, the comedy series created by Marta Kauffman and Howard J. Morris, is also a step in a similar direction. The show centers around the two titular women, played by Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin respectively, who find themselves in a rather weird position when they come to know that their husbands are in love with each other....

SPONSORED LINKS Hosted by Mikey Day, ‘Is It Cake?’ grabbed the attention of viewers across the board given its unique premise and brightly cheerful setting. The Netflix show is centered around a viral internet trend where seemingly random objects are cut open with a knife to reveal that they were, in fact, cake all along. The baking show features talented bakers from across the country. In each episode, three bakers are first shown an assortment of objects....

SPONSORED LINKS Yurika and Kyle’s The One That Got Away Journey As blasts from the past for the leading cast members, Kyle was in the first group of dates to enter through “the portal” (for Ashley Algarin), whereas Yurika was in the second (for Vince Xu). They were both entirely interested and invested in their respective potential partners, yet since they lived in the same house and had similar schedules, they did end up becoming great friends....

Having aired more than two decades ago, ‘Berserk‘ is an anime that does not have the most superior art style. But if you look at it closely, this old school art style actually compliments its dark themes; which is probably the main reason why the new 3D animation version of it has not been so well received. The entire anime is adapted from a manga that has more than 300 episodes....

Bonny Lee Bakley was last seen alive when she had dinner with her husband, Robert Blake, in a Studio City, California, restaurant on May 4, 2001. Shortly after the meal, Bonny was brutally shot to death while sitting in Blake’s car, leading to a murder mystery that still has the nation divided in its opinion. ‘People Magazine Investigates: The Price of Fame’ portrays an authentic recreation of the events as it tries to investigate what happened that fateful night....