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Directed and written by Mitsuo Iso, ‘The Orbital Children’ is a Japanese science fiction anime that features talented voice actors like Natsumi Fujiwara, Azumi Waki, Kensho Ono, and Chinatsu Akasaki. The series is set in the near future and follows Touya and Konoha, two moon-born children who are receiving therapy on the Japanese space station so that they can be moved to Earth. They are accompanied by Taiyo, Mina, and Hiroshi, who have all come to space from Earth, unbeknownst to the unforeseen circumstances awaiting them there....

Like every other volunteer at Spiderhead Penitentiary and Research Center, Jeff (Miles Teller) has a past. We are told about it in stages throughout the film. He has been at Spiderhead for a while and is initially one of its most mellow residents, agreeing to almost everything they test on him. He grows close to Lizzy (Jurnee Smollett), his fellow volunteer. As the series progresses, they begin to unearth the sinister aspects of the facility....

Netflix’s ‘First Kill’ introduces audiences to an unlikely romance between a vampire and a vampire hunter. Juliette and Calliope are classmates that fall for one another but are kept apart by their respective legacies. The former comes from a long line of vampires, while the latter hails from a family of celebrated monster-hunters. As Juliette and Calliope struggle to preserve their budding relationship, they set off a whirlwind of gruesome events....

Produced by Fremantle, E!’s ‘Relatively Famous: Ranch Rules’ is a reality TV series that follows eight celebrity kids as they attempt to prove themselves to the world by spending 30 days at a ranch. The owners of the properties assign them jobs that tire them out. In the process, they end up forming strong friendships and connections, which also sometimes end in messy fights. After the pandemic hit, the otherwise scenic Saddleback Ranch had to be shut down....

Place plays a huge role in the appeal of every sitcom. While shows like ‘Friends’ and ‘How I Met Your Mother’ locate their characters and plot in a real setting, series like ‘Letterkenny’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ depict a fictional place that almost starts to feel like a fictional universe. ‘Schitt’s Creek’ is a Canadian sitcom that revolves around a formerly super-rich family who lose their fortune and are forced to move to a village....

Originally titled ‘Kulüp,’ Netflix’s Turkish series ‘The Club’ centers around the life of Matilda Aseo, who completes her prison sentence of seventeen long years. She starts to work in a prominent nightclub in Istanbul while trying to establish a relationship with her daughter, who grew up in an orphanage unaware of her mother’s existence. Set in the fascinating 1950s, the historical show progresses through Matilda’s efforts to build a life after her tumultuous time in prison....

Bringing back the 112 year old character of Anne Shirley on-screen screams sweet nostalgia, especially for those of us who grew up reading Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables. Emmy Award winning Moira Walley-Beckett with her latest adaptation of the novel, ‘Anne with an E’, manages to offer us just that. But the Canadian series is also so much more as it stands brilliantly well on its own. The primary reason for this is that ‘Anne with an E‘ is an adaptation for our times....

‘Infinite Storm’ is a survival drama movie directed by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert. It is based on Ty Gagne’s article ‘High Places: Footprints in the Snow Lead to an Emotional Rescue,’ which details the real-life experience of mountain climber and rescuer Pam Bales. The movie follows Pam (Naomi Watts) as she heads out on a trail in Mount Washington State Park after experiencing a personal tragedy. When a blizzard cuts her trail short, Pam begins to descend the peak only to meet a man struggling to survive in the wilderness....

‘Moonlight’s triumph in 2016 and ‘Get Out’s massive success in 2017 paved the way for ‘BlacKkKlansman’ in 2018. Spike Lee’s formidable return to the screen has brought a unique and timely film that will definitely make some noise at the Oscars. This year has by far been the best year for African-American dominated casts in some time. In fact, the list for the best movies of the year features more than a few entrants....

SPONSORED LINKS ‘Marcella‘ is a stellar British Nordic-noir on Netflix where we see the titular character is a former London detective who returns to investigate a serial killer case that has been left open for 11 years. Now that the killer is active again, Marcella must try to put a stop to the murders. However, her work is not the only thing troubling her. She has a hectic home life where her husband has decided to leave her and first wants to send their kids to a boarding school but later tries to use Marcella’s mental state as an excuse to gain full custody....

SPONSORED LINKS Created by Charlotte Stoudt and based on the novel by Karin Slaughter, the thriller series ‘Pieces of Her’ plunges its audience deep into a familial mystery. Andy Oliver’s mother, Laura, is on the news again after the eruption of violence in the mall. As Oliver traverses her memories, the series reveals startling truths about the family’s past. 7. Brothers and Sisters (2006-2011) Created by Jon Robin Baitz, the family drama series ‘Brothers and Sisters’ revolves around the Walkers, an affluent Los Angeles-based family....

SPONSORED LINKS If we take a poll with the question “Who is the bravest comedian in the world?”, chances are that one name shall resonate louder than everyone else’s. And that name is Sacha Baron Cohen. He is someone who’s never afraid to try his luck and push the boundaries, and has achieved new heights with projects like ‘Borat’ (2006), ‘The Dictator‘ (2012), and others. The most interesting aspect of many of Cohen’s projects is that they are unscripted....

Sports movies come and go in waves but one sport never dies in cinema and that is boxing. Boxing movies are constantly evolving and are surely getting better with time. Look back and think about the time when it all started with the Rocky Balboa movies. Fast forward a few years and now you have films like Creed and Southpaw. What makes most of us watch these movies is their intense portrayal of the sacrifices made by the characters, their growth of mental and physical strength across the span of the movie and mostly those extreme and grueling training scenes that show the true potential of human ability with some heavy bass music spinning in the background....

SPONSORED LINKS There have been few directors who have had the incandescent talent of filmmaking such as the Coen brothers. Like their brilliance in the craft, ‘The Big Lebowski’ is a film which is unparalleled for many obvious reasons. A stoner comedy, ‘The Big Lebowski’ follows Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker and avid bowler who is battered by some people who mistake him for a millionaire with the same name....

SPONSORED LINKS ‘Final Space‘ is an animated comedy-drama series. The show can be called a space-opera as the central character of the series, Gary, along with the alien Mooncake, who has become his friend, indulges in a number of intergalactic adventures throughout the series. Gary’s full name is Gary Godspeed. He is an inept astronaut who is serving a five-year sentence on the prison spacecraft called Galaxy One. It is during the last few days of his sentence that he meets and befriends Mooncake....

I’ve been ruminating for some time about what ‘A Quiet Place’ actually meant. Every time I see it, the admiration and fascination just amplify. Directed by Joh Krasinski, the film is based on an original story about a dystopian future which sees the emergence of sound-sensitive alien creatures, who hunt anything which makes a sound. The film’s minimalization of setting and characters made it possible for Krasinski to isolate every character and view their relationship dynamics with individual characterizations....

When authorities in Silver City, New Mexico, found John Brown shot to death in cold blood in 1889, eyewitnesses immediately pointed towards his jilted lover Ada Hulmes. Ada and John had quite a torrid affair. However, the show mentioned that Ada was unaware that John was actually married and also had a reputation as a casanova. Investigation Discovery’s ‘Deadly Women: Lover Makes Three’ chronicles John’s murder and shows how the investigation circled in on Ada....

‘Bling Empire‘ is a Netflix original reality show that offers a sneak peek into the lives of several wealthy Asian Americans living in the Los Angeles area. It follows these individuals in their lives of affluence as they navigate the top rungs of society while dealing with personal and professional issues. Moreover, a healthy dose of drama and romance adds to the fun and makes for pretty good television. Fans were thrilled when Cherie Chan finally proposed to her partner, Jessey Lee, in season 1 of the show....

Young adult is one of the most popular and profitable genres in Hollywood. Every year, a great number of movies of and about teens come out, and they serve as the stepping stone for upcoming actors, who get to display their talent and prove their worth by taking on roles that are close to their age but also challenging in many regards. The portrayal of teen years is difficult but also rewarding, as actors like Saoirse Ronan, Timotheé Chalamet, Ellen Page and Jennifer Lawrence have proved by receiving Oscar nominations for playing the roles of adolescents tackling various problems in their lives....

In a particularly forlorn notion, the words “adult” and “animated” wouldn’t causally go along, simply because there still are a lot of people who equate cartoons with strictly kiddie content. I kid you not, out of all the shows that I have watched, among the most real, hard-hitting sermons on life was given to me by an anthropomorphic talking horse. The notion is forlorn in terms of today, especially when some of the best TV shows, recurring or otherwise, out there are adult-rated animated sitcoms....