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Chandrakant Jha’s murderous rampage in Delhi, India, ended with him being convicted of three gruesome slayings. However, he has been accused of killing many more. Netflix’s ‘Indian Predator: The Butcher Of Delhi’ chronicles Chandrakant’s life, motivations, and eventual arrest in May 2007. The docuseries also delves into the lives of the victims’ families and how they were affected by the murders. Anil Mandal was one of the men Chandrakant killed. Anil’s wife and son, Bharati and Vijay Mandal, talked about dealing with not knowing what happened to Anil for a long time and searching everywhere for him before learning of his death....

Ramón Campos, Teresa Fernández-Valdés, and Gema R. Neira teamed up to create the cerebral multi-layered thriller series ‘Now and Then.’ The storyline of the Spanish-English bilingual thriller follows an all-Hispanic group of college friends, comprising Alejandro, Ana, Pedro, Sofia, Daniela, and Marcos. Their lives drastically change following a celebratory weekend trip when one of the friends winds up dead. After 20 years, on the eve of the college reunion, the five remaining friends receive anonymous texts on their phones....

Created and directed by Ricky Gervais, ‘After Life’ is a comedy-drama series that tells the story of Tony Johnson (Gervais), the head of feature stories at a local newspaper called The Tambury Gazette. His world comes crashing down after his wife dies of breast cancer. As Tony deals with his insurmountable grief, he lashes out against the world around him. The series has been predominantly set in the fictional English town of Tambury....

Directed by Peter Benson, ‘Color My World With Love’ is a romantic movie with a heartwarming narrative that focuses upon a single mother named Emma Grant, who is quite protective of her 22-year-old daughter Kendall, who has Down syndrome. The latter is an artist who wants her mother to give her some space and let her be independent. During a cooking class at a local center for diverse learners, Kendall meets independent and humorous Brad, who also has Down syndrome....

Helmed by Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur, ‘Contraband’ is an adrenaline-filled action thriller movie. Based on the 2008 Icelandic film ‘Reykjavik-Rotterdam,’ the narrative plunges the audiences into the deep smuggling networks of the world. Chris Farraday (Mark Wahlberg) hopes he has escaped the vocation of smuggling to rear his family lawfully, but that does not happen. He learns that Andy, his wife Kate’s brother, was smuggling drugs through the Mississippi River but had to get rid of the shipment following a surprise inspection by the Customs....

Directed by Don Siegel, ‘Dirty Harry’ is an iconic neo-noir action-thriller film that revolves around a psychopathic sniper codenamed Scorpio (Andy Robinson) who kills a woman on a rooftop swimming pool and leaves a note demanding $100,000, or he will kill more people. His threatening letter is found by San Francisco Police Department Inspector Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood), who is assigned to bring down the criminal. Along with his newbie partner, Chico Gonzalez (Reni Santoni), Harry sets out to track down Scorpio before he can commit more murders....

Created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams, ‘Ozark’ follows Marty Byrde, financial advisor to the Mexican drug cartel, as he and his family maneuver through a jungle of underworld violence, revenge plots, and vicious characters. What makes the Netflix series especially intriguing is its small-town backdrop, which makes the atrocious crimes and lofty plans of the characters all the more remarkable. Season 4 brings us back to the Byrde family’s lakeside paradise, which we have grown to love (and fear!...

‘The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window’ (original title: ‘The Woman in the House’) is a crime drama series with a comedic twist. It follows Anna, who seems to have grown weary of life. Her days are spent drinking wine and looking out her window. But when an attractive man moves into the house across the street, there is a glimmer of hope. However, her speck of happiness vanishes soon enough when she witnesses a violent murder, except she isn’t sure of what she saw....

Season 4 episode 22 of ABC’s ‘Shark Tank‘ witnessed mother and daughter duo Tracey Noonan and Danielle Desroches present Wicked Good Cupcakes. Delicious cupcakes packed inside the portability and convenience of a mason jar surely piqued our interest and warranted a second look. Well, here’s what we found out when we jumped in and followed the company’s growth! Wicked Good Cupcakes: Who Are They and What Do They Do? Before jumping into the market with Wicked Good Cupcakes, Tracy Nooman did have an impressive career....

Mountie Nathan Grant is left heartbroken after Elizabeth chooses Lucas over him in the season 8 finale of ‘When Calls the Heart.’ On the other hand, Faith Carter also faces a similar agony when Carson leaves for his fellowship in Baltimore. Dejected at losing the ones they love, Faith and Nathan unexpectedly find solace in each other and as they share a sweet moment of consolation, fans hope that their newfound friendship blossoms into something more....

Originally titled ‘Entrevías,’ ‘Wrong Side of the Tracks’ is a crime series inspired by ‘La que se avecina,’ a Spanish sitcom. The show centers around the complex relationship of ex-army captain Tirso Abantos and his granddaughter Irene, who gets involved with the local drug dealer Sandro. Set in the titular neighborhood of Entrevías, the Spanish series progresses through the threats Tirso, Irene, and their acquaintances face when the former soldier sets out to annihilate Sandro’s kingdom....

For a dedicated actor, playing a character isn’t a job. It is his life. He isn’t himself for the duration of the shooting and it is imperative for him to maintain the status quo. With the blossoming of method acting in the industry, actors losing themselves in their characters has become a common notion. Pervading amidst artists through the radiant Marlon Brando since the 1950’s, it has furthered both in intensity, and absurdity....

Doing a sex scene for a film isn’t as pleasing and enjoyable as you think it is. In fact, it can be a really uncomfortable experience especially when the filmmaker tries to be exploitative or when the actors don’t get along well. There are many sex scenes that famous actors regret doing. The reasons are varied and interesting. Sometimes the scene feels terribly out-of-place and just doesn’t go well with the overall tone of the film....

First off, I’d like to devote some time to honourable mentions and near misses: The unappealing Miko Naruse’s laborious Floating Clouds, When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, Yearning and the more forgivable Sound of the Mountain did not make it. I’ve tried left plenty of time to warm to his work but it continually fails to interest me, sad to say. Tampopo, Castle of Sand, the Man Behind the Sun, Angel’s Egg, Belladonna of Sadness and The Taste of Tea also sadly didn’t suit my cinematic pallet....

SPONSORED LINKS It is very hard to categorise a film like ‘Roma’. It is hard to describe what you feel after you’ve watched it. While you wonder how a film could be so lifelike, separated from the grandiose of the industry that sells it; you can’t help but marvel at the ingenuity of the filmmaker who seems to have infused a simple story (mundane, even) with such an intimate character of his own....

SPONSORED LINKS Based on Koyoharu Gotouge’s manga ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba,’ ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train’ is a Haruo Sotozaki directorial film that follows the misadventures of the inexperienced trio of Tanjirou, Zenitsu, and Inosuke after their disastrous encounter with Rui and his evil forces on Mount Natagumo. As soon as their injuries heal at the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, Tanjirou and his friends go through rehabilitation training, following which they join the Flame Hashira, Kyoujurou Rengoku, on the mysterious Mugen train to investigate the disappearance of passenger and Demon slayers, unbeknownst to the dangers awaiting their arrival....

Viewers were quite curious to know more about Zack Clayton Carpinello when JWoww (Jennifer Lynn Farley) introduced him on ‘Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.’ JWoww and Zack made their coupling social media official just months before the former finalized her divorce with Roger Mathews, and fans were ecstatic to witness the television personality in a happy relationship. However, with Zack and JWoww facing quite a few hurdles in their journey together, fans are now clamoring to know where they stand at present....

Inspired by the Japanese light novel series of the same name written by Ryo Shirakome and illustrated by Takayaki, ‘Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest’ or ‘Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou’ is an action-adventure fantasy anime. The show revolves around Hajime Nagumo, a young adult who is mysteriously transported to a fantasy world along with his classmates and is tasked to save humanity. Unfortunately, he not receives inferior transmutation skills but is also betrayed by one of his classmates and ends up at the bottom of an abyss....

Offering a sneak peek into the lives of a group of friends dealing with morbid obesity, ‘1000-lb Best Friends’ revolves around Meghan Crumpler, Tina Arnold, Vannessa Cross, and Ashely Sutton as they take on the ultimate challenge of weight loss. However, the journey is quite challenging, and the best friends often depend on each other and their hard work for progress. As the audience is quite interested to know more about the cast, we decided to go in and find out where Ashely Sutton is at present!...

In only a handful of instances in the history of television, a spinoff has been better than the original series. ‘Better Call Saul’ is widely regarded as one of those shows. Given that the original series is something like ‘Breaking Bad,’ that’s a momentous achievement. ‘Better Call Saul’ serves as a prequel to ‘Breaking Bad’ and depicts how mild-mannered Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) became Saul Goodman, the sleazy lawyer for the drug lords....