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‘DMZ’ is a dystopian drama series created by Roberto Patino. It is based on the comic book series of the same name and set in an alternate version of a demilitarized Manhattan Island. It revolves around an NYC medic Alma Ortega, who finds herself caught up in the power struggle within the DMZ while searching for her long-lost son. The gripping tale explores various complex themes such as territorial politics, family dynamics, and the nature of humanity....

Netflix’s horror film ‘The Wasteland’ is an astounding cinematic experience that centers around the isolated family of Diego, who encounters a terrifying and monstrous entity named “the Beast.” The Spanish film progresses through Diego and his mother Lucía’s attempts to safeguard themselves from the supernatural being, who edges closer to their abode day by day. Their strive to resist the impending doom of the Beast eventually fails as it confronts the mother and son....

Love, Death + Robots is truly a kind of mental lunacy that takes you through 18 science fiction based shorts that are unlike other shows of similar genre (Black Mirror). All the shorts are unrelated to each other in every possible way and do not whirl around the same themes. Most of them don’t even have any big message. But what all of the shorts do have is something very unique to offer....

A beloved mother’s sudden disappearance from Los Angeles County, California, in October 2021 sparked an intense search for her, but evidence seemingly pointed to the worst possible outcome. One of the episodes on NBC News’ podcast ‘Dateline: Missing in America’ features the story of Heidi Planck’s mysterious vanishing and the family’s search for answers. So, if you’re curious to find out more about this case, we’ve got you covered. What Happened to Heidi Planck?...

Right at the onset of this article, let’s get the fairly obvious done and out-of-the-way, and that would be comparing the latest reboot of the beloved character from Dark Horse comics to Benicio Del Toro’s version, a duology, the last one of which released back in 2008, following which the producers and Del Toro struggled to bring a second sequel to fruition. There is no denying that Del Toro’s version was better, and Ron Perlman looked like he was born to play the role....

Two separate shooting incidents in Maine during Thanksgiving in 2016 suddenly had everybody on edge. Norman Strobel was involved in both, leading the authorities to look into him. The inquiry showed a dark history of violence and criminal acts committed by Norman, ultimately causing his own death. Investigation Discovery’s ‘Obsession: Dark Desires: Cabin in the Woods’ focuses on Norman’s escalating behavior after his breakup with Sandra Goulet and how it all ended....

‘The Girl from Plainville’ follows a story of teenage friendship that ends with the tragic suicide of 18-year-old Conrad Roy III. The Hulu miniseries follows parallel timelines, one following the aftermath of Conrad’s shocking death and the other detailing how he and Michelle got close in the years leading up to the tragedy. What makes the whole scenario all the more bizarre is that Michelle plays a part in egging Conrad on to die by suicide....

Directed by Stuart McDonald, ‘A Perfect Pairing’ is a heartwarming romantic comedy movie on Netflix. It centers around Lola, a successful wine company executive who leaves her job to start her own venture. Hoping to rope in renowned wine business owner Hazel Vaughn as a client, she travels to Australia. There, Lola starts working as a ranch hand on the heiress’ sheep farm to earn her trust, but unexpectedly falls for the farm boss Max, who has secrets of his own....

‘We Own This City‘ revolves around the Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF), a plainclothes unit of the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) tasked with suppressing crime in the city. However, as the cops resort to corrupt actions and indulge in crime themselves, the state of policing in Baltimore comes under questioning. The series is based on Justin Fenton’s 2021 nonfiction book of the same name. The narrative focuses on several corrupt GTTF cops, such as Wayne Jenkins and Daniel Hersl....

We are all victims, but what matters is how we cope with the loss. With Hong Jong-chan in the director’s chair, legal thriller Kdrama ‘Juvenile Justice’ handles its touchy subject with commendable neutrality. The series begins with the arrival of Sim Eun-seok as an associate judge in the Yeonhwa Juvenile Justice Department. Teaming up with Cha Tae-ju, she seeks to decode gruesome and macabre cases of child crime. With the gripping premise and am a-lister cast ensemble, the series comes off as a refreshing detective thriller set within the maze-like bureaucracy of the court....

When Keeshae Jacob’s mother, Toni, didn’t hear from her daughter after a night out, she was worried. But her worst nightmare quickly became a reality when Keeshae was nowhere to be seen. The third episode of NBC News’ ‘Missing in America’ podcast focuses on what happened to Keeshae and how the authorities dealt with the investigation in the aftermath. So, if you’re curious to find out more, we’ve got you covered....

Beginning in 1979, a string of disappearances and murders rocked the usually peaceful Lewiston-Clarkston metropolitan area (comprising of counties from Idaho and Washington). While the authorities believed some of them were linked, many questions remain regarding what really happened. Investigation Discovery’s ‘People Magazine Investigates: Valley of Death’ delves into this puzzling case and looks into the circumstances surrounding these deaths and disappearances. Of the five people in question, Kristin David, Kristina Nelson, and Brandy Miller’s remains were found at various times after they vanished....

SPONSORED LINKS My love for Before films is not hidden from anyone. In my opinion, they are the greatest movie trilogy that cinema has ever seen (yes, I am aware of The Godfather trilogy). What makes Before films so great is that each of the three films apart from being romantic, funny, enlightening and heart wrenching, are about us and who we are: Love seeking and insecure, figuring out all our lives whether what we did, the choices we made, the paths we relinquished, were they right or not....

‘Murderville’ season 1 reaches the finish line with an enthralling sixth and final episode. In the episode, Terry races across the town to solve a cold case, one with deep emotional significance to him. Terry partners with Ken Jeong (‘Community‘) to solve the case and examines new clues that surface in the case. Terry and Ken must navigate a web of lies and improvise through absurd situations to uncover the killer’s identity....

American film critic Kenneth Turan in his review of Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Pulp Fiction’ wrote “The writer-director appears to be straining for his effects. Some sequences, especially one involving bondage harnesses and homosexual rape, have the uncomfortable feeling of creative desperation, of someone who’s afraid of losing his reputation scrambling for any way to offend sensibilities.” Perhaps this is what makes ‘Pulp Fiction’ one of the greatest films of all time. Its deep foundation of graphic violence and grotesqueness does not make ‘Pulp Fiction’ a gore fest....

After the resounding success of ‘Stars Wars: The Force Awakens’ (2015), Disney surprised us all with an announcement that they are planning to release a new stand-alone spin-off Star Wars film ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ (not related to the current sequel trilogy), set in a different timeline by the end of 2016. Our first initial reaction was: Wow, how does this new upcoming film relate to all the Star Wars films we’ve seen by now?...

Little did Valerie Longstreath know about the terrible tragedy that would befall her when she went to answer the door on July 8, 2014. Outside, she found her now ex-husband, who forced his way in with a shotgun and held Valerie as well as her teenage son hostage for hours. Investigation Discovery’s ‘Home Alone: Demons of the Past’ takes the viewer through the terrifying incident and shows how Valerie and Nathan managed to escape with their lives....

When teenager Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell suddenly vanished in March 2015, the authorities suspected her adoptive father, Wesley Hadsell, to be involved. Soon, the investigation revealed multiple clues that seemed to tie him to Anjelica Hadsell’s murder. NBC News’ ‘Dateline: The Jacket’ focuses on how the investigators systematically put together the pieces and brought Wesley to justice despite his claims of innocence. So, if you’re wondering where he might be today, we’ve got you covered....

Wesley Trent Snipes is an American born actor, film producer and a martial artist. Born in Florida, Orlando, he was brought up in the Bronx, New York. At the age of 23, Snipes was discovered by a film agent while he was performing in a local competition. Snipes then slowly began his career with making a debut in Hollywood movies. His first movie was Wildcats which was released in the year 1986....

Based on the long-running and popular ‘Eurovision Song Contest,’ ‘American Song Contest’ is an eight-week-long music reality competition series that features live performances from different artists representing 50 different states of the USA, five territories, and the capital. The participants perform original songs across several genres for the country’s votes in order to be crowned the winner of the competition and earn the title of Best Original Song. The ‘Eurovision Song Contest’ spin-off includes five episodes of qualifying rounds, which is followed by two episodes of semi-finals, and then the grand finale....