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SPONSORED LINKS The issue of food wastage and its effect on the environment has been quite worrying for a long time. However, in ‘Shark Tank‘ season 13, entrepreneur Kaitlin Mogentalle introduced a new and unique way to combat such wastage through her venture, Pulp Pantry. Although it comes across as a chips and snacks manufacturer at first glance, it is more than that. All of Pulp Pantry’s chips are made from fruit and vegetable pulp, which would otherwise have ended up in a landfill....

SPONSORED LINKS Slavery is perhaps the biggest taint on mankind’s existence. The macabre evil evokes the most loathsome responses from people, even when it is mentioned in hindsight. Due to the relentless efforts and endeavors of the great Abraham Lincoln, the world moved in a direction that relinquished the ironic comforts of slavery. Hollywood has been vociferous and unforgiving in its stance against the same. Numerous powerful social campaigns and awareness programs have been initiated to completely eradicate slavery....

Helmed by Lee Toland Krieger of ‘The Vicious Kind’ fame, ‘The Age of Adaline’ is a 2015 film that quirky and poignant fantasy-infused period romance movie for all ages. Adaline lives a reasonably low-key life in downtown San Francisco with her canine companion. However, the premise gets more convoluted as we know that Adaline was born on New Year’s Eve of 1908. After 29, she did not age further and has been stuck in her late youth for eight long decades....

Netflix’s mixed-mode black comedy superhero extravaganza, ‘The Guardians of Justice,’ is a sensory overload. Adi Shankar, the showrunner of ‘Castlevania,’ created the series inspired by video games and popular superheroes. Moreover, the show is also packed with casual pop culture references, complete with a re-enactment of an iconic scene from Georges Méliès’ ‘A Trip to The Moon.’ In the beginning, the series seems like a standard ‘Justice League‘ spoof set in an alternative universe....

It takes a lot for a movie to become a cultural phenomenon. It’s especially hard now because of the shortening of attention spans; everyone wants a quick dose of awesome, and then everyone forgets. A piece of art has to be something very special to achieve a cult status. Word of mouth helps, sure. But a film’s intrinsic ability to move the audience-to force them to think-plays a very important part....

SPONSORED LINKS The contribution of Tom Hanks to the world of cinema is immense. He has lead an extensive film career spanning more than three decades, that started from theater stage and reached the peak of Oscar stage. Not only he is an exceptional actor but also a very bankable star. He is among the top five actors in terms of the most amount of money made the box office....

The fourth episode of Starz’s drama series ‘P-Valley’ season 2 revolves around protests and riots that happen due to the murder of a Black man. Lil Murda and Keyshawn/Miss Mississippi, along with their group, fail to continue their Dirty Dozen tour because of the protests. The mayors of several cities, including Chucalissa‘s Wayne Kyle, impose a curfew until peace is established in their regions. Meanwhile, Roulette hides from her colleagues who are listening to the news about the riots and protests....

The story of ‘The Boys’ begins with Butcher’s wish to kill the most unkillable superhero, Homelander. The Superman of ‘The Boys’ universe, Homelander’s invincibility makes him the perfect villain for the show. But everything is fallible, and Butcher discovers this when Maeve digs into the file of another superhero. She tells Butcher that Soldier Boy, a beloved American hero, was killed by some special weapon. She theorizes that if such a weapon exists, and if it really did kill Soldier Boy, there is a good possibility that it could kill Homelander too....

Ronny Chieng is a Malaysian comedian, actor, and screenwriter best known for being a correspondent on the satirical news show ‘The Daily Show’ and his role in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ and Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.’ Born in a Malaysian Chinese family in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, Ronny was raised mostly in Singapore and then in the United States, specifically in Manchester, New Hampshire for a good 5-6 years, from 1989 to 1994....

Jarret Clark’s disappearance and subsequent murder in May 2006 initially baffled investigators. However, they soon realized that the group he was with, which included Brandon Hargrove, Dayna Hargrove, and Courtney Manzer, was responsible for the crime. Investigation Discovery’s ‘Swamp Murders: What Happened In the Woods’ takes the viewer through the horrifying incident and shows how the police reopened a cold case and brought the perpetrators to justice. If you are intrigued by this case and want to know where Brandon, Dayna, and Courtney are at present, we have you covered....

Despite the silliness of the narrative, most of the primary plot points of ‘Our Flag Means Death’ are actually based on history. This includes the absurd and amazing life of the protagonist, Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby). He indeed left behind his family and wealth to become a pirate. Even though he has come to be regarded as one of the most prominent figures of the Golden Age of Piracy, his experience as a pirate was a mix of ups and downs....

‘Severance‘ follows the employees of Lumon Industries, a shady corporate empire that subjects its employees to undergo the titular procedure. After being severed, the employees cannot access work-related memories outside the severed floors and vice versa. Slowly, the employees working in the Macro Data Refinement (MDR) department begin to get closer to uncovering the true nature of their jobs and the severance process. Along the way, MDR’s Irving meets Burt, the Head of the Optics & Design department....

‘Carole & Tuesday‘ has quite an interesting storyline wherein humans have colonized Mars and in this new world, two titular characters try to make a name for themselves in the music industry. While the plot itself is not bad at all, it’s the music and the visuals of this show that will impress you the most. Unlike other similar music anime, what really stands out about this one’s story is how it manages to incorporate elements of sci-fi and subtly blends it with its existing main themes....

Remember the times you booked tickets a week in advance or set reminders on your T.V. to watch your favorite actors on-screen. We all have our favorite actors, because it is very difficult to single it down to one specific performer. Whether it’s the mainstream movie-goer or an ardent critic, they all have a soft spot for movies featuring their beloved actors and do end up forgiving the movie of faults because of their unmatchable presence....

SPONSORED LINKS 10. Erin Brockovich (2000) For her portrayal of the titular character, Roberts won her first Academy Award, also going on to win the Golden Globe, SAG and the BAFTA among others. The movie chronicles the journey of a lawyer, Erin Brockovich, and her struggle to bring justice to hundreds and thousands of plaintiffs against the mighty energy corporation Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). The real life Brockovich makes a cameo appearance in the movie as a waitress as well....

Among the seemingly many tasks films are supposed to accomplish for us as an audience, including entertaining us, making us laugh, making us think, scaring us, and exciting us, another important role that films seem to have acquired is that of inspiring us. These inspirational films might be incredible true stories of a select distinguished individuals who dared and withstood great personal peril and emerged victorious in the face of great odds, or simply fictional movies narrating a great tale of kindness, bravery and unbridled dedication....

SPONSORED LINKS Phoebe Waller-Bridge became a worldwide sensation after the release of her show ‘Fleabag‘ in 2016. The series received high praise from critics for its fresh and riveting sense of humor, amazing concept and relatable characters. Waller-Bridge plays the leading character of Fleabag, a modern, independent London woman who is struggling to deal with the various ups and downs of her life, sometimes resulting in comic or tragicomic situations. Fleabag is sexually and financially independent; she does not meekly submit to anyone’s wishes and fancies and makes her voice heard in all situations....

SPONSORED LINKS A British crime drama, ‘Broadchurch’ follows detectives Alec Hardy, essayed by David Tennant and Ellie Miller, essayed by Olivia Colman solving crime in the fiction town of ‘Broadchurch’. Premiering in 2013, ‘Broadchurch’ has been showered with critical applause and accolades for its cohesive writing and performances of its lead characters. Created by British television writer and producer Chris Chibnall, the show is built on a strong foundation of intrinsic character development and the complementing cinematography by Matt Gray....

Plot holes in movies are more common than you might think. And when the focus is more on the visual effects than the story, the film becomes even more susceptible to plot holes. That’s why almost all superhero films are riddled with plot holes; including even The Dark Knight trilogy. Today, we decided to look into all the Avengers movies and dig out the very obvious and apparent mistakes in the storytelling....

SPONSORED LINKS 6. Escape Plan (2013) Starring Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, the first film in the ‘Escape Plan’ series revolves around Ray Breslin (Stallone), a former prosecutor turned business owner who runs a security firm along with his partner Lester Clark (Vincent D’Onofrio). They help turn supermax prisons into inescapable fortresses. During every job, Breslin poses as an inmate and attempts to escape from a given prison. However, after agreeing to test the security measure of a top-secret prison, Breslin is betrayed and left to spend the rest of his life incarcerated, He teams up with the mysterious fellow inmate Emil Rottmayer (Schwarzenegger) in the hopes of a successful escape....