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Created by James Gunn, ‘Peacemaker’ follows the titular anti-hero in the aftermath of Project Starfish as he is assigned by Amanda Waller to a new team of ARGUS Agents. Peacemaker’s new mission sees him dealing with an alien invasion that threatens all humanity. While Peacemaker works on the task, he forges new bonds and overcomes his shortcomings. The superhero series is set in the ‘DCEU’ franchise and serves as a spin-off of the 2021 film ‘The Suicide Squad....

My first thought after hearing the premise of ‘Love & Gelato’ was why they were remaking ‘The Lizzie McGuire Movie’ (2003); it’s wonderful and perfect as it is. But Hollywood’s tendency to resurrect long-dead IPs notwithstanding, it turns out that ‘Love & Gelato’ is actually based on American author Jenna Evans Welch’s 2016 debut novel of the same name, which also serves as the first book in her ‘Love & Gelato’ series....

CBS’ ’48 Hours: The Case Against Sandra Garner’ chronicles the brutal murder of Jon Garner and the subsequent investigation that followed, wherein virtually everything, from the second the officers came upon the crime scene to the final verdict, is caught on camera. With never before seen footage, one-on-one interviews with everyone involved, and additional narration, this special gives us an in-depth look into Jon’s slaying and how it was his wife, Sandra Garner, who was charged and arrested in connection to it....

Hulu’s ‘Aftershock’ follows the impact of the maternal crisis that has gripped the country. One of the two stories is of Shamony Gibson, who died due to pulmonary embolism a fortnight after delivering her second child through a C-section. In the days following her delivery, she had complained of fatigue and breathlessness, and her mother Shawnee wondered if it was a pulmonary embolism. However, Shamony’s doctors reportedly didn’t diagnose her with anything, until her condition worsened to the point of being rushed to the hospital....

When teenager Susan Robin Bender left home one day in April 1986, little did her mother Patricia know that it would be the last time she saw her. The young girl’s sudden disappearance shook the Californian city of Modesto in the 80s, leaving Pat and the police baffled about what happened to her. The Crime Junkie podcast episode ‘Missing: Susan Robin Bender’ elaborately discusses the events leading up to and after Susan went missing, making one ponder this perplexing case....

‘The Dropout’ reaches its climax with the eighth episode that sees Elizabeth Holmes and her startup, Theranos, reaching rock bottom. In the episode, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) investigates Theranos’ labs, and their report proves to be a major blow for the company. Meanwhile, Elizabeth and Sunny’s personal and professional relationship sours after Elizabeth makes a shocking decision. In the end, Theranos’ future is at stake, and Elizabeth faces overwhelming odds to save her company....

The Starz series ‘Gaslit’ is set during one of the most turbulent times in the history of American politics — the months of the Watergate Scandal and its aftermath. However, the show is not necessarily about the infamous break-in itself. Instead, it predominantly focuses on Martha Mitchell (Julia Roberts), the wife of Richard Nixon’s one-time attorney general John N. Mitchell (Sean Penn). Martha was one of the earliest people to attempt to let the world know of the illegal actions of the Nixon administration and paid a steep price for it....

The fifth season of FOX’s medical series ‘The Resident’ opens a new chapter in the life of Billie Sutton. Billie’s son Trevor, whom she put up for adoption, returns to her life. He becomes an intern at Chastain Park Memorial Hospital and starts to work in the presence of his mother. Even though Trevor goes through a rough patch at first to really settle in Chastain, his intelligence and learning ability earn him appreciation from Devon and Conrad....

Netflix’s ‘Archive 81’ follows archivist Dan Turner on a surreal journey as he begins to restore a collection of damaged tapes, only to find that they hold an ominous power within. Left alone to work in a remote research location, our hero delves into the supernatural world of the tapes and finds that they might be connected to the shadowy corporation called LMG that hired him. Well known for having a finger in almost every major industry, LMG also has a genetics program known as Wellspring DNA....

Directed by Donald Petrie, ‘Richie Rich’ is a comedy movie about its titular protagonist, a boy who leads an enviable life. However, he does not have friends, and his parents unexpectedly disappear on a random day. He begins to suspect a family worker and seeks the company of a group of youngsters who could help him solve the case. This comedy movie is thoroughly enjoyable to watch, mainly because of Macaulay Culkin’s endearing portrayal of Richie and his life that unfolds in an exquisite mansion cradled in a picturesque location....

A spin-off prequel to the famous ‘The Big Bang Theory,’ ‘Young Sheldon‘ is a coming-of-age sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro. Set in the 1980s and 1990s, the narrative showcases the journey of the younger version of Sheldon Cooper. With his surreal intelligence and maturity, he manages to skip four grades and finds it difficult to fit in at school as well as at home. The period sitcom first released on September 25, 2017, on CBS....

SPONSORED LINKS ‘Lost in Translation’ is a sweetly melancholic tale of love, loneliness and ennui. The film depicts the relationship between a middle-aged American actor and a much younger American woman who happen to meet in a hotel in Tokyo. They are seemingly lost in a world and culture so alien so alien to them and begins to discover themselves in each other despite their age difference. 10. Last Tango In Paris(1972) Bernardo Bertolucci’s magnum opus is one of the most controversial films ever made....

SPONSORED LINKS ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’, created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen, revolves around the activities of the organization named S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, and Logistics Division) from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as described in its comic franchise. The peacekeeping and spy organization has Phil Coulson as the leader who assembles his team of agents to tackle weird and fresh cases in this strange fictional realm of superheroes....

SPONSORED LINKS Pawn to C4. Rook to H5. Knight to E6. This might seem like an odd set of references, but they are chess moves. Chess is a game that I have little experience with, but have always been curious about . We see plenty of people, children, and adults playing out in a park or inside a bookstore. What they’re saying to the world is, “I’m a respectable intelligent person that knows enough about chess”....

SPONSORED LINKS 12. Light as a Feather (2018- present) We all have played several games as children. Some of them were innocent and fun, while others were a bit risky because we needed the excitement. Four best friends get entangled in one such game and then regret it when the game actually becomes dangerous. It is the night of Halloween and four girls decide to try something new this time. They invite a shy girl, who seems rather forlorn and without friends, to get to know her....

SPONSORED LINKS Hunger Games is a movie which has been appreciated a lot internationally, primarily because of the breathtaking acting displayed by Jennifer Lawrence. Other than being a brilliantly conveyed story, it is one of the few films which have given the plot’s reins to an actress. And when it is someone like J-Law who has proved her prowess on the silver screen by winning an Academy Award, it is an added advantage....

SPONSORED LINKS 14. Empire Records (1995) The ’90s truly was the time of teen comedies. The decade saw the resurgence in the form of films like ‘American Pie’ and ‘Empire Records’ and gained worldwide popularity. Hardly being motivational and driving films for youngsters, these kitschy potboilers presented a way out of their hectic life and witness good-looking teens deal with the daily problems as their own. ‘Empire Records’ is about a group of misfits who work at a small, independent record shop discover kinship amongst themselves while desperately trying to save their shop from a greedy corporate giant....

Teenage is an exciting time. It is the middle ground between the innocence of childhood and the prudence of adulthood. It is the time when life lets its reins lose a bit so you can be free to explore the world around you, yet doesn’t let go of you lest you might fall in the pit of despair that will surely come for you in a few years’ time! It is the time when both the body and mind start changing....

SPONSORED LINKS Directed by Charlie McDowell, ‘Windfall’ is a psychological thriller film. It never gives the real names of its protagonists, introducing them only as CEO/Husband (Jesse Plemons), Wife (Lily Collins), and Nobody (Jason Segel). The CEO and the Wife visit their pretty and idyllic California vacation home and encounter Nobody, who has broken into the property to commit petty theft. 7. Funny Games (2007) ‘Funny Games’ is the American remake of the 1997 namesake Austrian film, both of which are directed by Michael Haneke....

At its core, ‘Joe vs. Carole’ is a black-comedy crime-drama series about a long-lasting feud between Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage (née Schreibvogel) or Joe Exotic (John Cameron Mitchell) and Carole Baskin (Kate McKinnon). It is based on the second season of the true-crime podcast ‘Over My Dead Body.’ Both Joe and Carole of the show are modeled after real people. Now incarcerated, Joe used to own the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (or the G....