In December 2004, just days before Christmas arrived, John Riebe was found murdered at his home by his two teenage daughters. The young father’s death shocked the family and the community in Toledo, Ohio. As the authorities dug deeper, evidence led to Eric Babos, a good friend who also worked with John from time to time. Investigation Discovery’s ‘A Time to Kill: The Man in the Background’ delves into this very case....
SPONSORED LINKS 10. Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) Who else could provide the voice of the Jesus like lion Aslan? Neeson was perfect, bringing such gentle strength to his character, and dare I say noble? Voice acting has never been given the respect it so deserves, but here he drew attention to that fact. There is genuine heartbreak in his voice as he is led through the forest to his doom, but magnificence in his sound when resurrected....
SPONSORED LINKS “Malizia” was a big hit in 1973 -it launched Laura Antonelli’s career and established the reputation of director Salvatore Samperi, an “iconoclast” film-maker. With the film, ‘the erotic comedy’ genre started teasing the Italian sexual taboos. It is a comedy, yes, but a comedy that is capable of unsettling and disturbing you. 12. Summer of ’42 (1971) As is evident from the posters or trailers, ‘Summer of ’42’ is one of the boldest “Older Woman Younger Man” movies to date....
Created by Bisha K. Ali, ‘Ms. Marvel’ adds the eponymous superhero to the long list of names in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The action-adventure series revolves around Kamala Khan, who is an avid fan of the Avengers, especially Captain Marvel. Her life as a normal teenager is forever changed when she gains the capability to harness cosmic energy using a magical bracelet. The show is a much-awaited adaptation of Marvel’s first-ever Muslim superhero to headline their own comic....
Created by Steven Knight, ‘Peaky Blinders’ is a historical fiction crime drama series. The story predominantly revolves around the eponymous street gang in Birmingham and the family that controls it. Although Tommy Shelby is not the oldest sibling, he still becomes the head of both the family and the gang. In the course of the series, Tommy becomes a Labour Party MP and establishes a company called Shelby Company Limited....
SPONSORED LINKS Who is Thanet Natisri? Thanet Natisri was honestly, thankfully, at the right place at the right time when the terrifying news of the stuck junior association soccer team came in from Chiang Rai back on June 23, 2018. The Illinois-based water engineer and self-taught groundwater expert was already in Bangkok for a government project at the time, so he managed to make it to the cave five days later — June 28....
After Helen Wilson was murdered in February 1985, the case went cold before being picked up years later. The investigator looking into it eventually rounded up six suspects, with Thomas Winslow being one of them. HBO’s ‘Mind Over Murder’ is a fascinating docuseries that looks into how the Beatrice Six, as they were called, were interrogated to the point where most of them admitted to being involved in the murder. However, DNA testing decades later revealed they were innocent....
Created by Kim Je-Hyeon and Kim Young-kyu, ‘Bulgasal: Immortal Souls’ (alternatively ‘Immortality’) is a fantasy epic series that recreates the myth of the titular monster. Bulgasal is the fabled monster at the center of this unfolding epic tale. We come to realize that the term depicts more than a person — an idea, that of a bloodsucking monster who is cursed to be immortal through the ages. We gradually realize that there are two demons named Bulgasal rather than one....
Prolific director Herbert Ross’ (‘Play It Again, Sam’) 1984 directorial ‘Footloose’ is a romance drama coming of age mashup packed with a rebel spirit. The narrative chronicles the life of city teenager Ren as he descends on the puritan landscape of a small town, where rock music and dancing are banned as a measure to cure the youth of the curse of alcohol. The narrative is loosely based on the township of Elmore City, Oklahoma, as the community had banned dancing in an attempt to curb the alcohol addiction in the city....
‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ is one of the most influential horror film series of all time. From Tobe Hooper’s 1974 film ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ to David Blue Garcia’s 2022 film ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre,’ the nine films of the series redefined the slasher film genre. The films of the series center around the cannibalistic mass murderer Leatherface, who kills innocent victims chiefly with a chainsaw. One of the most iconic features of the character, Leatherface’s human skin masks are equally terrifying and intriguing....
Netflix’s action film ‘The Man from Toronto’ tells the engrossing tale of the titular assassin (Woody Harrelson), who gets entangled in a mission that goes wrong. The Man from Toronto AKA Toronto’s mission to find the activation keys of a bomb for the former Venezuelan colonel Sebastian Marín goes haywire when Teddy, a fitness center employee, gets mixed up in the same. Teddy’s unintentional involvement in Toronto’s mission creates several consequences that threaten the career and life of the assassin....
SPONSORED LINKS There are all kinds of stories in the world. Some are told more than others because the people telling those stories are in more power. But, as the world has changed, every story has held on to its right to being told. The LGBTQ+ community has only recently been able to come out more openly and present their stories to the world, which have been as beautiful, as complex, and as harrowing as the story of any other section of society....
SPONSORED LINKS Justice is one of the foremost fundamental rights of human beings. While different civilizations left their footprints on the face of earth, it was the law of the land that made or broke them. Along its way, the law took various forms and many turns to become strong and rigid. But it were those stories or incidents that made the law to be equipped to help the helpless from the clutches of the evil....
1980 was a great year for films with numerous talented directors producing some of the finest work of cinema. From Woody Allen to Stanley Kubrick to Martin Scorsese to David Lynch, 1980 saw many mavericks at work. While it may not be the greatest year in cinema, it still holds its own. Here is the list of top movies of 1980 according to us: Stardust Memories Directed by Woody Allen, this film was not intended to be autobiographical but was perceived as such and is not amongst the great director’s more reputed works....
SPONSORED LINKS Tetsurou Araki’s post-apocalyptic animated film ‘Bubble’ recounts a story of love, sacrifice, and grief. Once bubbles begin to rain down on the world and eventually become limited to Tokyo — making it the epicenter of the inexplicable phenomena — the catastrophe that unfolds in the following months leaves many children without families. However, they go on to reclaim the abandoned city by using it as the battlefield for parkour team battles....
‘The Godfather‘ remains one of the seminal works of Hollywood even after close to five decades. The Paramount+ drama series ‘The Offer’ provides a closer look at everything that happened behind the scenes and what went into making the film. The show is based on Albert S. Ruddy’s recollection of the events from back then. Al is the gravel-voiced New Yorker who ended up producing the film and serves as an executive producer for ‘The Offer....
Alisson Alvarez’s weekend in Georgia was supposed to be a fun outing with her fiance while attending a car show. However, things took a tragic turn when she suddenly went missing, only to be found murdered a few days later. Investigation Discovery’s ‘The Fog Of Murder: Tracking a Killer’ chronicles how an unexpected tip led the authorities to Alisson’s dead body and, eventually, her killer. So, let’s find out what exactly happened then, shall we?...
‘Dateline NBC: In the Light of Day’ is an episode that delves deep into the case of Norman “Lee” Radder’s enigmatic passing in an attempt to truly unveil whether it was a suicide or a homicide. After all, it’s been over 11 years, and no one really knows what transpired on that fateful December 2010 night; all that’s clear is that Lee’s stepfather-in-law, Robert Fischer, was around. But for now, if you’re curious to find out more about Lee’s wife Belinda, particularly her role in the matter and her current whereabouts, don’t worry, we’ve got the essential details for you....
Tony Basgallop infuses macabre into mundane in the Apple TV+ original psychological horror-thriller series ‘Servant.’ The story revolves around the titular servant, who descends upon the Turner household with a breath of fresh life, literally. Although Leanne’s presence in the house makes Sean lose his taste, and the air apparently smells funny, it proves beneficial for the Turners since Jericho comes back from the dead. A lot of spoilers already – but it is just the icing on the cake....
Directed by Lucie Jordan, ‘Our Father’ is a compelling true-crime documentary on Netflix. It examines and unravels the shocking actions of Dr. Donald Cline, a fertility specialist from Indianapolis who inseminated numerous patients with his own sperm, unbeknownst to them. Decades later, this resulted in many lives getting deeply damaged when the children discovered the truth about their biological father. Not just did it throw the children into a dilemma about their identity, but it also ruined the faith the fertility doctor’s patients placed in him and posed a pivotal question on medical ethics....
