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Directed by Brett Ratner, ‘Tower Heist’ is a heist comedy film revolving around The Tower, an upscale New York apartment complex. The building owner Arthur Shaw loses the staff’s pensions in a Ponzi scheme, making his employees financially unstable. Meanwhile, building manager Josh Kovaks, along with a few other disgruntled co-workers, decides to steal $20 million that Arthur has hidden away in The Tower. Like any successful plan, Josh realizes the need for an experienced criminal to be able to pull off the heist; hence he asks Slide, his childhood friend and a petty criminal, to join him in his quest....

In 1993, the sudden disappearance of a polarizing politician in Alaska left the authorities scrambling for leads. But it was more than a year before the mystery was completely resolved. Investigation Discovery’s ‘Ice Cold Killers: Guns, Gold & Murder’ has the creators look into Joseph E. Vogler’s murder in Fairbanks, Alaska. The lengthy investigation gave rise to plenty of rumors and conspiracy theories, but it was actually a senseless killing. So, let’s find out what happened then, shall we?...

The 2017 disappearance and murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall shook the entire world with its brutality and never-seen-before circumstances. The gruesome details of the case have been extensively documented in HBO’s ‘Undercurrent: The Disappearance of Kim Wall,’ which explains not just the way the crime transpired but also the perspectives of those involved in the investigation. Curious to know more about this case? Let’s find out! How Did Kim Wall Die?...

When Devan Duniver suddenly went missing, it became her mother’s worst nightmare. Lori Duniver mounted a desperate search for her five-year-old daughter, only for it to end in unimaginable tragedy. ABC News’ ‘20/20: Gone Before The Storm’ chronicles the circumstances surrounding Devan’s murder and the controversy around Anthony Harris, who was wrongfully convicted of the slaying. So, if you’re wondering what happened to Lori since then, here’s what we know....

‘Monogatari’ is unlike your typical anime series. It is more on the hipster side of anime with its quirky twists, smart dialogues, and unusual tone; something like ‘The Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind’. This uniqueness is either an instant turn off or it just grabs the attention in the first few minutes itself. I’m assuming you belong to the latter because you’re out here waiting for a new season....

‘Oblivion’ continues to divide critics and audiences even today; nothing too polar since the film’s popularity has somewhat been masked by other stellar Tom Cruise outings, but enough to warrant a discussion even now. The audience verdict was much more favourable than what critics had to say about the film. However, the one thing that united the two factions with respect to the film seemed to be the visual aspects. Completely true, since even if the film isn’t a masterclass in cinematography as, say, ‘The Revenant’, or another sci-fi film, ‘Interstellar’ is, ‘Oblivion’ is simply gorgeous to look at, in its virgin landscapes, aerial flights of fancy and the ruins left behind by an all ravaging war....

It seemed that everything was going on perfectly for young Pamela Russ; she had a loving husband, an affluent lifestyle, and a chance to pursue her dreams. But in February 1987, a terrifying roadside incident marked an abrupt end to all of that. Pamela was found murdered on North Torrey Pines Road in San Diego, California. Investigation Discovery’s ‘On The Case With Paula Zahn: Driven to Murder’ chronicles how circumstantial evidence tied Pamela’s husband, Charles, to the murder....

In 1997, a tense hostage standoff ended with two men escaping from the authorities’ clutches. While one of them died, the other, Richard Keyes III, spent months on the run before finally being arrested. Investigation Discovery’s ‘I (Almost) Got Away With It: Confessions: Taking out the Trash’ focuses on Richard’s time as a fugitive from the law as one of the two cases highlighted on the show. So, let’s find out where he might be today then, shall we?...

The brutal death of vibrant and beautiful young Corey Parker left her friends and family devastated. Another baffling aspect of the case was the time and effort it took for investigators to track the culprit down. So when Robert Denney was finally arrested and convicted for Corey’s murder, the officers were sure they had the right person. However, Denney, to this day, maintains his innocence. Investigation Discovery’s ‘A Time to Kill’ explores the case in an episode titled ‘The Night Creeper....

With Tony Basgallop at the helm, the horror-thriller series ‘Servant’ conjures a brooding ambiance filled with cultist intrigue. The slow-burning drama revolves around Dorothy Turner, an established reporter, and Sean Turner, a “bon vivant.” The story begins as Sean and Dorothy appoint Leanne to take care of Dorothy’s dead baby, but to their astonishment, the baby comes alive after the nanny sets foot in the household. In the second episode of the third season, Leanne’s paranoia reaches a boiling point, and the third episode, ‘Hair,’ reveals that her paranoia may have a foundation....

‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’ episode 7 finds things getting tense as the CIA gets closer to Faraday’s world-changing experiment. Newton’s unpredictable plans continue to elude agent Spencer Clay, who gets increasingly vicious with his approach. Meanwhile, Faraday is forced to begin learning the subtleties of lying in order to navigate the human world. Unfortunately, this also helps the alien from Antheon realize just how much he has been lied to....

‘Tokyo Vice,’ a crime-drama series from HBO Max, offers a gritty and unbridled account of the world’s most populated metropolis, exploring the city’s criminal underground from the unique and thorough perspective of a beat reporter of American origin. The series is based on the 2009 memoir ‘Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan’ by Jake Adelstein, whose fictional counterpart is portrayed by Ansel Elgort. In the series, Jake comes to Tokyo to make a name for himself and eventually draws the attention of both the police and the yakuza because of his work as a reporter....

Created by Dustin Lance Black, FX on Hulu’s crime series ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’ revolves around the murders of Brenda Lafferty and her daughter Erica Lafferty. Based on a true story, the series progresses through Detective Jeb Pyre’s attempts to solve the intricate double murder case while questioning his faith. Pyre and his partner Bill Taba’s investigation encounter the presence of the Mormon Church frequently, leading the investigators into a horrifying dimension of religion....

Written and directed by Cooper Raiff, ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ is a comedy-drama movie that revolves around 22-year-old Andrew, who is stuck at home with his family after graduating college. However, he knows how to do one thing for sure — to get a party started, and this talent is enough to land him a job as a bar mitzvah party host for his younger brother’s classmates. But when Andrew strikes up a friendship with a local mother named Domino and her daughter, Lola, he can see his future and what he wants more clearly....

Directed by Ridley Scott, ‘G. I. Jane’ is a war drama film that reovles around Jordan O’Neil, who becomes the first woman to undergo special operations training akin to that of the elite Navy SEALs. However, she soon realizes she is going to face a lot of challenges for being a woman in a predominantly male-dominated sector. O’Neil is subjected to weeks of emotional and physical torture at the hands of Master Chief John Urgayle, which she is not expected to survive....

With Julia Roberts and Sean Penn headlining the cast, ‘Gaslit’ is a political thriller limited series that attracts due to its combined charm of stellar acting, brooding screenplay, and sheer production value. The story, which borrows from the inaugural season of Leon Neyfakh’s podcast ‘Slow Burn,’ revolves around the Watergate Scandal that unfolded during the presidency of Richard Nixon. As per creator Robbie Pickering, the story is not an overcorrect documentation of reality, but it holds many untold stories from whistleblowers, Nixon’s subordinates, and zealots, ultimately revolving around Martha Mitchell....

SPONSORED LINKS ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ is a period comedy-drama series set in the New York City of the 1950s and 1960s. It tells the story of Miriam “Midge” Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan). At the start of the series, she is a relatively happy housewife whose world falls apart after her husband and the father of her two children leaves her for his secretary. After her parents blame her for the dissolution of her marriage, Midge discovers her latent gift for stand-up comedy,...

Netflix’s ‘Control Z‘ gets even darker in season 3, which opens with the death of the principal of the National School. The students, who each hold dark secrets of their own, begin to once again be harassed by the vicious online hacker known only as @allyoursecrets. This time, the faceless villain seems even more bent upon violence, and soon it is not just people’s secrets but also their lives that are in jeopardy....

Examining the baffling case of former New York City police officer Valerie Cincinelli, NBC’s ‘Dateline: Hit List’ delves deep into the alleged murder-for-hire plot she orchestrated against her husband. There’s no denying that things between her and Isaiah Carvalho were not all sunshine and roses back in 2019, but he never really imagined that his estranged wife could go to such extremes. So now, if you wish to learn more about the details concerning this matter, particularly the reason behind the then cop’s bizarre decision to end her then-husband’s life, we’ve got you covered....

The standalone sequel of ‘How I Met Your Mother,’ Hulu’s sitcom ‘How I Met Your Father’ centers around Sophie, who tries to find the love of her life as she steps into her thirties while living in New York City. After eighty-eight disappointing men, Sophie decides to resist herself from continuing her dispiriting dating life for a while. However, Drew walks into her life on a fine day and expresses his interest in her....