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Both ‘Bosch’ and ‘Bosch: Legacy’ are throwbacks to the golden days of Hollywood noir. They are based on the ‘Harry Bosch’ series of novels by American author Michael Connelly. While the first show revolves around the eponymous character’s (Titus Welliver) work as an LAPD detective attached to the Hollywood homicide division, the spin-off focuses on his days as a private investigator. In both shows, Harry’s relatively small but stunning house features prominently....

‘The First Lady’ follows the victories and challenges of three first ladies of the United States. The Showtime series follows Michelle Obama (Viola Davis), Betty Ford (Michelle Pfeiffer), and Eleanor Roosevelt (Gillian Anderson) from their early years till their respective stints in the White House. A variety of intriguing characters and interesting anecdotes connected to these particular first ladies and their families keep the narrative interesting. Episode 3 introduces Lucy Mercer, a highly efficient secretary to the prolific Eleanor Roosevelt....

SPONSORED LINKS Directed by Jessica Harmon, Lifetime’s gripping thriller movie ‘Girl in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez’ is the harrowing tale of the titular girl, who is abducted by Nathaniel Kibby and held captive in a soundproof shipping container. Over the next nine months, she suffers the worst forms of abuse at his hands daily but still doesn’t give up hope. Meanwhile, Abby’s mom Zenya desperately searches for her....

Reared by director Rhonda Baraka (who is credited for writing ‘The Ivy League Farmer,’ ‘Chasing Waterfalls‘), ‘Fallen Angels Murder Club: Heroes And Felons’ is a brooding mystery thriller movie on the roster of Lifetime Network. The storyline brings together the titular “Fallen Angels Murder Club,” a detective organization whose members have a past criminal record and a penchant for reading about other ominous mysteries. The group must head to the bottom of the puzzle as one of their own winds up dead....

In Starz’s drama series ‘P-Valley,’ Mercedes is a stripper and pole dancer who works at the strip club named The Pynk, situated in Chucalissa, Mississippi. Along with her job at The Pynk, Mercedes is also a dance teacher who aspires to open a gym while dealing with a toxic relationship with her mother Patrice. As the show progresses, Mercedes battles several challenges that threaten her dreams and survival. The affecting and realistic life of the stripper succeeds in moving us, making one doubt whether the character has a real-life counterpart....

Directed by Andrew Rossi, ‘The Andy Warhol Diaries’ is a docuseries on Netflix. Based on the eponymous memoir by Pat Hackett, it carefully studies the life and times of the brilliant artist and sheds light on the lesser-known aspects of his personal relationships. One of the prominent romances in his life was with Jon Gould, but the couple spoke very little about their equation in public. Intrigued to know more about Warhol’s charming partner?...

The small town of Sunol in California was left terrified when law enforcement officials got news about a lifeless body lying by the side of the road. A motorist was the first to spot the body, and once the police reached the scene, they were stunned to discover the amount of violence that was unleashed on the young teen. Investigation Discovery’s ‘On the Case With Paula Zahn: A Spiderweb Of Tragedy’ chronicles the heinous murder and shows how the police were able to identify the teen as 14-year-old Kellie Jean Poppleton....

With a particular focus on the human aspects, ID’s ‘Evil Lives Here: Shadows Of Death’ delves deep into those real-life cases that can only be described as equal parts horrific and heartbreaking. Thus, one of its episodes, titled ‘The Only Witness,’ chronicling the double homicide of minors Latara and Tramar Chandler, along with a related brutal assault, is no different. So now, if you wish to learn all the details concerning the same, including the victims’ background, the assailant’s penalty, and its aftermath, don’t worry; we’ve got you covered....

Netflix’s ‘Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99’ is a three-part docuseries from Jamie Crawford that looks at the much-maligned revival of the Woodstock music festival in 1999. The three-day event faced several problems throughout, ending with the concertgoers looting and vandalizing the place. Lisa Law, a photographer who was present for the original Woodstock as well as the one in 1999, talked about how things were different between the two. So, if you’re curious to find out more, we’ve got you covered....

‘Outer Range‘ continues to mix its mystery-filled ominous narrative with hard-hitting family drama in its third and fourth episodes. In episode 3, titled ‘The Time,’ the police get closer to connecting the Abbotts with the death of Trevor Tillerson. However, the situation becomes more complicated when Trevor’s body suddenly surfaces on the Abbotts’ property. The fourth episode, titled ‘The Loss,’ sees the Tillersons coping with the death of Trevor while Wayne gets closer to uncovering the secrets of the Abbott family’s land....

‘Pacific Rim: The Black’ is an animated action series based on Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham’s ‘Pacific Rim,’ the film that birthed the eponymous franchise. Set in the same universe as the original movie, the series revolves around the brother-sister duo Taylor Travis and Hayley Travis. They take off on an abandoned Jaeger to look for their parents, who left years ago to fight the race of monsters – the Kaiju – that destroyed all of Australia....

SPONSORED LINKS Good cop drama TV shows are the best time killers, and once you’re hooked, it’s not easy to get by without bingeing the hell out of them. ‘Bosch’ is one such amazing cop drama show that is adapted from the renowned books of Michael Connelly and does fair justice to the origin material. A lot of times, we’re not sure if TV shows could evoke the same feelings as the books they’re based on, but what ‘Bosch’ manages to portray is absolutely surreal and unfolds exactly what you had imagined while reading the book....

Netflix’ latest Italian language feature, as I have already stated in my positive review for the film, is a dollop of positivity and child-like wonder, but a major credit for that goes to the ending of the film. Somewhere deep within my mind, simply out of fear, especially given the dreary direction the film seemed to be headed in towards the middle, I feared that the ending of the film too would leave the viewer as such....

‘Borrego’ is a thriller movie about Elly (Lucy Hale), a botanist who finds herself fighting for her life while working on a project in the desert near San Diego, California. The film, written and directed by Jesse Harris, highlights the choices Elly must make to survive after Tomas, a drug smuggler, takes her hostage. Throughout the film, viewers learn more about Elly’s life, and a tragic past unveils itself. Elly’s emotional connection to her half-sister is revealed right before the climax, and the shocking nature of her death sets up an enthralling ending....

Netflix’s ‘The Gray Man’ is the story of a spy who is hunted down by the agency that once hired him. Ryan Gosling plays the role of Sierra Six, a highly trained CIA operative who is sent to do the job that the agency wants to be done discreetly. Much like any espionage thriller, the film goes international with its setting, as the events take place over a bunch of locations....

Based on the eponymous British series, ‘MasterChef‘ is a cooking competition show developed by Adeline Ramage Rooney, Ben Adler, Pat Llewellyn, Howard Owens, Robin Ashbrook, and Gordon Ramsay. The reality show involves 50 contestants competing against each other in order to impress the judges with their respective dishes. In pursuit of the converted title of MasterChef, the contestants must go through a number of tests and challenges in each episode....

Developed by Kim Young-kyu, ‘Twenty-Five Twenty-One’ is a South Korean coming-of-age drama TV series. It follows the lives of Baek Yi-jin and Na Hee-do from 1998 to 2021, as they pursue their dreams and navigate the waters of young love. He struggles with family problems while working hard to become a reporter, while she is a budding young athlete whose school fencing team gets affected due to a national crisis. They first meet and become friends at the ages of 22 and 18, but fall in love when they meet again three years later....

Based on Ben Macintyre’s book of the same name, ‘Operation Mincemeat’ is a British war drama movie directed by John Madden. Set in 1943 during World War II, the narrative revolves around The Allies who take on the responsibility of launching an all-out assault on Sicily to loosen Hitler‘s grip on occupied Europe. However, in the midst of all this, they must protect a massive invasion force from turning into a potential massacre....

2008 action thriller movie ‘Rambo IV’ (AKA ‘Rambo,’ ‘John Rambo,’ and ‘Rambo: The Fight Continues’) is the blood-drenched fourth installment in Sylvester Stallone’s iconic ‘Rambo’ franchise that practically reinvented the action genre. The film follows the titular character created by author David Morrell in the 1972 novel ‘First Blood.’ The storyline plunges our war veteran hero John Rambo into the violent backdrop of Myanmar, where a war between the state and mercenaries keeps unfolding....

A spin-off of the popular series ‘The Bachelor,’ ‘The Bachelorette’ is a reality dating game show that allows single women to find the man of their dreams from a group of eligible bachelors. The bachelorettes go on several dates hoping to select a compatible partner while eliminating one bachelor at a time at the end of each rose ceremony. Season 19 of ‘The Bachelorette’ is hosted by Jesse Palmer, and it focuses on two bachelorettes, Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey, who are searching for the right life partner for themselves....