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‘Promised Land’ is an epic intergenerational saga that follows the wealthy Sandovals, a Latinx family vying for power in the Sonoma Valley in California. The ABC drama follows the ruthless patriarch Joe Sandoval and the intricate dynamics of the family and the people that surround them. The show traces in glorious, painstaking detail the experiences and dilemmas of a broad spectrum of people, starting from the powerful central family all the way to those that work in their fields....

Written and directed by Richard Linklater (‘Boyhood’), ‘Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood’ is a coming-of-age period science-fiction animated film. It is set in the Houston area during and around the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing. The protagonist is Stanley or Stan (Milo Coy), a boy in the fourth grade, while an older version of him (Jack Black) serves as the narrator. We, the audience, see one of the most important moments in human history through Stan’s perspective....

‘We Own This City’ is a crime drama series inspired by Justin Fenton’s nonfiction book of the same name. It brings to light the corruption within the Baltimore Police Department. The series focuses on the officers of the BPD’s Gun Trace Task Force, such as Wayne Jenkins and Daniel Hersl, who are involved in various illegal activities in the city. On the other side of the spectrum is Detective David McDougall, whose investigation of a heroin racket exposes the corrupt cops....

Created by Clarence “Coodie” Simmons and Chike Ozah, Netflix’s ‘Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy’ is a documentary series that examines the reality of the artist’s personal as well as professional life. It’s no secret that this limited production has been 20 years in the making, which means that it goes as far back as to the late 1990s when a young Kanye was just trying to land a breakthrough in the industry....

Gunshots ringing out early one morning in January 2017 led the authorities to a home in Warren, Michigan. Outside, they found Julii Johnson gunned down, with the suspect at large. Investigation Discovery’s ‘Calls From the Inside: Jealousy’s Killer Web’ chronicles how the authorities uncovered a cruel murder-for-hire plot that caused Julii’s death and how phone records and physical evidence tied together the people involved. So, let’s find more about what happened then, shall we?...

SPONSORED LINKS Following an agonizing two years, ‘Love is Blind‘ is finally back on our screens to deliver what can only be described as an emotional rollercoaster ride of heartbreaking dramas and cozy romances. After all, the reality dating series centers around a group of hopeful singles as they try to find a match, fall in love, and get engaged sight unseen, only to soon decide if they’re ready to promise forever or not....

Hulu’s ‘Maggie’ follows the story of the eponymous psychic who can see people’s future by touching their hands. She never sees her own future, which is why things become complicated when she sees herself in another man’s future. Created by Justin Adler and Maggie Mull, the show is an offbeat romantic comedy that promises loads of fun. The prospect of dating while already knowing how every relationship is going to turn out is a fascinating concept....

‘Persuasion,’ directed by Carrie Cracknell, is an adaptation of Jane Austen’s best-selling novel of the same name. The romantic drama follows Anne Elliot as she rekindles her romance with Frederick Wentworth while exploring a potential relationship with other suitors. While Anne and Wentworth yearn for each other, various elements constantly persuade them to reconsider their relationship’s long-term effects. Therefore, as the film draws close to a conclusion, they find themselves further apart....

Superhero movies are hot property right now, and they will be for the foreseeable future as well. No living soul in the current time can deny that, and numerous superhero movies from the comic book giants DC and Marvel coming out by the dozens every year will ensure that. Not just movies, superheroes and the accompanying mania have effectively taken over our television slots, our merchandise spots, even the social media, and in the process, have established themselves as a full-fledged genre of films in themselves....

SPONSORED LINKS Upload Season 2 Recap Season 2 opens with Nora and her father, Dave, escaping into the forest and joining the Ludds, an anti-technology group bent upon stopping the capitalist hold on the afterlife industry. Under the severe Pastor Rob, who thinks all Uploads are abominations, the Ludds carry out attacks on companies that offer exorbitant afterlife solutions for the wealthy. Nora becomes a reluctant participant of the community and helps them take down a storage facility used by the uber-rich deceased to store their physical bodies....

‘WeCrashed’ is a biographical drama series that follows the rise and fall of the shared workspace startup WeWork while also delving into the romance between Co-Founder Adam Neumann and his girlfriend-turned-wife Rebekah. However, as flamboyant as the show’s central couple and titular startup are, they come from quieter, humbler, but equally groundbreaking roots. On the show, the fledgling shared workspace company that Adam Neumann and Miguel McKelvey start before WeWork is called GreenDesk, aimed at young, eco-conscious entrepreneurs....

In March 2018, Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, were found slipping in and out of consciousness at a bench in Salisbury, England. What followed was an extensive investigation, with the belief that it was an attempted assassination. The UK government believed that Russia was responsible for the targeted attack, leading to an international diplomatic crisis. Discovery Plus’ documentary, ‘Secrets of the Salisbury Poisonings,’ chronicles the high-profile case and what happened in the aftermath....

Apple TV+’s drama series ‘The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey’ follows 91-year-old Ptolemy Grey, who lives with dementia and leads a lonely life. His isolated existence takes a turn when Robyn – the daughter of his niece’s best friend – becomes his new caretaker as she looks for a place to stay after the death of her parents. Together, Grey and Robyn unravel the mystery behind the former’s great-nephew Reggie. Based on Walter Mosley’s eponymous novel, the limited series features various captivating sites that are entwined with Grey’s internal and external life....

Hulu’s ‘Crush‘ is an entertaining romantic comedy movie about experiencing love for the first time. Directed by Sammi Cohen, it revolves around Paige, a lesbian teenager who has a long-time crush on her classmate Gabriela AKA Gabi Campos. To gain her attention, she joins the school’s track team despite being more interested in pursuing art. However, soon Paige finds herself levitating toward Gabi’s twin sister, AJ, and sparks fly between them....

Developed by Michael Landon Jr., ‘When Calls the Heart’ is a period drama TV show. Based on Janette Oke’s eponymous book, the show revolves around the residents of a Frontier town called Coal Valley (later Hope Valley), whose lives change upon the arrival of a spirited young teacher called Elizabeth Thatcher. With time, she warms up to the townsfolk and helps them. Furthermore, she ends up finding love and purpose. Elizabeth even finds other dynamic women like herself, such as Minnie Canfield, who is Joseph’s wife....

If I ask you the difference between a villain and a supervillain, you would probably answer me with a shrug and say: “The word super?” And then I would, being condescending and in my hubris, reply with a smile and say: “Everything.” There is a fundamental difference between the two. Playing a supervillain requires an individual to be the most repulsive, and the least likable, he can be. People often purport that making someone laugh is the toughest task in the world....

SPONSORED LINKS ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ is the latest Dan Gilroy film starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, Zawe Ashton, Tom Sturridge, Natalia Dyer, and John Malkovich. The film had its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival on 27 January 2019 and was then released worldwide on Netflix on Feb 1, 2019. ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ is as much a satire as it is a horror film. The film’s story revolves around a bunch of art dealers, art exhibitionists and art critics, who decide to make money out of a series of paintings that are unexpectedly discovered after its artist’s death....

SPONSORED LINKS The first time I saw Ben Kingsley onscreen, was as Gandhi in the title role of Richard Attenborough’s massive biographical film. Virtually overnight the little know actor became an internationally known artist, I cannot call him a movie star because that did not happen till the Nineties. For his performance in Gandhi (1982) he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, the film won eight in total, a love in for the Mahatma....

SPONSORED LINKS 22. Sekaiichi Hatsukoi (2011) ‘Sekaiichi Hatsukoi’ is based on a light novel that first came out in the year 2006. There have been four anime adaptations of the manga. Two are anime series, one is a movie, and one is an Original Video Animation. The protagonists of the anime are Ritsu Onodera and Masamune Takano. Ritsu works as an editor in his father’s publishing company. He is quite good at his job, but still, people think that he has the job because his father is the owner....

In ‘Billions’ season 6 episode 8, titled ‘The Big Ugly,’ titanic shifts come in the feud between Mike Prince (Corey Stoll) and Charles “Chuck” Rhoades, Jr. (Paul Giamatti) as the latter decides to go after Mike’s partners. In their attempt to compete with Philip, Taylor (Asia Kate Dillon) makes a terrible mistake. Wendy (Maggie Siff) recruits Megan Rapinoe for her team for the Olympics, while Wags (David Costabile) deals with commitment issues....