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With master storyteller Steven Soderbergh at the helm, the 2011 pandemic movie ‘Contagion’ features a stellar ensemble to actualize its pastiche narrative. After a mysterious virus outbreak, the death toll begins to rise. Healthcare professionals try to track down the inception of the virus. In the post-COVID world, the movie certainly hits differently. The tense score and Soderbergh’s brand of multi-strand storytelling keep the pace alive amidst its death count. However, you may wonder what happens to Dr....

In ‘For All Mankind‘ season 3, the race to Mars finally concludes with NASA and Roscosmos’ accidental joint mission defeating Helios. However, the sixth episode, titled ‘New Eden,’ sees all three parties establishing bases on Mars and starting their research programs. Nonetheless, conflicts are plenty and abound on the Red Planet and Earth. If you wish to catch up on the episode’s events and seek an explanation about the same, here is everything you need to know about the ending of ‘For All Mankind’ season 3 episode 6!...

Directed by Skye Borgman (‘Abducted in Plain Sight’ and ‘Dead Asleep’), ‘Girl in the Picture’ is a Netflix original true-crime documentary that is honestly as confounding as it is gripping. That’s because it revolves around not just the mysterious life and death of Sharon Marshall but also the subsequent kidnapping of her son Michael Hughes at the hands of Franklin Floyd. Yet if we’re being honest, the one individual who captured our attention the most here with her sheer honesty was Heather Lane — so now, if you wish to learn more about her, we’ve got the details for you....

Castille Landon packs endearing moments and scintillating secrets into the hormone-filled coming-of-age teen romance drama ‘After We Fell.’ The story revolves around a seemingly solid couple, Tessa and Hardin, who can’t stay apart for a day. But, as the story progresses, their romance shows cracks and fissures within. While the movie does not stand out from the crowd, a few scandalous secrets, scintillating sex scenes, suggestive nudity, and an enticing lo-fi score — complete with a famous The Fray number — keep the fans satiated....

Indie director Monika Mitchell gives a cerebral makeover to whodunit romantic suspense thriller ‘Brazen.’ The story follows Grace, a celebrated crime fiction writer, who gets plunged into a personal mystery upon visiting her estranged sister. The sister, Kathleen, a divorced school teacher vying for the custody of her son, may have been leading a double life. As Kathleen’s death uncovers scintillating mysteries surrounding her life, Grace takes it upon herself to identify the person behind her sister’s murder....

Netflix’s ‘Inventing Anna‘ follows the titular Anna Sorokin, a young socialite that swims into New York high society and cons a fair few of the city’s wealthy individuals and institutions. Pretending to be a wealthy heiress — though the alleged source of her family’s wealth keeps changing — Anna first enters Europe’s fashion scene. Following a disastrous exit from Ibiza, where she’s asked to leave a wealthy acquaintance’s yacht after overstaying her welcome, she and her boyfriend Chase land up in Paris....

Showtime’s ‘I Love That for You’ is a heartwarming and realistic comedy TV series. Created by Vanessa Bayer and Jeremy Beiler, it revolves around Joanna Gold, who makes every effort possible to move on from her past as a childhood cancer survivor. Growing up, she has always idolized on-air host Jackie Stilton and aspires to work with her on the famous home shopping channel SVN. Joanna does manage to get hired as a TV presenter at SVN, and soon gets introduced to her quirky colleagues and the competitive environment of the teleshopping industry....

Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby) is the primary protagonist of the HBO Max period comedy series ‘Our Flag Means Death.’ He inherits a vast amount of wealth and land from his father. He later marries and even has children. However, he decides to leave it all behind and become a pirate. Stede buys a ship and begins paying his crew weekly wages. He soon discovers that he is definitely not cut out for the job, as does his crew....

Created by Pushkar–Gayathri, the Tamil-original whodunit thriller series ‘Suzhal the Vortex’ plunges the audiences into a spiraling small-town mystery. In the early moments, the agitated workers at a factory clash with the authority and the police. Shanmugan, the leader of the union, becomes a principal suspect in the case of arson that follows. In a possibly interconnected departure, Nila, the younger daughter of Shanmugan, goes missing. Young gun police officer Sakkarai probes into the bottom of the mystery, which gets convoluted in a vortex of misleading signifiers....

SPONSORED LINKS Directed by Tobe Hooper, ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ is a slasher horror movie that roughly recounts the brutal crimes of murderer Ed Gein. Although it is mostly fictional, the 1974 movie reflects the social and political landscape of the 70s era besides reimagining the damage left behind by the cold-blooded killer. The film revolves around a group of friends who encounter the brutal killer Leatherface and his entourage of cannibals....

Directed by Tom Dey (‘Shanghai Noon’), Netflix’s ‘Wedding Season’ is a romantic comedy film. It tells the story of two second-generation Indian-American immigrants, Asha Maurya (Pallavi Sharda) and Ravishankar Shah (Suraj Sharma). Like a considerable number of Indian parents, Suneeta and Vijay (Asha’s parents) and Dinesh and Veena (Ravi’s parents) think that their children don’t know how to live their own lives and set up profiles on a diaspora dating site called Dreamy Desi Partner....

Investigation Discovery’s ‘People Magazine Investigates: Connecticut Horror Story’ is an episode that profiles a 2007 offense that shocked the suburban town of Cheshire to its very core. After all, that’s when an accomplished local doctor, a pediatric nurse, and their two daughters were ambushed in their own home, only for the patriarch, Dr. William Petit Jr., to make it out alive. Thankfully, though, it wasn’t long until Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes were apprehended for the same....

2014, in my opinion, was the fifth best year for movies this century (after 2000, 2013, 2001 and 2007). 2014 saw a great number of quality films led by one of the all time best in the form of ‘Boyhood’. Not just quality, but 2014 was also about variety. From science fiction to romance to horror, 2014 had everything. Here is the list of best films of 2014 that will be remembered for a long, long time....

Created by Joan Lambur, ‘Take Note’ is a musical comedy show that follows a group of contestants who come from different parts of the country to participate in a singing reality show. 14-year-old Calvin Richards has an unmatched passion for singing, so when his favorite reality show ‘Take Note’ is in town, he rushes to audition. The young music prodigy leaves his suburban home to fulfill his dreams downtown of the city where he resides....

SPONSORED LINKS Created by Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, and Kevin McDonald, ‘The Kids in the Hall’ is a comedy series that features the iconic eponymous comedic troupe. Along with the three creators, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson are back to continue working on hilarious sketches. The original series has a loyal fanbase that welcomed the reboot with open arms. The show’s edgy and fearless comedy, laced with mandatory satire, will leave you in stitches....

Directed and written by Jordan Peele, ‘Nope’ is a science-fiction thriller movie that unravels in an isolated ranch where the residents go through some inexplicable and mysterious series of events. When ranch-owning siblings OJ and Emerald Haywood’s father dies an untimely and unexpected death from a random object crashing down from the sky, they decide to get to the bottom of the mysterious event. With the assistance of tech salesman Angel Torres and documentarian Antlers Holst, they try to capture an unidentified flying object on camera....

Helmed by Jason Reitman, ‘Tully’ is a 2018 comedy-drama movie that revolves around a mother of three and her friendship with her newly appointed nanny. Marlo, who just gave birth to her third child, struggles with all the responsibilities that come with motherhood. Although she opposes the idea of letting a stranger take care of her kids, her brother hires a night nanny named Tully anyway. The mother of three is skeptical at first, but she starts forming a unique bond with the young nanny....

SPONSORED LINKS 10. Foxcatcher (2014) ‘Foxcatcher’ tells the story of wrestling enthusiast and multi-millionaire John du Pont who sets out to coach two US Olympic gold medalist wrestler brothers, Mark and David Schultz, and depicts David’s tragic murder by du Pont. The film received high praise from critics, who considered it to be one of the best movies of 2014. Read More: Best Guilty Pleasure Movies of All Time 9. City of God (2002) This film is adapted from the 1997 novel of the same name written by Paulo Lins, but the plot is based on real events....

12 Monkeys is a movie with considerable cinematic vision. A big chunk of movies, that get produced every year belongs to the sci-fi (Science fiction) genre. Over the years a good number of sci-fi movies have explored the post-apocalyptic future. My personal favourites have been Metropolis (1927), Blade Runner (1982), The Matrix (1999), Dark City (1998) and Children of Men (2006). One, relatively underrated, gem among the lot is 12 Monkeys directed by Terry Gilliam....

SPONSORED LINKS It is a bit hard to pinpoint exactly why we love ‘Downton Abbey’. While there are critical and intelligent reasons like the harmony of its story-line with the history of that time, its attention to detail towards the costumes and the overall life style of the then-English aristocracy. Maybe it was for the sarcastic one-liners of the Dowager Countess of Grantham, or simply because we loved to watch Matthew and Mary in love....