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Joel and Mary Rich were devastated to learn of their son Seth Rich’s murder in July 2016. The 27-year-old seemingly had the perfect life working in politics, only for it to end on a walk back home one night. While the parents still reeled from the loss, the wild conspiracy theories regarding Seth’s death that ensued made things far worse for them. The second episode of Netflix’s ‘Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet’ is titled ‘A Murder in D....

‘Race: Bubba Wallace’ is the newest docu-series streaming on Netflix. The show brings the viewers the inspiring story of NASCAR racer Bubba Wallace, who recently made history as the first black driver since 1963 to win a Cup Series race. Apart from Bubba’s activities on the track and his activism on and off it, the six-part series explores his relationship with the people in his life. That includes Kyle Hall, his manager and longtime friend....

SPONSORED LINKS 10. Spider-Man (2002) Sam Riami’s take on the friendly neighborhood, web slinging superhero is widely regarded as one of the best ever made. Apart from the talented cast of Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco, ‘Spiderman’ featured the classic comic book love triangle between the charming Mary Jane Watson and best friends, Peter Parker and Harry Osborn. This romance proves pivotal in the entire trilogy as envy creeps up and sows mistrust between the two friends....

On July 6, 2009, a panic-stricken Benny Gomez called 911 in Houston, Texas, claiming his wife and step-daughter to be the victims of a shooting. When the police arrived on site, they found Michelle Lira as well as her mother, Ramona Gomez, in a critical state after being shot multiple times. Investigation Discovery’s ‘American Monster: It Could Be Me’ describes the terrifying attack in detail and portrays how Michelle lost the battle and succumbed to her injuries....

SPONSORED LINKS I wouldn’t be surprised if we, as human beings, are drawn towards morbid subjects of suicide and self-destruction. Cinema often comes off as catharsis during these times, gratifying our morbid fetishes. Suicide is a frighteningly complex subject matter that has piqued the interest of countless scholars, theorists and philosophers across the world. The emotional and psychological extremes that push a human being to the darkest corners have often been the subject of choice for many filmmakers....

Rita Gluzman was known during the 1970s as the wife who did everything she could to get her husband to leave the Soviet Union. However, she also became infamous for killing him later on. Investigation Discovery’s ‘Deadly Women: Twisted Desires’ features this harrowing case as one of the three stories highlighted in the episode. In April 1996, Rita enlisted the help of her cousin, Vladimir Zelenin, to hack her husband to death....

In April 2001, residents in a Scottsdale, Arizona, neighborhood woke up to an explosion and a house engulfed in flames. After the firefighters got the blaze under control, they had another surprise waiting for them inside. The charred remains of a mother and two children spurred a homicide inquiry. Investigation Discovery’s ‘Devil in Suburbia: Arizona Horror Story’ focuses on how Robert Fisher’s wife and kids were found murdered in their home, with Robert nowhere to be found....

Along with a detailed depiction of Michael Peterson’s trial and life, HBO Max’s crime series ‘The Staircase’ also offers an intriguing look at the lives of Michael’s family, which includes his two sons and two adoptive daughters. Like his brother Todd, Michael’s son Clayton Peterson tries his best to be with his father while the latter goes through the trial proceedings. Clayton’s presence in the Peterson household is accompanied by vague references to a certain “spring break,” which succeeds in making the viewers wonder about the same....

SPONSORED LINKS This era belongs to cinema, and I do not mean just this year, or this decade, I am referring to the last century or so and the upcoming decades too. There have been renaissance periods in art and literature; this is the age of the movies, wherein art form which combines all the other art forms. As cinephiles, irrespective of our opinions and our tastes, we celebrate the art, the idea that cinema is a transcendental experience....

‘Love Is Blind: Japan’ is a reality series that follows the same format as the original show that birthed the franchise – ‘Love Is Blind.’ It follows singles looking for a partner to settle down with. However, they take an unconventional route to do so as they go through speed dating, forge a bond with a person, and get engaged without even seeing each other. The individuals get to know each other as they interact for a limited period of time through their respective “pods,” where they can hear the other person but not see them....

When we first heard the title track of ‘Friends‘ little did we know that it was meant for us. The sitcom, with its six oddball friends, has always been there for us, especially when we’re stuck in second gear. It has been a breath of relief, and sometimes the silver lining, after a bad day or even a week, when we just knew we could curl up in our blankets, and revisit Joey, Rachel, Chandler, Ross, Monica and Phoebe at their apartments, or perhaps catch up with them at Central Perk....

SPONSORED LINKS The 2002 slapstick comedy documentary venture ‘Jackass: The Movie‘ is the first feature-length installation in director-producer Jeff Tremaine’s celebrated indie franchise. As a continuation of the MTV series ‘Jackass,’ the film follows cast members undertaking insane stunts and pranks, searching for some gags. We have people riding shopping carts downhill, snorting wasabi, and falling from the rooftop of a library. While the antics get progressively bizarre and exposing, you may wonder where the movie was filmed....

‘Messiah’ centers around a man, “Al Massih”, who claims to be the Messiah, and a determined CIA agent investigating him. It explores the global movement that builds around the man, and the different lives he impacts, all the way from the Middle East to America. The show brings together narratives of people from various backgrounds, including a young Palestinian refugee, an Israeli Shin Bet officer, a Latino Reverend, a Jewish CIA agent, a troubled teenager among several others....

David Fincher’s 1995 psychological crime thriller ‘Seven’ (stylized ‘SE7EN’) follows the young detective David Mills (Brad Pitt) and his grizzled partner William Somerset (Morgan Freeman), who find themselves on the trail of a brutal murderer with a penchant for the seven biblical sins. Each crime scene follows the motif of one of the deadly sins, and the two detectives are drawn into a deep, dark rabbit hole in trying to catch the killer....

Based on a true story, ABC’s historical series ‘Women of the Movement’ centers around the abduction and murder of 14-year-old African American boy Emmett Till. The series begins with the turn of events that leads to Emmett’s murder and progresses through the trial of the accused men, Roy Bryant and J. W. Milam. The show also depicts Emmett’s mother Mamie’s efforts to bring national attention to the murder and deliver justice to her son....

SPONSORED LINKS Sex is a very private thing for a person. Well, is it? And if actors have real sex in movies, how do we classify that? The answer obviously is yes, sex is private, but cinema’s juxtaposed fetishes unflinchingly change the answer. Even though for the actual action to transpire, there has to be an imminent requirement of the script, directors have often used it as their conduit to attract crowds....

Everything around us is science. Our curiosity has led us to break a lot of barriers and chart unknown territories. Be it the study of universe, nature, even our own bodies, every question finds an answer in science. From microorganisms to galaxies, from the bottom of the ocean to the boundaries of a black hole, there is no bound on the topics that fall under this subject. In fact, every other subject—history, language, geography—is a distorted form of science....

The Motion Pictures Association of America defines the PG-13 rating as one that strongly advises parents against potential material that may be unsuitable for children below the age of 13. Within the scope of that definition, we think it would be safe to assume that close to 60% of the films that release each year are rated PG-13, clearly implying that a majority of our favorite films could fall under the rating’s purview....

SPONSORED LINKS ‘Komi Can’t Communicate’ (also known as ‘Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu.’) follows Shouko Komi, a ravishing teenager with crippling anxiety and a communication disorder who just wants to fit in with others. In her seemingly impossible pursuit of making one hundred friends, she finds an ally in her bench mate Hitohito Tadano. The light-hearted series gives a powerful message to the fans that facing ones’ fears is essential for growth and is an indispensable part of life....

SPONSORED LINKS 12. Rope (1948) A good chunk of cinephiles consider ‘Rope’ to be Alfred Hitchcock’s best film while staunch Hitchcockians consider it as a failed experiment. I personally found the minimalist style that Hitchcock adapts here quite fascinating and unlike anything he’s ever done. It follows a very simple plot of two men who murder their classmate and hid his body in their apartment. They then later host a party to boast off their superiority but things take a turn when a reporter finds them suspicious....