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Idaho Falls teenager Christopher “Chris” Tapp knew about the terrible tragedy that had befallen his friend, Angie Dodge. However, he had no idea that the police would come knocking on his door and a wrongful conviction would turn his life upside down. ABC’s ’20/20 Stranger Than Fiction: The Murder of Angie Dodge’ takes the viewer through the brutal murder of Angie Dodge and shows how a wrongful conviction forced Chris to stay behind bars for about two decades....

‘DMZ’ is a dystopian drama series that follows Alma Ortega, an NYC medic who ventures into the highly dangerous demilitarized Manhattan Island searching for her long-lost son. However, in her quest, Alma inadvertently becomes a ray of hope in the dark and seemingly doomed dystopian land. Created by Roberto Patino, the HBO Max original series first premiered in 2022. It is based on Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli’s DC graphic novel series of the same name....

Directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher, ‘A Call to Spy’(or ‘Liberté: A Call to Spy’) is a 2019 period drama movie set during the Second World War. In the starting years of the conflict, British Prime Winston Churchill orders the Special Operations Executive (SOE) to train to use women as spies. Thus, the spymistress Vera Atkins hires Virginia Hall and Noor Inayat Khan to work for the organization, whose work then turns the tide of the war and helps bring down the Nazi regime in occupied France....

‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ is an Indian Hindi language drama movie directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Starring Alia Bhatt in the titular role, the film tells the story of Ganga Harjivandas, aka Gangubai Kathiawadi, a sex worker who rises among social classes and becomes a mafia don. Later, Gangubai uses her influence to raise the voice of women and orphans while navigating the dangers of living a criminal life. The riveting and thought-provoking movie set in the late 20th century Mumbai (then Bombay) paints Gangubai as a strong woman from history....

SPONSORED LINKS Originally titled ‘Madres paralelas,’ ‘Parallel Mothers‘ is a Spanish drama movie that revolves around two mothers – one middle-aged and the other a teenager – whose lives coincide as they give birth to their babies at the same hospital on the same day. Several months later, they learn something that changes their lives. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar, the movie stars Penélope Cruz and Milena Smit in the lead roles....

Dr. Lauren Bloom and Leyla Shinwari’s relationship in NBC’s medical series ‘New Amsterdam’ comes to a tragic end when the former buys a residency spot in New Amsterdam for her girlfriend through bribery. Bloom’s action — irrespective of her good intention — breaks Leyla’s heart, leading her to end the relationship and leave the hospital. After a considerable break, the two of them talk again, and they clear the tensions between them....

Developed by Jared Keeso and Jacob Tierney, ‘Letterkenny’ is a sitcom that follows the residents of the eponymous fictional town in Ontario. The show particularly focuses on siblings Wayne and Katy, who run a farm and produce stand with the help of their friends. The series progresses through the quirky incidents that take place in the lives of distinct people that come in contact with Wayne and Katy, ranging from farmers to people with drug addiction....

SPONSORED LINKS 12. Four Brothers (2005) ‘Four Brothers’, as the title suggests, is a story of their summoning by a distant brother, to look into the murder of his mother. Initially looking like a simple robbery gone-wrong, further delving reveals a bigger play at hand. How will they solve the mystery and protect their loved ones? Wahlberg does more of the same in a role tailor-made for him. Playing the light-headed, protective brother, Wahlberg yet again proved his mettle as a rough, intimidating figure....

‘Pieces of Her’ is a Netflix thriller drama that follows a young woman named Andy (short for Andrea) as she slowly realizes that almost everything she knows about her mother is a lie. Andy’s mother, Laura, has led a peaceful life for decades but is forced to show her violent side when a shooter confronts mother and daughter. This leads Andy on a chaotic journey as she uncovers her mother’s dangerous past....

‘Princess Connect! Re:Dive’ is an action-adventure anime that is inspired by a Japanese role-playing video game of the same name. The show follows Yuuki, an amnesiac man who ends up in the continent of Astraea. Luckily he meets a friendly elf named Kokkoro, and with her guidance, the duo embarks on an adventurous journey in which they fight monsters and make friends along the way. With the show approaching its second installment, fans will be eager to learn more about Yuuki’s mysterious past and his secrets....

Prime Video’s ‘Lovestruck High’ is an exciting dating reality show that determines if a group of singles from the United Kingdom can find love while in an authentic American high school setting. At ‘Lovestruck High,’ participants are expected to go through the same experiences as an American high schooler and at the same time, have a primary assignment of finding an ideal partner for the end of year prom. However, as the prom king and queen stand to receive a significant prize money, contestants stepping out of line are likely to face expulsion....

The premiere episode of the third season of TNT’s post-apocalyptic series ‘Snowpiercer’ depicts astounding developments with respect to life outside the giant train. Based on the data collected by Melanie, the crew of the pirate train starts to investigate the climate change happening on the Earth. As their research progress, Layton encounters a person in a red costume and mask helmet, living in an old underground reactor in the Asian continent....

‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ follows the summer romance of a girl named Belly Conklin. The story revolves around the love triangle that she tries to navigate while going through a lot of changes in her relationships with the people around her. While the show’s main protagonist is Belly, there are other characters who often steal the spotlight from her. One of them is Shayla. We first see her in the first episode, when Jeremiah warns Steven not to get involved with her because that would lead him to the whole debacle surrounding the debutante ball....

Investigation Discovery’s ‘Deadly Women’ is a true crime series that sticks to the network’s tone by incorporating both exclusive interviews and reenactments to delve into the minds of female killers. Thus, of course, its season 11 episode 11, appropriately entitled ‘Keep It In the Family’ or ‘In The Family (2nd),’ chronicling three domestic homicides that can only be described as atrocious, is no different. Amongst them is the infamous 1898 case of Martha Place — so now, if you wish to learn more about her as well as the historical legal aftermath of her offense, we’ve got the details for you....

SPONSORED LINKS Human trafficking is a global menace. It occurs for mostly two heinous reasons – labor and sex – the latter being more common. While authorities across different countries continue working to tackle this sickening crime, we decided to list some of the movies you can check out so as be more enlightened on how gruesome sex slavery can be. 7. Trafficked (2017) Inspired by true events, the film revolves around three girls – from the USA, Nigeria, and India – who are trafficked through an elaborate global network and enslaved in a Texas brothel....

SPONSORED LINKS The immortal time lords, one of its kind shape-shifting space-ship and time-traveling adventures. Do these terms remind you of something? I don’t know about others but whenever I hear these names, I always remember the greatest and the longest-running sci-fi show ever on television – “Doctor Who.” The show that is considered a classic and is popular among audiences for its unique content then still keeps the endowment to interests in a wide array of people....

SPONSORED LINKS Created by David Jenkins, ‘Our Flags Means Death’ is a period-comedy series. It revolves around Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby), a man belonging to an affluent landowner family, who leaves his wife, children, and wealth behind and embraces the life of piracy. He even gets a ship build for himself and names it the Revenge. 7. Galavant (2015–2016) While the short-lived ABC series ‘Galavant’ has a pretty generic fantasy plot, its execution is refreshing and innovative....

David Lean was, before Steven Spielberg, the great visual storyteller working in movies. It is no surprise the modern masters like Martin Scorsese and Spielberg revere him, have paid homage to his work in their own, and been active in preserving his films. David Lean began his career in film as an editor, which he often said was the best training a director could have. He spent the thirties cutting the work of others, before co-directing a film with playwright Noel Coward, the superb war film, ‘In Which We Serve’ (1942), which won the New York Film Critics Award as Best Picture, placing Lean on the map as a major director at once....

A&E’s ‘Secrets of Playboy‘ is a documentary series that unveils the hidden realities behind Hugh Hefner’s empire to really highlight the fact that his legacy may be much more twisted than anyone ever anticipated. After all, it brings forth allegations of not only manipulation and control but also rape and bestiality, with each claim being more harrowing than the one before. However, the aspect that intrigued us the most here was the evident lack of the playboy’s third and final wife’s presence, so now, let’s find out all that there is to know about Crystal Harris Hefner, shall we?...

‘We Own This City’ follows the uncovering of the corrupt practices of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force. Under Sergeant Wayne Jenkins, many of the unit’s members carry out atrocious crimes, including stealing from suspects and even reselling drugs seized during raids. As the investigation into their corrupt practices heats up, a bewildering number of cases are revealed. Many associates of the corrupt members of the GTTF are also investigated, giving still more details about how the police officers abused their power....