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‘Severance‘ follows Mark Scout, an employee of Lumon Industries who is trying to uncover the truth about the severance process and how it affects the Lumon employees. At Lumon, Mark’s Innie form and his colleagues from the Macro Data Refinement department discover a secret procedure that can help them interact with the outside world. However, the process raises more challenges for the MDR team as they desperately try to end their miserable situation at Lumon and expose the shady company....

Directed by Chung Mong-hong, Netflix’s Taiwanese film ‘The Falls’ centers around the mother-daughter relationship between Pin-Wen and Xiao Jing, who gets isolated in their apartment during the Covid-19 pandemic. Starring Alyssa Chia as Pin-Wen and Gingle Wang as Xiao Jing, the film offers an engrossing cinematic experience as the mother and daughter’s lives take a startling turn with Pin-Wen’s mental illness. The emotional drama ends astoundingly, leaving the characters’ fates ambiguous....

The Period crime-drama series Peaky Blinders is set between the two World Wars and tells the story of the Shelby family, the leaders of the eponymous Birmingham-based street gang. Thomas “Tommy” Shelby (Cillian Murphy) is the leader of the entire organization, despite not being the oldest of his generation. He is brilliant and proportionally ruthless. Moreover, he has natural leadership qualities. Under his guidance, their street gang evolves into a criminal organization....

Through Peacock’s four-part docuseries titled ‘Preaching Evil: A Wife on the Run With Warren Jeffs,’ the viewers learn of the shocking incidents that took place behind closed doors in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. This religious sect had Warren Jeffs as its president. He took on many wives (many being underage) and fathered several children with them. Wendell and Sarah Jeffs were two of Warren’s children and were born to Vicki Thompson....

‘Moonshot’ is a science-fiction romantic comedy film that tells the story of Walt (Cole Sprouse), an easy-going and ordinary barista, and Sophie (Lana Condor), a young woman with a plan. While Walt has no sense of purpose in his life, Sophie is disinclined to veer off from the path she has selected for herself. It turns out that these two conflicting personalities have one thing in common: Mars. Romantic comedies don’t always have a big CGI budget....

‘Dancing On Glass’ (alternatively titled ‘Las Niñas de Cristal’) is a Spanish language drama film about the trials and tribulations of a young ballet dancer, Irene. In the movie, Irene is on the verge of her biggest opportunity in her career as a dancer but begins to face various psychological challenges. Meanwhile, she befriends a newcomer, Aurora, and the women find solace in their complex emotional bond with each other. The film is directed by Jota Linares and accurately depicts the hardships faced by artists in a bid to pursue their passion....

With prolific action film director Michael Bay in the driving seat, ‘Ambulance’ is an action thriller movie full of gunfights and explosions. Based on the 2005 Danish movie of the same name by Laurits Munch-Petersen, the story follows two robbers — adoptive brothers Danny and Will — who attempt to pull off an unprecedented $32 million bank heist. However, when the heist goes haywire, they are compelled to hijack an ambulance while the city’s law enforcement follows the emergency vehicle like buzzing bees....

Directed by Steven R. Monroe, ‘Caribbean Summer’ is a romantic comedy movie that follows morning news producer Jade. After an embarrassing moment during a live broadcast, Jade is forced to take a vacation. She decides to go to the Caribbean for a relaxing time and asks her assistant to book her a rental home. Once arriving at her destination, Jade makes herself at home. However, she soon finds someone entering the house....

‘Sister With a Secret’ is a mystery thriller film directed by Ben Meyerson. The Lifetime movie revolves around a teenage girl named Tara who goes missing all of a sudden. To get to the bottom of her disappearance, Tara’s family does their best to figure out who the culprit is, only to come across some disturbing secrets about her. The mysterious and suspenseful narrative keeps the viewers on the edge of their seats right till the end of the film....

Based on the 2009 eponymous novel by Mark Greaney, Netflix’s ‘The Gray Man’ is an action thriller movie directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, AKA the Russo brothers. The narrative revolves around the CIA’s most skilled operative, Sierra Six, whose identity is unknown as he unravels some of the agency’s dark secrets. After spilling these confidential details, he must face some dangerous consequences as his psychopathic former colleague, Lloyd Hansen, puts a bounty on his head....

Based on the eponymous Marvel Comics character, ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ is a superhero movie directed by Taika Waititi, making it the 29th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The direct sequel to ‘Thor: Ragnarok‘ follows Thor, who is in retirement and searching for inner peace. However, his tranquility is interrupted when a galactic killer named Gorr the God Butcher enters the scene and seeks to eliminate all the gods, forcing Thor to grab his Stormbreaker and return to action....

Austin AKA Chumlee Russell is one of the principal cast members of History Channel’s long-running reality TV series ‘Pawn Stars.’ The show documents the daily activities of the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas, Nevada, a family-run business established in 1989. Chumlee is the best friend of Corey “Bigg Hoss” Harrison, whose father Rick Harrison and late grandfather Richard Harrison started the shop. The show has been entertaining the masses since its debut in 2009, and Chumlee has gained a dedicated fanbase for his comic antics and fun-loving attitude....

People who knew the enigmatic TV host, Scott Rogers, were left shocked when authorities found him shot to death in his Baton Rouge, Louisiana, house. Surprisingly, his son-in-law, Matthew Hodgkinson, lay unconscious nearby, with another bullet wound, making authorities suspect a murder-suicide. Investigation Discovery’s ‘The Lies That Bind: Cult of Personality’ chronicles the horrifying deaths and shows how the police investigation unraveled a dark secret. Let’s dig into the case details and find out more, shall we?...

What’s in a name, you ask? Research and logic, filmmakers would say! Naming a character in a movie takes a lot of effort and moviemakers make sure that the characters they develop for their films leave a lasting impression on the audiences’ minds; and that these characters are remembered for a very long time. On the contrary, there are certain filmmakers that do not believe in naming their characters so that they intrigue the viewers even more....

“Humans are better than dogs”- said no one ever. Only those who have known the love and loyalty of a dog will truly know what unconditional love is. Every once in a while a dog movie comes out; it may be adventurous or a family drama, but all of these movies prove how amazing dogs can be and show us the reason why dogs are known to be “a man’s best friend”....

SPONSORED LINKS “Good Will Hunting” (1997) directed by Gus Van Sant was a huge success and is still loved by many nowadays for its impactful and emotional story and amazing performances by all, the ones by Robin Williams and Matt Damon being the most remembered. It’s a wonderful journey through the development and growth of a character’s inner feelings and external approaches on himself and the world around him. 12. Wonder Boys (2000) This comedy-drama presents us the story of Grady Tripp (Michael Douglas), a novelist and professor of creative writing, who’s second novel is having difficulties finding its end....

SPONSORED LINKS Seven years back, a surprisingly brilliant sci-fi thriller released called ‘Source Code’. It is a story of an army pilot, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, who finds himself on a train in the body of another person. The source code transports him to the body of another man in the last 8 minutes of his life. He soon becomes a part of a sequence to track down the bomber of the Chicago commuter train....

Hollywood has produced some great biker movies over the years. Some of those are about outlaw bikers who are completely rebellious towards the law and stand up for each other as gangs of brotherhood, like ‘Wild Hogs’ starring John Travolta. Then there are others that are all about solo adventures of a rider who rides across countries and experiences something he/she has never felt before. ‘The Motorcycle Diaries’ is one such movie that shows the journey of Che Guevara who went on a road trip with his friend across South America....

SPONSORED LINKS Whether through books, podcasts, movies, or shows, true-crime tales depicting the twistedly dark side of human nature have genuinely taken over the world by storm in the past few years. That’s because the way they invoke feelings of both disgust and compassion ensures we keep coming back for more — and that’s the case with Netflix’s ‘The Most Hated Man on the Internet’ as well. 7. Fyre Fraud (2019) ‘Fyre Fraud’ is a documentary we can only describe as a true-crime extravaganza considering the fact it delves deep into the failed 2017 musical Fyre Festival via complex first-hand accounts....

SPONSORED LINKS In most countries, minority communities usually tend to have a small neighborhood where most of their residences are located. In more orthodox countries, it is absolutely mandatory that no matter who you are, you’ve got to keep yourself out of the neighborhoods where your people don’t reside. It was the same case in the United States as well for a long time, with African-Americans mainly living in the projects and the ghettos, and being socially outcast from white neighborhoods....