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The thriller genre is probably one of the widest seen genre of film. Since the very beginning of films, the fantasy of engaging with murder and familiarizing oneself with a murderer has been commonplace. Although thrillers have since incorporated more than just threats to life, it still remains the primary preoccupation of many films. The long-standing tradition of some of the best films coming from the genre remains intact this year too....

In the ongoing decade, action films have risen to the highest prominence levels. The evolution of cinematography techniques resulted in the need for realistic action sequences. It also brought an urge in actors/actresses to carry out their stunts themselves which added up to the realism. With movies like ‘The Avengers’ (2012), action movies reached new heights by blending CGI and VFX with the work of stunt coordinators. In the past few years, we’ve watched a lot, ranging from Liam Neeson beating the shit out of baddies in Istanbul to President Lincoln slicing up vampires in the civil war....

SPONSORED LINKS 12. Nekromantik (1987) If you have a fetish for the dead (I do not mean love for the zombie genre), then you don’t really have to visit the Dark Web, ‘Nekromantik’ is here to solve all your problems. The movie revolves around a couple that practice necrophilia and also indulges in shocking subversive material that cannot be translated into words. The film follows a street sweeper who brings home a decaying corpse to get inventive in the bedroom but is shocked when his wife prefers the corpse and its steel phallus over him....

SPONSORED LINKS 12. Her (2013) It might seem unfair to add a romantic film on to the list but the reason why ‘Her’ feels incredibly powerful is because of the world it manages to create and how not-so-distant it seems with all its technological advancements and the evolution of human lives. With the kind of rapid speed the world is moving at in terms of technological developments, the idea of a man falling in love with an operating system does not seem unrealistic at all....

Crime is one of the most popular plot devices ever used in the history of cinema, and there are only a handful of films that do not depict crime in one form or another. Crime is just fodder for great drama, and thus we see its prevalence all over the world of art. Considering the impressive list of crime movies that Hulu possesses in its repertoire, it can become a rather painstaking task for someone to look for a particular type of movie he/she would be interested in watching....

Bravo’s ‘Below Deck Sailing Yacht‘ has surely kept the viewers hooked since its premiere in 2020. A spin-off of ‘Below Deck,’ the reality TV series follows the lives of the crew members aboard the Parsifal III, a 177 ft. superyacht, during different charter seasons around the world. It further gives a sneak peek into the interpersonal relationships of the crew members and the professional challenges they face while working. The sizzling crew romances, group drama, and bizarre guests have always entertained fans and given way to quite a few interesting couples on the show....

SPONSORED LINKS Now let me be clear. You are not going to see a list of films here that preach atheism or agnosticism. I’m guessing the majority of my readers who plan to go through this article aren’t the kind to flock over preaches anyway. No, this list contains those films that use the theme of atheism as an integral part of their storylines. The films themselves are not only great, but also find interesting and distinctive ways to communicate their ideologies....

SPONSORED LINKS Most of the films that come out follow a conventional story pattern. They have a beginning, a middle and an end. But every once in a while, there comes a film that doesn’t follow the conventional, the orthodox, the predictable. They have their own story arches and most often, they don’t have a beginning or an end. I call such movies as mind fuck movies. A genre that is such a twenty-first century invention!...

Many of you are probably aware of the fact that sex remains a taboo subject in India. Now I could write an essay on why it has been so over the years. Various political and cultural factors come into play here but let’s not even get into that because frankly speaking, we’re here to discuss cinema and ONLY cinema. Indian sex movies have been rare and films with strong sexual content have had a long history of censorship battles....

Based on the webtoon titled ‘The Office Blind Date’ by HaeHwa, ‘Business Proposal’ is a South Korean romantic comedy series created by Park Seon-ho, Han Sul-hee, and Hong Bo-hui. The narrative follows Ha-ri, who shows up for a blind date disguised as her friend in order to keep the latter’s suitor away. However, things get complicated when Ha-ri finds out that the suitor is none other than her own boss, Kang Tae-moo....

For long, Jeff Gordon has won hearts as a NASCAR sportscaster and analyst for Fox. His incredible energy, charismatic personality, and wonderful enthusiasm kept the races exciting and thrilling for the audience. Thus, when speculations about him leaving began doing the rounds, fans were alarmed, to say the least. With the same fans now clamoring for answers, we decided to jump in and find out if Jeff Gordon left Fox Sports....

Elissa Wall is a former member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) Church. This church is one of the strictest religious factions in America, with its members shunning the “evil” modern world. This highly secretive church operates primarily in Arizona, Utah, British Colombia, and Texas. Elissa was born into a polygamous family and grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah, attending the FLDS-run Alta Academy with her 14 siblings and ten half brothers and sisters....

Emma Murray and her siblings were in for a massive shock when their father, Chad Daybell, was accused of murdering his second wife, Lori Vallow’s children. The children, Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow, had been missing since September 2019, and their remains were found in Chad’s backyard, making him the number one suspect. ’48 Hours: The Secrets of Chad Daybell’s Backyard’ chronicles the gruesome deaths and portrays how Chad’s children were affected in the incident’s aftermath....

Set in Chicago’s South Side, AMC’s crime drama series ’61st Street’ follows young Moses Johnson, a college-bound Black athlete who gets wrapped up in the city’s corrupt criminal justice system. Caught at the wrong place at the wrong time, Moses finds himself blamed for the death of a policeman. What ensues is a harrowing search for justice amidst corrupt state players willing to go to any lengths to prove their narrative right....

SPONSORED LINKS Directed by Thomas Carter, ‘Coach Carter’ is a 2005 biographical sports drama film that follows the teaching career of Ken Carter. As a teenager, Ken was a student basketball player for Richmond High School’s basketball team. Thirty years later, he is now the coach of the same team, but his work is not that easy, as the team he has been given is full of rowdy and disrespectful teenagers who lack discipline....

With Emily Ting at the helm, teen romance comedy-drama ‘Tall Girl 2’ is the second installment of the ‘Tall Girl’ franchise. Unfolding like typical young adult fiction, the story follows Jodi in her quest of standing up to her bullies in high school. Jodi is more than six feet tall, and although there are other, graver struggles in the world, Jodi’s teenage woes do not get easier. While the first installment chronicles Jodi’s acceptance of herself, the second part sees her trying her luck in the school’s spring musical, ‘Bye Bye Birdie....

What initially seemed like a clear case of suicide quickly steamrolled into a much more twisted and complex case. One morning in May 2017, the body of 16-year-old Utah teen Jchandra Brown was found deep into the forests in Payson Canyon, along with a suicide note and a video of her taking her own life on her phone. The signs were clear — this is another tragic story of a young teen dying by suicide....

‘Only Murders in the Building‘ is a comedy series that blends murder mystery with true crime podcasting to produce a compelling narrative that will keep viewers on the edge of their seats. The series created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman returns with another riveting mystery in the second season as Charles-Haden Savage, Mabel Mora, and Oliver Putnam find themselves embroiled in another murder case. With evidence pointing to them as suspects, the trio must investigate the case and catch the real killer to clear their names....

The second season of Hulu’s ‘Only Murders in the Building‘ sees Charles, Oliver, and Mabel face some ridiculously hilarious challenges. The trio finds themselves frame for the murder of Bunny Folger. However, without substantial evidence, the trio cannot prove their innocence, nor can the police arrest them. As a result, the case is still open in the seventh episode, titled ‘Flipping the Pieces.’ In the episode, Mabel desperately searches for clues....

The authorities descended upon the Winkler home in Cameron Park, California, after a 911 call regarding a fatality. Investigation Discovery’s ‘American Monster: Edge of Reason’ focuses on the reasons behind the murder of a beloved mother, Rachel Winkler. While the police knew who killed Rachel, the circumstances surrounding the death became the points of argument during the ensuing trial. So, if you’re curious to find out more, we’ve got you covered....