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FX on Hulu’s biographical drama series ‘Pistol’ revolves around the origin and rise of the renowned English punk rock band Sex Pistols. The series progresses through the events that inspire the band to create their iconic tracks. The second episode of the limited series ends with a tribute to Pamela Rooke Jordan, who was a significant presence in the lives of band members Steve Jones, Johnny Rotten, Paul Cook, Glen Matlock, and Sid Vicious....

Female duos in cinema have undergone evolutionary changes from being the boring bridesmaids to femme fatale havoc creators. They can give the ever dependent hero and his sidekick a run for their money with their adapting skills in accordance with the changing times. They are no longer damsels in distresses but rather women with hearts of gold and physiques of steel. They can instill fear in you as well make you go crazy with their oomph, coming timing and bravado....

SPONSORED LINKS The Village is a family-driven drama that premiered with its first season on March 19, 2019, on NBC. Featuring an ensemble cast comprising of Moran Atias, Michaela McManus, Frankie Faison, Jerod Haynes, Grace Van Dien, Warren Christie, Daren Kagasoff, Lorraine Toussaint, and Dominic Chianese, the plot of this TV series mainly revolves around the residents of an apartment building in Brooklyn. It is about the general ups and downs of families in the neighborhood where each individual has his/her own story to tell....

SPONSORED LINKS If you love musicals, then you will love Damien Chazelle’s masterpiece ‘La La Land’. Set in Hollywood, Los Angeles, the movie depicts the sparkling romance between two aspirants Seb and Mia played by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone respectively, with the help of one of the most popular musical genres – Jazz. The title itself symbolizes a disconnection from reality and the Tinseltown itself, where everyone dreams of making it big....

Every so often that you are reliving a great movie that you watched recently, but can’t recall its name. Then, suddenly, the first letter of the movie name comes to your mind and you think to yourself: “the movie starts with a”. Then you start googling it. Well, we, at The Cinemaholic, are here to make your life easy. Here is the list of best movies that begin with “a”:...

In our previous article, Best Reviewed Movies of 2018, I wrote, “I, for one, am a staunch believer that a movie is a personal experience. Be it food, color or an experience of a movie, taste matters. Despite that, we often tend to take the word of another person, or several people, as an essential criterion before picking a movie to watch. Hence, rating websites like Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes or film websites like our own have a fair share of readership....

SPONSORED LINKS The 2019 horror-thriller, ‘We Summon the Darkness’ sees Alexandra Daddario play an unconventionally dark character wearing (extremely) tight leather outfits. It follows three friends who meet a group of fun-loving guys after a heavy metal concert. However, the group finds themselves fighting for their lives. The catch? It is the group of males that find themselves in a life-threatening situation. Revolutionary? A little. Reductionist? Yeah. Fun? Definitely! 7. Jennifer’s Body (2009) One example of looking at female stereotyping in movies is the fact that there are extremely few female slasher villains....

SPONSORED LINKS A lighthearted, humorous survival-themed show titled ‘Snowflake Mountain‘ places a bunch of “Kidults” in a remote setting in the wilderness with nothing but their needs and intellect. An interesting aspect of the show is that the participants’ parents want them to mature and develop some life skills. The Netflix reality show makes the contestants aware of how luxurious their lifestyle has been. In order to survive, they will have to learn to become fully-fledged adults by establishing a connection to nature....

With so many streaming platforms that now allow us to endlessly binge on TV shows, we truly are living in the golden era of television. For proof, just take a look at all the new TV shows that Netflix has been churning out lately. But besides all the compelling series that we get to view these days, we also get to see several groundbreaking sex scenes that range from being sexy to scandalous, to also being heteronormative....

If there’s one guy in the whole of Hollywood that I admire the most behind the camera, he’s Charlie Kaufman. Probably the most acclaimed and revered screen writer of his generation, his alluring body of work is an eclectic charade of unbridled and enkindled passion. His tryst with identity crisis, mortality, and the meaning of life has culminated in some of the greatest movies of the 21st century. His exploration of such themes through a metaphysical and parapsychological framework is exemplary and inherently riveting....

In NBC’s medical series ‘New Amsterdam,’ the relationship of Bloom and Leyla buds endearingly. When Bloom comes to know the difficulties Leyla faces to practice medicine in the US, she offers her a home to stay in and an environment to study. Their attachment gradually strengthens and they begin a relationship. However, when challenges arose in her way, Bloom depends on actions without thinking about their consequences. Her efforts to bribe the dean with a donation for Leyla to join New Amsterdam as a resident backfire, damaging their relationship....

Popular rapper Kevin Gates and his wife, Dreka Gates, have been one of the most widely followed couples in the field of hip-hop. For years fans have looked up to the pair for their incredible dedication, and their commitment to each other has indeed been unmistakable. However, recent rumors about Kevin and Dreka’s split took the entertainment world by storm and left fans heartbroken. On the other hand, Kevin has also been linked to several others, making people question if he and Dreka are still together....

In the fifth episode of ‘Yofukashi no Uta’ or ‘Call of the Night,’ titled ‘Well, That’s a Problem,’ Nazuna decides to spend some quality time alone as she wakes up too early to meet Kou. When the duo finally meet, Kou can’t help but feel aroused by Nazuna’s after-bath look and has all kinds of sexual emotions. Although he wants to keep his mind off them, unfortunately, Nazuna finds out his deepest desires after drinking his blood....

ABC’s ’20/20: Yosemite Serial Killer,’ as the title suggests, profiles the tale of the male who carried out four murders in six months near the Yosemite National Park in 1999. Cary Stayner is not just a convicted killer and rapist, but he’s also the older brother of kidnapping victim Steven Stayner. While both of them are fairly well-known, it’s for entirely different reasons. After all, the latter helped a 5-year-old child escape a pedophile as a teenager after enduring years of abuse....

Chester Dewayne Turner is considered one of the most prolific serial killers in history, given that he’s been convicted of killing 14 women during the 1980s and 1990s. The authorities were only able to arrest him years later after biological evidence linked him to the cases. Investigation Discovery’s ‘Evil Lives Here: I Was His First Victim’ chronicles Chester’s early life and has Felecia Collier, an ex-girlfriend, talk about how it was living with a serial killer....

Titled ‘Two Jacks Don’t Suit,’ season 2 episode 2 of the period drama TV series ‘Gentleman Jack’ chronicles Anne and Ann enjoying their adventurous honeymoon across Europe. Suddenly, they bump into Isabella “Tib” Norcliffe, Anne’s ex-lover who is known to be rather brutally honest with her words. Tib ends up mentioning Mariana and Anne’s illustrious past in front of Ann, leading to trouble in paradise for the newlyweds. Back home, Ann’s relatives refuse to stop interfering in her life and start conspiring on how to regain control of her....

During Easter Weekend in 2006, a frantic 911 call led the authorities to the Ahwatukee, Arizona, home of Adam Kostewicz and Grace Pianka. Inside, the police found Adam’s bullet-riddled body, but Grace was nowhere to be seen. The second half of Investigation Discovery’s ‘Deadly Affairs: Betrayed By Love: Taking A Swing at Murder’ delves into the circumstances surrounding Adam’s murder and what led the authorities to his wife, Grace. So, if you’re curious about the same, here’s what we know....

With Tony Basgallop at the helm, the psychological horror-thriller series ‘Servant’ is one of the most fascinating and brooding shows on the roster of Apple TV+. With as few as four characters and a miraculous baby, the series creates an ambiance of crippling horror. The story follows Leanne Grayson, a babysitter with a horrific past, whose application is selected by Dorothy Turner, the Turner matriarch. As Leanne steps foot in the house, supernatural occurrences unfold....

‘Pam & Tommy’ follows the tumultuous story of one of the world’s first celebrity sex tapes and the unprecedented role that the novel internet (at the time) played in the video going viral. The narrative is as heart-wrenching as it is quaint as the titular couple, unaware of the power of the internet in the late 1990s, are repeatedly bewildered by just how wide the “World Wide Web” has spread their private recording....

‘Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber’ follows the meteoric and tumultuous rise of a ride-hailing company and the equally chaotic journey of its co-founder and CEO, Travis Kalanick. Set in the fast-moving world of Silicon Valley, where new tech companies and eye-watering valuations seem to lie around every corner, the show paints a slightly ominous picture of the toxic work culture that can result from high ambition and the pressure to grow....