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SPONSORED LINKS Created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ is a period comedy-drama series that follows Miriam “Midge” Maisel, a housewife going through a rough patch in her life. Set in the late 1950s Manhattan, Midge is married to a man who wants to build a successful stand-up comedy career. Her life changes overnight when her husband leaves her for another woman. The tragic separation sparks a resolve in Midge that helps her discover her innate talent — comedy....

Director Le-Van Kiet’s ‘The Requin‘ takes viewers to the sunny oceans of Vietnam as couple Jaelyn and Kyle visit the country on vacation. However, the couple’s quest to overcome a tragedy through the vacation soon turns into a nightmarish situation when they are left stranded in the ocean after a tropical storm. Soon, the couple finds themselves fighting sharks for their survival. The horror-thriller film is layered with emotional conflicts and tackles some resonant themes....

Mehdi Avaz helmed the Danish-English bilingual feel-good romance movie titled ‘Toscana.’ At the intersection of culinary genius and the natural splendor of the vast countryside, the film reminds us to follow our hearts despite the jitters. The storyline unfolds from the perspective of Theo, who, at the brink of an established Michelin-star-laden career in Denmark, returns to his village in Tuscany to sell his father’s sprawling mansion. The mansion is in bad shape, and Theo needs the money to save his restaurant....

Investigation Discovery’s ‘Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed’ charts the eponymous church’s growth from the suburbs of Sydney, Australia, to having churches on six continents. In 2010, Hillsong set up its first church in the United States in New York with Carl Lentz as the pastor. While the church’s popularity soared, it was also enveloped in controversy after Carl’s admission of infidelity. The docuseries further examines Carl’s life and his early experiences as a youth pastor at a church in Virginia....

Warren Jeffs took over as the prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints after his father, Rulon Jeffs, died. But the church was mired in controversy when Warren was accused of sexually abusing underage girls. The ensuing investigation brought up evidence of forced child marriages, polygamy, and other unsettling things. Netflix’s ‘Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey’ delves into the shocking stories of former FLDS members. In the docuseries, LeRoy and Seth Jeffs, Warren’s brothers, are also talked about....

SPONSORED LINKS 12. Don’t Look Back (2009) Sophie Marceau and Monica Bellucci star along together in this mystery thriller that encounters a rather strange and bizarre storyline, in which fantasy meets the psychological. Jeanne (Marceau) is a mother and wife to whom a peculiar sensation of change begins to infiltrate her being. She slowly feels her body transforming into a stranger, while her surroundings remain in the normality their lives seem them to be....

SPONSORED LINKS Nudity in movies has a long history. Right from the year 1915, when director Lois Weber chose to portray an actress naked for his film to the most recent fandom fantasy premiere of ‘Game of Thrones’, nudity has served its purpose in every aspect of filmmaking. With advent of porn films, whatever little inhibitions filmmakers had in portraying nudity were let go. The thought process behind that was that people anyway get to see nudity on-screen, so there should not be a big deal if we show them in conventional movies....

Paul Walker has been considered by many as one of the most versatile actors of this age and someone the film fraternity looks up to. He lost in his life in a tragic car accident in 2013 and with it we think the world lost a ton of potential. Although he hasn’t done as much diverse roles as his fans would’ve liked whatever he could do in his lifetime are worth remembering and sharing....

After locating the Snowpiercer in the second episode of TNT’s post-apocalyptic series ‘Snowpiercer’ season 3, Layton and the other crew members of the pirate train try their best to reconnect to the Snowpiercer. Their attempts come to a standstill when Wilford succeeds in scaring them off. However, Wilford’s plans to hide from the pirate train fail when Layton’s allies succeed in helping him. Since the third episode of the third season ends with significant developments concerning the fate of the remnants of humanity, we have taken a detailed look at the ending....

If the depth of the central mystery of a psychological thriller is supposed to serve as the parameter of its success, then ‘The Girl Before’ is a phenomenal show. The story revolves around two women — Jane Cavendish (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) and Emma Matthews (Jessica Plummer) — who live in a meticulously constructed minimalist house three years apart and their eerily similar relationships with the architect that designed it. J.P. Delaney created the miniseries from his 2016 namesake book....

Netflix has been investing a lot in teen and post-apocalyptic dramas. In the past couple of months itself, the streaming service has released shows like ‘The Society’ and ‘Black Summer’, both of which focus on a world that doesn’t resemble the current world in any way. Last year, it aired its first Danish show, ‘The Rain’, another post-apocalyptic drama with adults, relatively close to teenage, at its centre. The show was well received and with the second season, it has strengthened its position as a serious audience-attracting series....

‘My Dead Dad’ is a coming-of-age drama that follows Lucas Varela, a young man with a laidback attitude who suddenly finds himself sifting through his late, estranged father, Augusto’s affairs. Lucas is forced to move to Los Angeles to take charge of an apartment building his father leaves him. However, the young man still holds a deep grudge against his father and finds the whole undertaking quite distasteful. More than once, we see a tape addressed to Lucas kept on a dresser in Augusto’s apartment (which Lucas now occupies)....

Hosted by Grammy-winning songwriter Philip Lawrence, ‘Come Dance With Me’ is a dance reality show by CBS that all age groups can enjoy. The unique dance competition features talented young dancers from across the country. The participants are partnered with their family members with no background in dancing. The duos are helped by professional choreographers in order to perform beautiful dance routines and win the grand prize of $100,000. The performances are judged by the trio of Jenna Dewan, Dexter Mayfield, and Tricia Miranda....

Created by Justin Adler and Maggie Mull, ‘Maggie‘ is a comedy series based on the eponymous short film directed by Tim Curcio. It focuses on the titular character’s life as she discovers her psychic abilities. Thanks to her gift, Maggie can glimpse the future of not just her friends, family, and clients but also that of random strangers on the street. However, when she starts to see her own destiny after stumbling upon an unexpected stranger, her romantic life gets turned upside down....

On July 24, 1988, Steven Spielberg cemented himself as one of the most influential filmmakers of the era by bringing ‘Saving Private Ryan’ into this world. A genuine masterpiece, ‘Saving Private Ryan’ demonstrates war scenes, so realistic, it sends shivers down your spine. The film is based on the true story of the Niland Brothers. Robert Rodat serves as the writer, who has films like ‘Tall Tale,’ ‘Fly Away Home,’ and ‘The Patriot’ to his credit....

Set in Charleston, South Carolina, ‘Southern Charm’ is a reality show created by Bryan Kestner and Whitney Sudler-Smit. It follows the affluent socialities living within the city as they go about with their professional and personal lives. Since the show premiered in 2014, several men and women have been a part of the cast and gained a large fan following. Naturally, when someone decides to leave the series, fans cannot help but wonder about the reasons behind it....

People had no idea about the issues they would face when investing their hard-earned money into actor Zach Avery’s production company. However, it did not take long for things to turn fishy, and unfortunately, investors were too late to realize they were the victims of a Ponzi scheme run by Zach. ABC’s ‘The Con: The Hollywood Mogul Con’ chronicles the complete incident and shows how Zach Avery was finally brought to justice by the law....

SPONSORED LINKS 10. The Tribe (2018) Originally released as La Tribu, ‘The Tribe’ is the compelling narrative of Fidel, a man who had a fiasco at the office while he was caught having sex with the secretary. A year later, Fidel could be seen on the lookout for his mother Virginia, who had given him for adoption after his birth citing lack of finances. After he finds her in a hotel where she’s working as a janitor....

There are so many movies that have blown us away by their sheer brilliance and their concepts. But sometimes the story behind the celluloid is even more interesting than the story playing on-screen. Directors and actors don’t get along, co actors can’t see eye to eye, directors and script writers don’t find producers, producers don’t find takers etc. The battles off the movie set are even more gruesome than the ones that happen on screen....

If there is one thing that has inspired more stories than most, it is love. From Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ to the latest ‘A Star is Born’, love is the prominent driving force in all these stories. Love can come in all forms. Some storytellers choose to tell the story of the first love which is still free of life’s twists and turns, while others tell the stories of a love that has survived the test of time with the lovers sticking with each other through thick and thin....