Prime Video’s ‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan’ takes place in Eastern Europe where Russia and the Czech Republic find themselves at odds with each other when the latter is approached by NATO. Eerily mirroring the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the show has Jack Ryan trying to uncover a secret Russian nuclear weapon project called the Sokol project. The investigation leads Jack down a dangerous path and he is forced to go on the run from his own agency....
Netflix’s crime film ‘The Catholic School’ follows Angelo Izzo and Giovanni “Gianni” Guido, who study together at St. Luigi High School, one of the distinguished educational institutions in Rome, Italy. Gianni teams up with Angelo to befriend Donatella Colasanti and Rosaria Lopez through one of their friends. In reality, as the film depicts, Gianni and Angelo then led the two girls to the villa of one of their friends Andrea Ghira to commit crimes that shook the country like no other....
SPONSORED LINKS Created by Tom McCarthy, ‘Alaska Daily’ is a drama series that follows renowned investigative journalist Eileen Fitzgerald, who relocates to Alaska following a significant career setback. Hoping to redeem herself, she begins working in the daily metro newspaper and stumbles upon a groundbreaking topic for her story. Starring industry stalwarts like Hilary Swank, Grace Dove, Jeff Perry, and Ami Park, the show throws light upon a prevalent social issue and keeps the audience hooked to its gripping narrative....
HBO’s ‘Insecure’ follows the story of two African-American women who try to deal with the various challenges that life throws at them. Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji star as best friends Issa and Molly. Issa works for a non-profit, and Molly is a successful attorney. While their professional lives are somewhat balanced, the same can’t be said for their love lives. Issa’s relationship with Lawrence, whom she has been with for a long time, is now losing its essence....
Written and directed by Renato De Maria, ‘Robbing Mussolini’ (also known as ‘Rapiniamo il Duce’) is a crime comedy film about Pietro Lamberti, aka Isola, a Milanese entrepreneur. Isola gathers a band of rag-tag misfits and resistance fighters to steal Benito Mussolini’s treasure. The Netflix Italian movie mixes comedy and heist genre elements with the backdrop of the Second World War to tell a compelling story. Given the narrative’s connection to historical events, viewers must be wondering if Pietro Lamberti, aka Isola, is based on a real person....
Directed by Ol Parker, ‘Ticket to Paradise’ is a romantic comedy movie that follows David and Georgia Cotton. Having divorced on bitter terms, the two are less than thrilled to come across each other while traveling to attend the wedding of their daughter, Lily. Despite despising one another, David and Georgia team up to sabotage their daughter’s wedding to sway her away from a path that the two believe will lead to nothing but unhappiness....
Peacock’s ‘The Battle for Justina Pelletier’ is a four-part docuseries that chronicles the harrowing case of Justina Pelletier, a 14-year-old from Connecticut, who got caught in a major dispute between her parents and the Boston Children’s Hospital. The medical authorities forcefully removed the teenager from her parents’ care and kept her admitted for a year. This case received international attention, with various media, legal organizations, and even hackers getting involved in returning her to her parents....
The Adult Swim animated comedy ‘Rick and Morty‘ is known for its meta-narrative and self-referential humor. Both these elements are highlighted bolder than ever in the seventh episode of season 6, titled ‘Full Meta Jackrick.’ The episode follows the titular duo on an adventure beyond the Fourth Wall in a multinarrative world where they must defeat an old foe. However, the challenge is tricky, as several narrative devices stand in their way as obstacles....
‘Call Me Miss Cleo’ is a captivating HBO Max documentary that focuses on the life of Youree Dell Cleomili Harris, who became well-known as Miss Cleo. As a part of the Psychic Readers Network (PRN), she would appear in many television infomercials and claimed to be a psychic from Jamaica. However, in 2002, she and the company were charged with deceiving the public through advertising, billing, and collection threats. While Cleo herself was later cleared, Steven Feder and Peter Stolz, the co-owners of PRN, had to pay a hefty sum to the Federal Trade Commission....
Netflix’s ‘The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself’ follows the story of a teenager named Nathan. He lives in the world of witches, where the two factions have been at war with each other, with both perceiving the other as the villain in the story. Nathan finds himself in the middle of this conflict, especially because of his father, who is known for his ruthlessness and the bloodshed that always follows him....
Prime Video’s ‘The Peripheral’ uses its seventh episode to shed light on the situation of Flynne Fisher while also giving more space to the secondary characters, who had been on the sidelines all this while. We get to know more about Inspector Ainsley Lowbeer, while Burton and Connor get a taste of the future. By the end of this episode, the show also confirms Research Institute’s involvement with Flynne’s current timeline and the impact that this meddling had on her and the people that she loves....
The sixth episode of Apple TV+’s medical drama ‘Five Days at Memorial’ depicts the start of the investigation of the 45 dead bodies that get discovered in New Orleans’ Memorial Medical Center after Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent flood. Arthur “Butch” Schafer, the lead prosecutor of the case and an Assistant Attorney General of the state, teams up with Special Agent Virginia Rider of his Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to unravel the truth behind the deaths and allegations against healthcare workers....
In the eighth episode of ‘Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun’ season 3 titled ‘Can We Make 100 Friends? & The Students I’m Proud Of,’ Haruno, Konatsu, Azuko, and Dosa-san all end up in a castle while running away from a dangerous monster. They later learn that the castle is made by Agares with his special ability and he along with Gaap Goemon is using it as their base of operations during the Harvest Festival....
Starz’s ‘Power‘ universe is a sprawling franchise that currently consists of four TV shows — ‘Power’ and three spin-offs, ‘Power Book II: Ghost,’ ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan,’ and ‘Power Book IV: Force.’ While the other two are sequels, ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ is a prequel, predominantly set in the 1990s and revolves around Kanan Stark, one of the most notorious villains of the ‘Power’ Universe. Portrayed by American actress Patina Miller, Kanan’s mother, Raquel Thomas, is the deuteragonist of the prequel....
Introduced in season 13, Kelli Giddish’s Amanda Rollins is a popular member of NBC’s ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ cast. Giddish joined the show in 2011 following the departure of Christopher Meloni, who essays the character of Elliot Stabler in the show. Those were big shoes to fill, and it is beyond question that the actress rose up to the occasion. Despite that, in the weeks leading up to the release of the 24th season of ‘SVU,’ it was announced that this would be Giddish’s final season on the show....
Discovery’s new show, ‘Dodgeball Thunderdome,’ hosted by David Dobrik, amps up the ordinary dodgeball game to a different level. We see contestants prepared to match wits, strengths, and strategies as they approach the obstacle course. While participants face different challenges, they realize it doesn’t matter whether they’re professional athletes or have never played sports before. It boils down to applicability as viewers witness the fun journey. Naturally, the extensive track must require plenty of empty space....
In ‘Wednesday,’ the Netflix adaptation of American cartoonist Charles Addams’ the ‘Addams Family,’ certain people have special abilities and are known as the outcasts. The part of the human population that doesn’t have any powers is known as the normies. The titular protagonist (Jenna Ortega), a psychic like her mother Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones), begins attending Nevermore Academy, a school exclusively for outcasts, located in Jericho, New England. She soon discovers there is a monster lurking in the woods of Jericho, killing people....
‘Mrs. America’ is a nine-episode long mini-series that seeks to explore real people, events, and the collective and unique mentality of people regarding the rising tide of the second-wave feminist movement. The show does a decent job of representing true iconic characters who have been instrumental in understanding the American psyche. Though it leans on women’s perspectives through its central characters, it leaves no stone unturned to make a credible point....
Since the premiere episode of CBS’ thriller series ‘NCIS,’ Mark Harmon’s Leroy Jethro Gibbs leads the agents of NCIS in several astounding cases and predicaments. Personally and professionally, Gibbs’ stands up for his subordinates and guides them in the face of dangers and obstacles. However, Gibbs’ journey with the NCIS comes to an end in the nineteenth season as he decides to live his life ahead without being a part of law enforcement....
Netflix’s ‘Chef’s Table: Pizza‘ is an interesting reality show on a journey to discover the best pizzas worldwide. While the show features pizzerias and restaurants from the United States, Italy, as well as Japan, we get a first-hand view of how the beloved pie is created. Moreover, the show gives us a sneak peek into the lives of each chef, helping audiences connect with them on a deeper level. Chef Ann Kim stood out from among the cast as she is unorthodox in her approach to pizza and even uses kimchi as a topping....
