Bravo TV’s ‘Real Girlfriends in Paris‘ is an interesting TV show that takes the audience into the lives of several 20-something ladies who are making a living in Paris. While each cast member shifted to Paris from the United States, we get to witness their everyday lives as they go about balancing their professional and personal commitments. On top of that, the show also mixes in a healthy dose of romance and drama to liven things up....
A spin-off of the original show ‘Iron Chef,’ Netflix’s ‘Iron Chef: Mexico’ is a cooking reality show that brings together seasoned pros to compete in a cooking competition against three of Mexico’s finest and most competent chefs. The contestants’ primary objective is to beat the others to win the legendary katana and earn the title of the Legendary Chef. The Iron Chefs for the Mexican edition of the show include Roberto Solis, Gabriela Ruiz, and Francisco Ruano....
Directed by Mark Jean, Hallmark’s ‘A Kismet Christmas’ is a Christmas romantic movie that revolves around a children’s book author named Sarah, who returns to her hometown after several years. There, she reconnects with her family and her teenage crush, Travis. Sooner than expected, she realizes that a long-held family legend might turn out to be true. The romantic narrative, coupled with the theme of the festive season, makes for an entertaining watch, keeping the viewers hooked from the beginning to the end....
Written and directed by James Lee, Netflix’s ‘Kill-Fist’ is a Malaysian action thriller movie that revolves around a struggling middle-aged man named Zhang. Working a dead-end job as an insurance salesperson, he has a lot on his plate- his married life isn’t all rainbows and butterflies, as he is on the brink of getting divorced and eventually losing custody of his daughter. To make matters even more complicated, Zhang must take care of his father, who has Alzheimer’s....
Inspired heavily by his play ‘The Marriage Counselor,’ Tyler Perry wrote and directed the 2013 romantic drama movie ‘Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor.’ It follows a lovely married couple — Judith and Brice — who have known each other since high school. Having been in wedlock for more than six years, their marriage grows less exciting and staler than ever. Meanwhile, working as an intern at a matchmaking firm for millionaires, Judith is excited to begin her career as a marriage counselor....
Paramount Network’s ‘Yellowstone‘ reaches the mid-point of its fifth season with some significant shakeups. While Kayce and Monica return to the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch, Rip and company depart to Texas for their new assignment. Meanwhile, John Dutton’s political career receives a major blow after Jamie Dutton strikes against his adoptive father. The lines are clearly drawn, and the war for control of not just the Yellowstone Ranch but the fate of Montana is about to begin....
There is a hidden child inside each of us that thrives on movies that feature summer camps and the nostalgia they bring on. Disney’s 2020 film ‘Magic Camp‘, starring Adam DeVine and Gillian Jacobs, is one such example. The movie, directed by Mark Waters from a screenplay by Steve Martin, Matt Spicer, Max Winkler, Gabe Sachs, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, and Noah Harpster, follows a straight-laced banker who returns to Magic Camp (where he went in his childhood) as a counselor and tries to coach a team of young magicians to win first place at the Golden Wand competition....
Netflix’s ‘Bling Empire’ introduces viewers to some of the most affluent East Asians and East Asian Americans who are based in Los Angeles. The reality series showcases how the uber-wealthy live their everyday lives while providing an insight into some of the less-known intricacies of Asian culture. Apart from the glamour and shine that is part of the show’s every aspect, the series also lets the audience know about the internal drama within this exclusive circle....
Created by Academy Award-Winning filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro, ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ is a Netflix horror anthology series. Its fifth episode, titled ‘Pickman’s Model,’ is based on the namesake story (written in 1926 and published in 1927) by H. P Lovecraft. The plot revolves around Will Thurber (Ben Barnes), a young and promising artist who is drawn to the macabre work of a new student, the titular Richard Upton Pickman (Crispin Glover)....
‘Chucky‘ returns with its second season as viewers get to catch up with Jake, Devon, and Lexy after the narrow space from an army of killer Chucky dolls. The season 2 premiere, titled ‘Halloween II,’ takes us back to Hackensack, but the visit is not all pleasant, as the teenagers are dealing with severe PTSD. Moreover, the murderous serial killer Charles Lee Ray who lives inside the Chucky dolls, is still lurking in the shadows....
When Colleen Stan decided to hitchhike to a friend’s place, she never imagined being held captive for seven years. But sadly, that’s precisely what happened to her starting in May 1977. Netflix’s ‘Unsolved Mysteries: The Ghost in Apartment 14′ focuses on Colleen’s life in captivity after being abducted by Cameron Hooker and her remarkable story of survival. So, if you’re wondering what happened in this case, here’s what we know....
Originally titled ‘Un Hombre de Acción,’ Netflix’s Spanish crime film ‘A Man of Action’ follows the life of Lucio Urtubia, a Spanish army officer who ends up in Paris after getting accused of smuggling. Starting a new chapter of his life as a bricklayer, he gets attracted to anarchist ideas and notions, which leads him to an anarchist group. The ideology inspires Lucio to wage war against banks, which are nothing but institutions of injustice in his eyes....
Paramount+’s Western drama series ‘1923’ is a spin-off prequel to ‘Yellowstone‘ that revolves around the Duttons, a family of ranchers from Montana who fight hard to protect their ancestral ranch. However, ‘1923’ tells the origin story of the Duttons and their struggles in a different era. In the present day, John Dutton (Kevin Costner) is the family’s current patriarch and struggles to protect the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch. Given the character’s importance to the overall lore of the Dutton family, viewers must be wondering if Costner’s John Dutton appears in ‘1923....
When paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren experimented with the spirit world, they discovered it took about 28 days to pierce the veil separating the living and the dead. Encouraged by such findings and determined to try out the results for themselves, three teams document their experiences in Netflix’s ’28 Days Haunted’ as they explore three seemingly haunted locations around the United States. While the investigation is thrilling in itself, it is often chilling and fascinating to witness how the paranormal realm tries to communicate with the world of the living....
SPONSORED LINKS ‘Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!’ or ‘The Eminence in Shadow’ is an isekai series that is based on the namesake Japanese light novel series written by Daisuke Aizawa. The anime revolves around Cid Kagenou, an ordinary man pretending to be a mob character who establishes an organization known as the Shadow Garden. With the goal of becoming a true mastermind who pulls the string from the shadows, he decides to take on the Diabolos Cult by putting everything on the line....
Starring Dev Patel in the lead role, Armando Iannucci’s ‘The Personal History of David Copperfield’ is a comedy-drama set in the 19th century where we follow the events in the life of a young man named David. Starting from his birth, it focuses on his struggles to come out of his poverty and pursue a career as a writer, while also tackling the excitement of love and the meeting with all sorts of people along the way....
Netflix’s ‘Loving Adults’ follows the story of Leonora and Christian, who find themselves caught in a loveless marriage that they can’t get out of. It starts as an extramarital affair but things take a bloody turn when a murder happens. What follows is a series of events that result in Leonora and Christian’s relationship becoming all the more twisted and dark. By the time the story ends, their marriage becomes so convoluted that one can’t help but wonder why they couldn’t have figured out something simpler for themselves....
Netflix’s new zombie series, ‘Reality Z’ is inspired by Charlie Brooker’s ‘Dead Set’. Along with all of its bloody zombie-centric glory, the show also has an undercurrent of satire that primarily alludes to reality TV and our undying obsession with it. ‘Reality Z’ adopts these themes without becoming too heavy-handed and keeps you captivated almost throughout its runtime. But the ones who have seen it might still be a little topsy-turvy about some of its underlying plot points....
Netflix’s ‘Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee’ follows the story of McAfee whose intensely wild life created a storm for everyone he touched. Despite the immense success with the antivirus software that he created, his volatile character resulted in a life story that is nothing short of a Hollywood adventure movie. Samantha Herrera became a part of his journey, even if briefly, and landed herself in the middle of the chaos that left everyone dumbfounded in its wake....
In a world dominated by social media, a person’s worth is decided by how many followers they have and how many likes they get in their posts. The effect of social media has also given rise to a new breed of businesspeople called influencers. ‘Spree’ explores the idea of living in such a world and how important the numbers on their social media pages are important to people now. It plays out like a dark satire, commenting on the obsession that people tend to, while constantly pining for a greater number of followers....
