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Created by Rachelle Mendez, David Collins, Rob Eric, and Michael Williams, HBO Max’s ‘The Hype’ is a fashion reality series. The show welcomes some of the most talented streetwear designers in the US for a golden opportunity. The participants pass through several challenges without getting eliminated in hopes of being declared the winner and winning the $150,000 cash prize. Additionally, the winner is also co-signed by the three judges/mentors on the show....

‘Glow Up: The Next Makeup Star‘ is a competitive makeup reality show that brings together talented makeup artists from around the globe and pits them against each other in a battle for glory. While the contestants come from all walks of life, they stay together and participate in increasingly complex challenges designed to test their talent, technique, and skill, among other things. Besides, with each challenge leading to elimination, the contestant to make it to the very end is crowned the winner....

Directed by Li Cho, Netflix’s drama series ‘Shards of Her’ follows the life of Lin Chen-hsi, who gets forced to relive her childhood trauma and its aftereffects upon getting into an accident. Although Chen-hsi survives the accident, she ends up in an alternative reality, restarting her life in the past. With little to no recollection of what really happened to her, Chen-hsi sets out to unravel the mystery behind her past and the misfortunes that changed her life....

Netflix’s ‘Last Chance U: Basketball,‘ a spinoff documentary series of ‘Last Chance U,’ focuses on the junior basketball team of East Los Angeles College (ELAC). From their reputation as one of the weaker teams in the California circuit, the ELAC Huskies have come a long way under the guidance of Head Coach John Mosley. The educator aims to provide his students with the best opportunities and help them show the world exactly what they are made of....

Netflix’s ‘The Circle‘ is an entertaining reality series that takes the concept of social media to the next level. On the show, contestants have to increase their popularity on a given internet platform by interacting with fellow competitors. While their persona can be anything they want, catfishers must also make sure that their lies are not exposed. An increase in popularity can allow one to eliminate who they want but might also earn them the ire of others....

In the eleventh episode of ‘Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!’ season 2 titled ‘I Kind of Want to Do Things Right Already!’ Shinichi spends some quality time with his younger sibling following which his father challenges him to a judo fight. He continues to press Shinichi to tell him more about Hana and refuses to accept the fact that the duo is just friends. Meanwhile, Hana drinks heavily with Ami and Sasaki....

At the onset of ‘Villain,’ a fifty-something ex-con, Eddie Franks, walks out of the gates of prison after a presumably long duration. As he walks past all the doors that lead him to his freedom, he is greeted with the utmost respect by both the staff and inmates. It becomes clear—they’re either intimidated by him or look up to him, knowing what he has been through. Even as a viewer, when you first see Craig Fairbrass’ character, you see a low-key charismatic man....

‘Vivarium’ opens with a graphic scene depicting a cuckoo’s nest from which other offsprings are being brashly pushed off by just one bird demanding to be fed. A few moments later, Jesse Eisenberg’s character, Tom, finds one of these offsprings laying dead on the ground. In a rather casual manner, he claims that it’s a tough world out there and buries the bird. And it’s these initial moments of the film that very well capture the essence of its themes....

Set in the 1980s, Netflix’s series, ‘GLOW’ is the story of a group of female professional wrestlers. Over the course of 3 seasons, ‘GLOW’ has won 6 awards including 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Carly Mensch, writer of ‘Orange Is The New Black,’ and Liz Flahive, writer of ‘Homeland’ wanted to create a female-centered series. They came up with the idea after watching a 2012 documentary, ‘GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling....

Based on true events, Netflix’s ‘High Water’ (originally titled ‘Wielka Woda’) is a Polish drama series set amidst a flood in 1997. The narrative revolves around a catastrophic flood that hits a Polish city and the deadly impact it has on the lives of the citizens and those living in surrounding villages and areas. With the destructive flood wave looming in and around the city, the scientists and local government must assess the situation as best as possible and make life-and-death decisions for the greater good....

Created by Kjetil Indregard and Atle Knudsen, ‘Bloodride’ is Netflix’s new addition to its catalog of dramatic vistas and peculiar tales that have made it to our screens from the Far North. It is an anthology series in which every episode is only connected by one single thread—a mysterious bus that’s driving through a desolate landscape. But apart from featuring some blood-curdling horror, the show also involves dark horror that targets mostly towards the local audience....

Stalking is a crime that can have an immense adverse effect on the mind and psyche of the victim, and can even push the person to the edge of her/his sanity. Over the years, we have seen a number of movies about stalkers and obsessive lovers, and the Lifetime original film ‘His Fatal Fixation’ is a glorious addition to the cannon. Lifetime is always coming out with new and exciting thriller movies, and the best aspect of their productions is that they are never repetitive when it comes to the plot....

SPONSORED LINKS Netflix’s ‘Luckiest Girl Alive’ is a mystery thriller film directed by Mike Barker based on the eponymous novel by Jessica Knoll. It stars Mila Kunis as Ani Fanelli, a successful New Yorker preparing for her wedding. However, during the preparation, Ani is forced to confront traumatic memories from her past that start to resurface. 7. Date Night (2010) Directed by Shawn Levy, ‘Date Night’ is a romantic comedy film starring Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Taraji P....

As a five-part documentary series that shines a light upon the reality of abuse when the broken legal system essentially fails to put a stop to it, ‘Children of the Underground’ is unlike any other. That’s because this FX original revolves around not just the way vigilante Faye Yager built a vast network to save partners and their children from alleged abuse but also her motives behind the same. Yet now, if you only wish to learn more about the one individual who actually brought her down following a lengthy battle of sheer will — businessman Bipin Shah — we’ve got the details for you....

SPONSORED LINKS Take a deep breath, because the actual name of the movie is a mouthful: ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation.’ For the sake of simplicity, we’re going to refer to it as ‘Borat 2.’ The plot chronicles the eccentric Kazakh reporter as he makes his way across America so that he can give his daughter to Vice President Mike Pence as a gift....

Netflix’s ‘Cuties’, a French film directed by Maïmouna Doucouré, has already gained notoriety among netizens. After a poster inappropriately depicting the film’s young star cast went viral, Netflix was forced to retract it and apologize to its audiences. This contention has propelled ‘Cuties’ from obscure international film status to controversial film repute. In ‘Cuties’, Amy, an 11-year-old immigrant from Senegal, is new to the Parisian lifestyle. She comes from a family with strictly conservative beliefs and a rigid way of life....

HBO’s sports documentary ‘Shaq’ acts as a brilliant window into the life of legendary basketball player Shaquille O’Neal. While he is still widely regarded as one of the best players to play the game, the show takes viewers on a trip through his childhood and teenage years as it traces the path he embarked on before making a name for himself in the NBA. Besides, while the narrative is peppered with anecdotes from Shaq’s family as well as old video clips, the show also interviews several people involved in his life, including his college coach, Dale Brown....

Based on a true story, Apple TV+’s ‘Emancipation’ focuses on the life and struggles of a man named Peter. He is enslaved by the family of Captain Lyons and his wife and children are enslaved there too. At the beginning of the film, Peter is removed from his family and sent to build a railroad for the Confederate army. Still, he promises his wife that he will find his way back to them and they will be reunited....

The action-packed thriller series on AppleTV+ ‘Echo 3’ outlines Prince and Bambi’s efforts to rescue Amber Chesborough. Being a research scientist, Amber goes on an expedition to Colombia where rebel forces kidnap her believing that she is a CIA agent. In episode 8 of the series titled ‘Family Matters,’ the story furthers as Prince and Bambi get one step closer to getting their precious loved one out. The show is created by Mark Boal...

Netflix’s ‘Buying Beverly Hills’ revolves around the employees of The Agency, a real estate firm based in Beverly Hills, California. A major part of this reality show thus focuses on the brokerage’s CEO Mauricio Umansky as well as his family. This includes two of his four daughters, Farrah Brittany and Alexia Umansky, who are also realtors at the firm. However, since it’s no secret the former is Mauricio’s stepdaughter, we cannot help but wonder more about her biological father, Guraish Aldjufrie....