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The TV series, ‘Hightown,’ created by Rebecca Perry Cutter, follows an officer from the Marine Fisheries department in Cape Cod. Her life is set to change dramatically when she stumbles upon the body of a dead woman. The series also digs into its protagonist, Jackie Quiñones’ (Monica Raymund) problems with drugs and alcohol. While it is a clear cut mystery thriller, it also aims to embrace several other themes. Is Hightown Based on a True Story?...

SPONSORED LINKS Directed by Katie Aselton, ‘Mack & Rita’ is a comedy movie that revolves around a woman named Mack Martin. From a young age, Rota has always felt older than her years and even wrote a book expressing the same feelings. At the age of 30, MAck is invited to join her best friend Carla’s bachelorette trip to Palm Springs, Florida. However, when an unexpected event literally turns her into the 70-year-old she has always wanted to be, things start to look a little bleak....

The Netflix crime thriller film ‘The Takeover‘ directed by Annemarie van de Mond takes viewers on an action-packed ride through the lens of an ethical hacker. The film follows Mel Bandison, who finds her life turned upside down after she is framed for a murder. Desperate to prove her innocence, the hacker contacted her mentor, Buddy, to find a solution. However, the duo uncovers a conspiracy that runs deeper than they imagined....

Netflix’s ‘Smiley’ is a Spanish romantic comedy series that follows Àlex and Bruno as they try to find true love. When the former gets ghosted by one of his partners, he dials the wrong number and starts yelling at a stranger. The man on the other end is Bruno, a hopeless romantic looking for something serious in life. The misplaced call sparks a connection between Àlex and Bruno, but they realize how incompatible they are when they meet....

Prime Video’s ‘The Peripheral’ is a sci-fi drama that takes place in different timelines in the future, creating a complicated web of events that affect the past just as much as they affect the future. The protagonist is Flynne Fisher, a young girl who is focused on taking care of her family but becomes embroiled in something that points towards bigger conspiracies. Created by Scott Smith, the show is executive produced by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, who are known for another mind-bending sci-fi series, ‘Westworld’....

Benh Zeitlin proved that he is the filmmaker to watch out for with his critically acclaimed, four-time Oscar nominated feature debut, ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’. The film was praised widely by critics across the world, and even considered the finest entry in Sundance in the past years. Nearly 8 years later, Zeitlin brings to us his second feature, ‘Wendy’, a passion project that he penned with his sister, Eliza, something that he dreamed of working on all his life....

Investigation Discovery’s ‘American Monster: Stages of Grief’ narrates the story of a petty drug dealer named Eric Miller who was convicted in 2002 of murdering his friend, Michael Abrams, in June 1998. Eric’s girlfriend and daughter believe that the police had botched up the investigation and wrongfully arrested Eric. However, a thorough review states otherwise, though there had been some mistakes made by the police throughout their investigation procedures. So, are you interested in knowing more about the case and finding out more about Eric?...

A legal battle ensued after John Leonard mailed in a check worth around $700,000 to redeem points to get a fighter jet, as promised in Pepsi’s advertisement. The then college student thus turned to Michael Avenatti, a media-savvy attorney who was just making a name for himself. Netflix’s ‘Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?’ focuses on this fascinating case, which has actually become an important brief in law schools as well. So now, if you’re curious to find out more about Michael, in particular, we’ve got you covered....

In ‘Reincarnated as a Sword’ or ‘Tensei shitara Ken Deshita’ episode 8 titled ‘The Villainous Blue Cat,’ Fran faces Gyuran, a Blue cat who boasts about killing Black cats in the past and is hired by Viscount Allsand to eliminate her. Although the internalized fear of the Bue cats begins to overwhelm her, Fran is able to overcome it with Teacher’s help and kills Gyuran. When she appears to entertain the idea of killing Allsand, Klimt summons her to his office....

We are all going to die. Sooner or later, it is going to happen. If you don’t like hearing this, then ‘She Dies Tomorrow’ will probably leave you more unnerved. For the ones who think they have made their peace with their mortality, it tugs at those strings again. The film begins with a woman telling herself and her friend that she is going to die tomorrow. By the time the film ends, the idea has infected its way through every character....

Created by Dennis Heaton and Shelley Eriksen, ‘The Imperfects’ is a Netflix science-fiction series. The plot revolves around three young adults — Tilda Webber (Morgan Taylor Campbell), Abbi Singh (Rhianna Jagpal), and Juan Ruiz (Iñaki Godoy). After learning that a deranged scientist has altered their DNA, giving them unique powers, Tilda, Abbi, and Juan embark on a perilous and desperate journey to find the said scientist in the hopes of a cure....

‘The Vast of Night‘ is a lo-fi science fiction movie that packs tons of style. It is filmed in the style of a ‘Paradox Theatre’ episode, an anthology television series like ‘The Twilight Zone.’ The film stars Sierra McCormick and Jake Horowitz. Being a lo-fi, ‘The Vast of Night’ does not rely on high-concept science-fiction moments like an intergalactic battle, for example. Instead, the movie maintains its razor-sharp tension through a craftily-filmed mystery....

Cooking reality shows often turn out to be homely and comfortable. A subset of the genre, baking shows prove to be even cozier and Food Network’s ‘Bakeaway Camp With Martha Stewart‘ attempts to cash in on that comfort. The baking competition show functions as a culinary retreat cum baking bootcamp where six amateur bakers square off against each other. The contestants fight for $25,000 worth of state-of-the-art kitchen appliances. Each round, they are asked to “brave bees, rain and extreme heat” to impress Stewart and the judges....

One movie that has caught everyone’s attention in recent times is ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.’ In it, we meet the steadfast eponymous character who is based on the real-life “Mother of the Blues.” Ma Rainey was a phenomenal person, there is no doubt. She was an African American woman who beat the odds to gain much popularity as a blues singer at the beginning of the 20th Century. If Ma’s story has caught your interest, then you must know that after her style of music declined in the late 1920s, she went back to her hometown of Columbus, Georgia, and ran three theatres....

SPONSORED LINKS Where was Upload Filmed? As mentioned earlier, ‘Upload’ is set in a speculative future. Most of the scenes of ‘Upload’ are set in Lakeview, a digital afterlife service. Lakeview proves to be an idyllic and stunning location with a breathtaking natural landscape: a shiny lake and a dense forest. Apart from that, the members of Lakeview are depicted to be living in a building that looks and functions like a 5-star hotel....

One of Hallmark’s several movies emblematic to the festive season is ‘A New Year’s Resolution’, which serves as a great excuse to huddle up with friends and family over a steaming cup of hot chocolate or maybe a bowl of popcorn? Directed by Leslie Demetriades, it narrates the story of a Milwaukee-based producer, Kelly Leone (Aimee Teegarden), who graces New Year with a resolution to say “yes” to every social invitation that she gets: a month-long arrangement that is bound to change the course of her life....

Directed by Rafal Skalski, Netflix’s ‘A Night at the Kindergarten’ (‘originally titled ‘Noc w Przedszkolu’) is a Polish comedy movie that follows a young man named Eryk. He interrupts a rehearsal session of an annual school play in the Little Ray of Sunshine kindergarten, where his girlfriend’s son, Tytusek, studies. The little boy is known for having an erratic and strange set of behaviors that harm the other kids at school....

Hallmark’s ‘Girlfriendship’ is a comedy-drama film directed by debutant director Keshia Knight Pulliam. The film tells the story of Samara and her friends who plan a getaway trip for Samara’s birthday. However, a booking mix-up results in an abrupt change of plans. As a result, the three women are forced to spend a week at a camp instead of their fun-filled partying plan. In the process, the women discover the importance of love, friendship, and passion while trying to understand their potential in life....

It is somewhat true that opposites attract. In reality, some of the best friendships and romances often begin with two people who find themselves at odds. That is perhaps because that is when people are at their truest. Truth and vulnerability, after all, is what make great connections. That is exactly what Hallmark’s ‘Love at Sea’ is about: love that blossoms from initial “rivalry.” ‘Love at Sea’ carries with it the distinct Hallmark charm....

‘Mile 22’ is an action thriller that follows Jason Silva (Mark Wahlberg), a top CIA agent, as he tries to smuggle out a police officer with confidential information from the American Embassy in Indocarr. He takes the help from his specialized tactical command unit to safely transport the informant through 22 miles on the enemy territory, hence giving the film its name – ‘Mile 22.’ Directed by Peter Berg, this is Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg’s fourth collaboration....