On March 23, 1861, Juan Miguel Martin was stabbed to death in Las Vegas, New Mexico Territory. His death and the subsequent trial led to a punishment that would become a part of the region’s history. Investigation Discovery’s ‘Deadly Women: Jilted and Jealous’ provides an insight into the details of the crime and the events that followed. Naturally, many people are eager to know more about the case, and we are ready to share the same!...
Residents of Atlantic in Virginia were left wholly shocked when 48-year-old Lesa Renee White was found shot dead in her home. While the crime initially looked like a robbery gone wrong, the police soon began investigating a personal angle to the heinous murder. Investigation Discovery’s ‘In Pursuit with John Walsh: Lying in Wait’ chronicles the gruesome incident and follows the police investigation that tried its best to get to the bottom of the matter....
In 1995, John Leonard was in his early 20s attending college when he saw a new ad for Pepsi. It suggested that you could redeem Pepsi points for various items, including a Harrier Fighter jet for seven million — there was no fine print. Netflix’s ‘Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?’ is a four-part docuseries that focuses on how John found a way to get these points and its long-drawn aftermath. His mother, Linda Leonard, was also featured and talked about what happened during that time....
‘Open Water’ is a survival drama that follows the story of a couple who are stranded at sea. As if the idea wasn’t scary enough, their situation is made even more difficult by the fact that they are not even on a boat. They are on the water, simply drifting away with the current and finding themselves surrounded by all kinds of danger that lives in the sea. Inspired by a true story, the film portrays a heartbreaking tale of two people who try to survive against all odds, and till the very end, we hope for them to make it out of this ordeal alive....
‘Rick and Morty‘ follows the titular duo’s science fiction adventures as they are forced to confront severe issues and powerful foes. However, in the eighth episode of season 6, Rick and Morty face a barrage of supervillains who are hell-bent on fighting Rick despite the latter emerging victorious time and again. The episode takes a sarcastic but diabolical look at the hero’s morality as Rick and Jerry both find themselves involved with the intergalactic council of heroes....
Investigation Discovery’s ’48 Hours: A Question of Murder’ follows the bizarre case of the death of Sandra Maloney in Madison, Wisconsin, in February 1998. The investigators charged her estranged husband, John Maloney, with the crime but experts and others believed John might be innocent of the murder. The episode tries to present all the facts from both sides to help the viewers understand what might have actually happened on that day....
Prime Video’s sci-fi drama ‘The Peripheral’ continues with the world-building in its second episode and gives the audience a much better idea of what the world looks like at the beginning of the twenty-second century. While a few things are clarified for Flynne, the protagonist who visits the future through something that she’d previously assumed was part of a game, a lot more questions are raised, especially when it comes to the intentions of the people who have promised to help her through the dangerous situation that she’s in now....
Netflix’s ‘Too Hot to Handle’ is arguably the steamiest dating reality TV show that takes the dating genre of reality TV to a new level. Do you have what it takes to curb your deepest desires when lust is rubbing on your face? This is exactly what the contestants have to face. However, the hot and happening singles don’t know what they have signed up for. Under the disguise of a new dating show called ‘Wild Love’ hosted by the famous Mario Lopez, the contestants of season 4 were expected to fall in love and explore their sexual fantasies more intensely....
‘Deadwind’ is a Finnish crime drama that adopts a nordic noir approach in telling the story of a crime that unravels a lot of secrets. The protagonist of the show is a woman named Sofia, who is reeling from the loss of her husband’s death. She lives with her step-daughter and her son in Helsinki, and goes back to work two months after the tragedy, which is considered too soon by some of her colleagues....
Another series based on the characters from the MCU, ‘Helstrom’ is a standalone story that revolves around the characters Daimon (Tom Austen) and Satana “Ana” Hellstrom (Sydney Lemmon). With possible ties to Satan himself, the Helstrom siblings are the children of Victoria Helstrom/Mother (Elizabeth Marvel), who work together to rid the world of malevolent forces. Other actors who are part of the series are Ariana Guerra, June Carryl, Alain Uy, and Robert Wisdom....
Based on Octavia E. Butler’s eponymous 1979 novel, Hulu’s ‘Kindred’ is a fantasy mystery drama series that follows a young Black woman named Dana James who dreams of becoming a well-established writer. She leaves behind her family and moves to a new city to turn that dream into reality. Looking forward to finding out what’s in store for her in the future, Dana feels confident and in control for the first time in her life....
‘The Duchess’ is a brand-new offering from Netflix and Canadian funny-woman Katherine Ryan. In the series, Ryan performs the role of a London-based ‘fashionably disruptive’ single mother named after her real-life self. Kate Bryne stars as Ryan’s daughter, while Rory Keane plays former boy-band member and Ryan’s ex-husband, Shepherd Knight. The Netflix series employs comedy to tell a universal plotline. The Duchess’ protagonist navigates the highs, lows, and in-betweens of being a single mother to child Olive in modern day London....
Considered one of the cult favorites, ‘Clueless’ is the kind of film that influenced the culture, the slang, as well as the fashion of its times. The central character in the film is Cher, a clever and rich girl, who might seem dumb on the outside, but one round of verbal sparring with her will tell you just how witty she is. Phrases like “as if”, “kind of a Baldwin”, “snob and a half” and “full-on Monet” gave new meaning to the conversations between teenagers....
SPONSORED LINKS Based on Erich Maria Remarque’s 1929 eponymous novel, Netflix’s ‘All Quiet On the Western Front’ is a German anti-war movie co-written and directed by Edward Berger that revolves around a young German soldier named Paul Bäumer in the final years of World War I. Without any idea about the reality of war, Paul and his friends enlist in the German army in excitement and with the romanticized notion of fighting for their nation....
SPONSORED LINKS Inspired by real events, Antoine Fuqua’s action thriller movie ‘Emancipation’ follows the excruciating journey of Peter, who is beaten and captured as a slave. He is taken to Louisiana, from where he escapes to go back to his family. Peter has to hide from the tortuous hunters and his captors while also battling to survive in the deadly swamps of Louisiana. With utmost courage and determination, he opts for every means to save himself and return home....
The Potomac, Maryland chapter of the Real Housewives franchise is just as full of drama as its sister shows. Now in its seventh season running, the reality TV series has garnered quite a bit of a loyal fan following. One of the housewives is philanthropist, social affair academic, and political analyst Dr. Wendy Osefo. The 38-year-old reality TV star has been married to Nigerian husband, attorney Edward “Eddie” Osefo, for over a decade....
When Arlene Slesinski received a call from her daughter’s workplace, she immediately drove to Auburn, Alabama, where her daughter lived. Lori Slesinski had not gone to work for two days, and Arlene reported her missing. But in the days and years that followed, Arlene and Lori’s loved ones had to deal with an agonizing wait to understand what had happened to the young woman. CBS News’ ’48 Hours: A Man With a Past’ highlights how the investigation led to someone Lori knew and featured an interview with Arlene....
In July 2011, the arrest of several members of a notorious diamond heist ring brought the curtains down on a crime spree that lasted more than a year. While Michael Young was considered the mastermind, Ernest Remor, Trey Adams, and Jack Cannon had specific roles in making the heists possible. ABC News’ ‘20/20: Diamonds Aren’t Forever’ focuses on how the authorities eventually uncovered the matter. So now, if you’re wondering where Ernest, Trey, and Jack might be today, here’s what we know....
‘Antebellum’ is a meditation on racial disparity in past and present-day America. Directors Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz coined the term ‘historical horror’ when attempting to define the film’s intricate concept and genre. In ‘Antebellum’, a racially-explosive American past and present confront each other. The film stars Janelle Monae, Jena Malone, Eric Lange, Gabourey Sidibe, among others. One half of the film is set on a Civil War-era plantation, where a slave named Eden, portrayed by Monae, is tormented, sexually abused, and persecuted at the hands of racist slave-owners....
SPONSORED LINKS What Happened to Armand Gamache? In the ninth episode of the show, Gamache discovers the dead bodies of Blue and her partner Tommy. He discovers several bullets with dead bodies and sends the same to a lab to determine the gun the bullets are fired from. The results astound Gamache since the bullets that killed Blue were fired from the gun of Chief Inspector Pierre Arnot, Gamache’s best friend for forty years....
