There are a couple of things that come to mind when someone says “Chinese films”. The first is definitely martial arts, the second is the master of this art- Bruce Lee, and the third is the global star who took action movies to a completely different level- Jackie Chan. Even though Chinese action movies continue to make money at the international box office, there is so much more to its cinema that needs to be dug out and savoured....
Netflix’s ‘Me Time’ is a comedy movie that follows the charades of two life-long friends, Sonny and Huck, who have taken different paths in life. However, when the stay-at-home Sonny receives a small break from his family responsibilities, he reunites with perpetual bachelor Huck leading to an exciting night that forces the duo to reexamine their lives. In the John Hamburg directorial, actors Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg essay the role of BFFs Sonny and Huck....
Aimee Garcia and Freddie Prinze Jr. play love interests in the Netflix holiday-themed romantic comedy ‘Christmas With You.’ Gabriela Tagliavini directed the movie based on a story by German Michael Torres. It narrates the unlikely love story that blossoms between Angelina Costa, a music sensation, and Miguel, a local music teacher at a high school. The events leading up to their union are filled with the jolly good holiday spirit, surrounded with love for music that apparently everyone in the cast shares....
Apple TV+’s ‘Spirited’ is a comedy movie directed by Sean Anders and loosely based on Charles Dickens’s classic novella ‘A Christmas Carol.’ The film revolves around Present (Will Ferrell), a Ghost of Christmas who decides to haunt Chris Briggs (Ryan Reynolds), a wise entrepreneur specializing in creating conflicts to boost business. The Christmas-themed movie adds a fresh spin on Dickens’ novella as Present finally meets his match in the form of Chris, who makes him examine his own failures and past....
Starring Zac Efron, ‘Charlie St. Cloud’ centers around a titular character who ends up losing his younger brother in a car accident. At his brother’s funeral, he discovers that he can now see the dead and that’s when he picks up a job at the cemetery and starts meeting his brother every day. He gives up on everything else in his life just hold onto his brother. But when he meets Tess, a girl from his high school, he is forced to choose between pursuing his newfound love and his lasting bond with his brother....
The tenth season premiere of NBC’s police procedural series ‘Chicago P.D.’ sees the introduction of Patrick O’Neal, the new Chief of Police. Patrick and Hank Voight form an intriguing professional relationship, which gets tested when Hank gets involved in a sex-trafficking case against Patrick’s son Sean O’Neal. Hailey Upton gathers enough evidence against Sean and presents the same in front of Hank, who gives her all the resources to bring him to justice....
Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, Netflix’s ‘Jogi’ is an Indian historical drama movie that takes place in the 1980s. Set in India’s capital, Delhi, it revolves around the titular character (Diljit Dosanjh), a young Sikh man. In the aftermath of the assassination of India’s Prime Minister, the city is fraught with riots that target ordinary Sikh citizens. Jogi and two others band together to save as many innocent people as possible to facilitate their safe passage to Punjab....
Set in 1914, ‘The Promise’ follows a love triangle between an aspiring medical student, a dance instructor, and a journalist. Oscar Isaac and Christian Bale star as Mikael and Chris, who become rivals for the love of Charlotte Le Bon’s Ana. While the film focuses on the complications in the romance between these three people, it carries a completely different purpose altogether. Under the cover of a love story, it tells a horrific tale of a systematic massacre....
Jan de Bont’s ‘Twister’ (1996) is set amid nature’s extreme fury where a group of researchers attempts to take some intricate observations of a slew of “twisters.” Although the film’s plot is a bit too generic, what makes it a genre-classic is the visceral thrills that it brings with its realistic visual effects. For obvious reasons, most experts would easily be able to draw a clear portrait of what’s real and not-so-real in the movie....
Peacock’s ‘Meet Cute’ stars Kaley Cuoco in the role of Sheila, a woman who discovers that there is a way for her to go back to the best day of her life and relive it as many times as she wants. She keeps returning to her first date with Gary, played by Pete Davidson, and clearly has some aversion to tomorrow. While she tries to ignore her real problems and escapes them by staying in the past, by the end of the film, she gathers enough courage to acknowledge the fact that she needs help and that no matter what she does, the past is not the place to be....
With Swiss-born billionaire Silvio Scaglia having been in the public eye since the 1990s thanks to his entrepreneurial skills, it’s no surprise his personal experiences are a point of interest for many. A significant reason for the same recently is also his ongoing contentious divorce with fashion magnate and former CEO of Elite World Group Julia Haart (the star of Netflix’s ‘My Unorthox Life’). So now that we know the Italian powerhouse is currently involved with Michelle-Marie Heinemann — who is honestly much more than just his partner — let’s find out more about her, shall we?...
In ‘Mob Psycho 100’ season 3 or ‘Mob Psycho III’ episode 12 titled ‘Confession ~the future~’ Shigeo continues to destroy the city until he is confronted by Reigen who has a confession to make. With his honest admission of his mistakes, Reigen manages to calm Shigeo down. With a renewed optimism that everything will work out in the end, Mob goes to meet Tsubomi and tell her about his true feelings....
Created by Steven Knight (‘Peaky Blinders’), ‘See’ is an Apple TV+ dystopian science fiction drama series. It is set in a world where a viral pandemic has wiped out most of the human population. The descendants of the survivors have lost their sense of sight. The story begins when sight starts to return to the world and revolves around a man named Baba Vos (Jason Momoa), who must protect his sighted stepchildren from the world where their very existence is blasphemy against God....
‘Stuck With You’ has a refreshing take on romantic comedies. Directed by Frank Bellocq, the movie follows Hannah and Gael, who get stuck in an elevator on New Year’s Eve. The two strangers act like rubber and glue at first because of their polar opposite personalities. Soon, their friendly banter turns into a heartwarming bond. Kev Adams and Camille Lellouche star as the two lead characters. The French Netflix movie is quirky and offbeat featuring various aspects of love, relationships, and career....
Investigation Discovery’s ‘Swamp Murders: Lethal Attraction’ recreates the night of June 1989 when the 18-year-old teen, Tina Hendricks, was raped and strangled to death in Lake County, Florida. The investigators had to follow a long trail of suspects and witness testimonials before they were finally able to catch the perpetrator. If you wish to know more about the case, as well as the identity and the current whereabouts of the perpetrator, you’re at the right place....
Created by Mike White, ‘The White Lotus’ is an HBO satirical anthology drama series. The project was originally developed as a limited series, but the massive success of the first season convinced the producers to expand that world. The title of the show refers to a chain of fictional luxurious hotels. In the first season, the narrative focuses on the guests and staff of the Hawaii branch of the titular hotel, while in season 2, the setting changes to Sicily....
‘All Creatures Great and Small’ are based on the books written by a British veterinary surgeon Alf Wight under the pseudonym James Herriot. Situated across a vast country backdrop, the show introduces Herriot (Nicholas Ralph) as a newcomer in a languid little town called Darrowby in Yorkshire. He leaves his home in Glasgow, Scotland, to serve in a veterinary hospital led by Siegfried Farnon (Samuel West). After a drunk episode that almost leads to delirious circumstances, Herriot somehow manages to get the job....
Created by Hervé Hadmar, Netflix’s ‘Notre-Dame’ (also titled ‘Notre-Dame, la part du feu’) is a French drama series inspired by the book ‘La Nuit de Notre-Dame: By those who saved it’ by Romain Gubert in collaboration with the Paris Fire Brigade. The narrative dramatizes the true and tragic event that occurred on April 15, 2019, in Notre Dome Cathedral. The show gives us a glimpse into the tragic day by telling the story from the point of view of different people affected by the incident and the French firefighters who did their best to minimize its effects....
Netflix’s ‘The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez‘ shows the ugly truth behind the horrific death of the 8-year-old Gabriel. Although fingers can be pointed at the system, the DCFS, the sheriff’s department, and even Isauro Aguirre, who admitted to dealing the final blow that killed Gabriel, one cannot simply ignore that Gabriel’s biological mother, Pearl, was at the center of this torture. In fact, a juror has even commented that in his mind Pearl is the one who deserves the death penalty, because it is the mother’s job to protect the child, not participate in, and allow his increasing torture....
‘My 600-lb Life’ on TLC follows the struggles associated with weight loss journeys of morbidly obese individuals while they try to better their lives. They all generally weigh around 600 pounds and find it difficult to perform daily tasks because of their massive weights. Thus, with the help of a renowned bariatric surgeon, Dr. Younan Nowzaradan, also known as Dr. Now, they try to follow tough lifestyle alterations with strict diet and exercise to reach their goal weight....
