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‘The Christmas Ring’ is a romantic film that follows Kendra Adams, a reporter who is obsessed with finding her mother’s ring. When she comes across a particular engagement ring that looks like her mother’s, she is determined to find out more about its history. Kendra gets more than what she expected when she meets the grandson of the owner of the ring, Michael. The two of them piece together a puzzle around the ring’s story and learn about the sacrifices their grandparents made for love....

SPONSORED LINKS Directed by Juel Taylor, Netflix’s ‘They Cloned Tyrone’ is a science fiction comedy movie that follows a trio— Fontaine, Yo-Yo, and Slick Charles. They smell something fishy in their neighborhood and begin investigating a brooding government conspiracy right beneath their hood. When Fontaine gets shot by his rival Isaac, he wakes up unharmed in his bed the following morning, which confuses the trio. Curious to get to the bottom of the situation, their search leads them to a shady underground workstation where the government experiments on the locality’s Black people....

SPONSORED LINKS 6. Hoosiers (1986) Take a break from dancing and turn your attention towards basketball this time around. Loosely based on a real story, ‘Hoosiers’ follows the life of Norman Dale, a disgraced player who returns to his hometown in Indiana. Though not a dance movies, it shares similar themes with ‘Feel the Beat’. Set in the early 50s, it follows the high school basketball team as they get used to a new coach and recuperate from their previous losses to prepare for the state championship....

SPONSORED LINKS 7. Set It Up (2018) This is a movie that has all the recognizable elements of a typical rom-com, while still managing to give it a breath of freshness by not introducing the problematic clichés. Harper (played by Zoey Deutch) is a strong female protagonist, who along with the help of Charlie (played by Glen Powell) try to set their bosses up with each other to get them to ease up on their employees in turn....

The ID Special of ’20/20 On ID Investigates: My Father BTK’ brings forth the story of Dennis Rader and how he lived a double life, one as an idyllic family man, and the other as a serial killer. From the perspective of his daughter, who herself used to be scared of the killer, who used to bind and torture his victims before killing them (hence the name BTK), the special gives us the chilling and haunting details of the murders....

HBO Max’s ‘The Big Brunch‘ is an interesting competitive cooking reality show that brings together some of the top talents from the culinary industry before pitting them against each other in a series of challenges. While each task is designed to test their technique, skills, and level of perfection, they get increasingly complex, and a single chef is eliminated at the end of every episode. Eventually, after a challenging face-off in the finals, the last chef standing is declared the winner and given the title of “Best in Brunch....

SPONSORED LINKS Curtis Cassell’s Age, Nationality, and Family Born on December 28, 1988, Curtis Cassell hails from a small town in Ohio. His close-knit family comprises his mother, father, and younger brother, Chris. The latter is a 31-year-old photographer who presses click on his phone whenever he finds something that appeals to his eyes. Chris is also a part of a global photography group called The Padded Room Official. Though Curtis jumped states for better opportunities and now resides in Brooklyn, New York, his family still lives in the Buckeye State....

Portrayed by Aya Asahina, Hikari Kuina is one of the main characters in Netflix’s ‘Alice in Borderland.’ She makes her first appearance in the first season’s fifth episode and is later revealed to be a transperson (male to female). Life hadn’t been easy for her in the old world. Kuina’s father is a dojo master and expected her to be his successor. To meet her father’s expectations, Kuina learned martial arts, which helped her after she came to the Borderlands....

HBO Max’s ‘Doom Patrol’ follows a group of misfit people whose lives are changed after they meet with horrible events that disfigured them while also giving them superpowers. Over the course of the seasons, these characters discover some secrets about the man who saved their lives, while also confronting their own traumas and making peace with them. In the fourth season, the members of the Doom Patrol face their most challenging mission yet....

Holiday movies are great. Despite a predictable plot, they provide you with some much-needed solace and comfort at the end of a long day. Even arduous fans of more serious cinema cannot deny that these flicks have become an essential part of mainstream culture. Most of these productions follow a very similar format wherein boy meets girl and love blossoms under the mistletoe. However, ‘Happiest Season’ gives the spotlight to the LGBTQ community and the many challenges they face regarding their sexuality and families, over the holiday season....

Created by Dago García and Jhonny Alexander Ortiz, Netflix’s ‘El Rey, Vicente Fernández,’ AKA ‘The Idol of the People,’ tells the story of a Mexican singer named Vicente Fernández. The musical series follows him as he establishes his career through a lot of struggle and hard work. As a man from humble beginnings, Vicente tries his best to convert his love for music into a viable career. Thanks to his efforts, the singer soon becomes unforgettable in the Mexican music industry....

Kelly Reichardt is a pillar of American independent cinema, and one of the finest filmmakers of our time. Known for her quiet, minimalist storytelling and explorations of the Pacific Northwest, Reichbart can undoubtedly be considered a pioneer of contemporary slow cinema. With ‘First Cow‘ she crafts yet another poignant masterpiece that subtly explores early American capitalism through a tale of companionship between two men. Set in the Oregon territory of 1820s, ‘First Cow’ marks Reichardt’s return to the Pacific Northwest....

‘GLOW’ is Netflix’s hit series about an aspiring actress, Ruth Wilder who auditions for Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, G.L.O.W. She finds herself amidst other struggling actresses who either wish to use this work as an opening door to many greater opportunities or are not left with any other choice. All the selected women face a B-movie director, Sam Sylvia (starring Marc Maron) who expects them to be real wrestlers. Straight-forward and idealist Ruth opposes director, Sam’s rigid approach....

Directed by John Murlowski, Lifetime’s ‘The Shoplifting Pact,’ AKA ‘Stealing in Suburbia,’ tells the story of Sky, a teenage girl eager to join a regular high school after being home-schooled for a long time. Luck seems to be on the side of the new high-schooler as she soon finds herself in a group of friends. However, instead of casually hanging out, Sky’s new buddies prefer shoplifting from different stores, making her wonder if she made a mistake by joining the friend circle....

Based on the Manhwa series written and illustrated by Park Tae-joon, ‘Lookism’ is a South Korean animated series. The plot revolves around Park Hyung-seok, a short and overweight teenager who constantly gets bullied for his appearance by his peers. After his mother witnesses this, she decides to send him to Jaewon High School. On what is supposed to be his first day there, Hyung-seok wakes up to discover that he is in the body of a tall, handsome, and athletic young man....

It is common knowledge that with the hectic schedules college students lead, they need to take naps wherever and whenever possible. However, sleep is quite sensitive for some, and most people can’t just drift off in uncomfortable places. Entrepreneurs Yuki Kinoshita and Noah Silverman faced a similar issue before coming across a dog who was napping peacefully on a dog bed. Witnessing the scenario, Yuki and Noah hit upon the idea of Plufl, dog beds for humans, which are easy to carry and comfortable to use....

Investigation Discovery’s ‘Scorned: Love Kills: Kentucky Thrill Ride’ chronicles how Karen Brown and Keith Bouchard conspired with Elizabeth Turpin to kill her husband of merely five months, Michael Turpin. The two were just the executors of the latter’s detailed plan — with the motive being the payout from his life insurance policy — but obviously, it was still too much. So now, if you are interested in finding out more about them and how they were finally caught, we’ve got you covered....

Written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson, Netflix’s ‘Love in the Villa’ is a romantic comedy movie that follows a young woman named Julie who flies off to a romantic international destination on vacation after a breakup. However, upon reaching her booked villa, she finds out that it is double-booked, and now, she has to share her villa as well as vacation with a cynical yet attractive British man, Charlie. As time passes and the pair spend more time together, sparks fly between them, and their chance encounter turns into something romantic....

Over the years, Martin Scorsese has presented the Mafia story formula. Calling his movies a “formula” wouldn’t be doing justice to their originality of course, but they are known to have similar themes (which are still executed effectively). Some of these themes or commonalities include a period New York City, Catholic guilt, and stellar filmmaking. The 1973 film, ‘Mean Streets’ is perhaps one of the earliest of Scorsese’s movies to indicate those themes which would be seen in the filmmaker’s future productions too....

As often happens with most long-running TV shows, ABC’s period sitcom ‘The Goldbergs’ has undergone multiple changes in its 10th season. While the most prominent of them is, of course, the departure of Jeff Garlin, whose character — Murray Goldberg or the patriarch of the Goldberg family — dies in the intermediate period between seasons 9 and 10, there are also other changes that are bound to play critical roles as the plot goes forward....