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Netflix’s ‘Don’t Pick Up The Phone’ takes the viewer through a series of hoax calls between 1992 to 2004, which targeted several restaurants and grocery stores around the United States. In each call, a person posing as a police officer convinced the manager that one of their employees had been accused of stealing from customers. Subsequently, the managers were ordered to sexually abuse or strip-search a specific employee until the man on the phone was satisfied....

Period comedy is a genre that needs to have more films and television series. It provides the perfect opportunity for dark comedy and for taking a critical look at society during a particular time period while entertaining viewers at the same time. ‘Black Monday’ is a period comedy that attempts to do exactly that. Starring Don Cheadle, the Showtime television series takes a look at how a bunch of outsiders tried to take on established Wall Street brokers and cause the stock market to crash....

The tenth installment of the famous ‘The Real Housewives’ franchise, ‘Bravo’s ‘The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ is a reality TV series created by Scott Dunlop that follows the unconventional personal and professional lives of six successful women. These ladies are a part of an exclusive social group in a city where status, religion, and perfection are highly significant. The show takes us on the six wives’ emotional and sometimes challenging journey, as they either strengthen their bond or breed strife among themselves....

Written and directed by Tuva Novotny, Netflix’s ‘Diorama’ is a Swedish romantic drama movie that chronicles Frida and Björn’s love story. As they deal with miscommunication among themselves, it opens the door for some frailties in their relationship while temptations surround them. The drama movie portrays different stages of love, starting from passion to marriage and then finally, to family life, from a scientific perspective. Narrated through dioramas, it depicts Frida and Björn’s once-passionate marriage hitting a rough patch as they attempt to find themselves again....

Honey traps are something that spy movie lovers would be well aware of. It is the practice of using an attractive person with promise (or execution) of romantic/sexual relationships for investigative or extortive purposes. ‘Lust, Caution’ is a 2007 erotic espionage film that is all about this practice. It could perhaps be one of the best depictions of the practice. The movie is directed by the acclaimed filmmaker, Ang Lee....

‘Psycho Escort’ is a romantic suspense thriller that follows the life of Diane, a strong and ambitious woman who is still reeling from the unexpected death of her husband. Diane also has a young son, Jake. She is not ready to enter the dating scene again but finds it awkward to attend her work meetings and events alone. On learning this, Diane’s sister Lori asks her to try out a rent-a-date service that finds a match according to a person’s specific preferences....

From all the different types of TV shows available during the years, medical television shows have been with us for eternity, or at least that’s what it feels like. Whether they’re educational, covering technical aspects of intricate operations, or romanticized into stories about love, treason, career changes, and friendship reconciliations, or even based around murderous crimes, they’re all set in a medical environment where stress and tension will automatically lead to nerve-racking entertainment and drama....

The high stakes. The drama. The enticing tales of underdogs. If you think about it, competitive sports have all the important elements of good storytelling. That’s probably the reason why even the medium of anime does not hold itself back from presenting inspiring chronicles of athletes who are willing to go against all odds. But somehow, the sport of basketball holds a special plate for many of us. You probably remember playing basketball as a child and pretending to be your favorite player, shooting the game-winning basket before time runs out....

‘Me Time‘ is a comedy film written and directed by John Hamburg and stars Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg in the lead roles. The story revolves around Sonny, a stay-at-home dad who embarks on a short break from his family responsibilities. However, a reunion with his best-friend Huck leads to a night of misery and devastation for Sonny. As a result, Sonny is forced to contemplate his life choices. The film depicts Sonny as an aspiring musician who is skilled at playing the keyboard/piano....

SPONSORED LINKS Directed by Matt Sobel, ‘Goodnight Mommy’ is an American remake of the 2014 Austrian psychological horror film of the same name. The plot revolves around twins Elias (Cameron Crovetti) and Lukas (Nicholas Crovetti), who come to live with their mother (Naomi Watts) after a significant time apart. They discover that their mother wears a mask. She claims that she has recently undergone surgery. However, the twins start to notice that she does certain things that their mother would have never done....

Netflix’s ‘Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1’ chronicles how three graduate school students, Jay Gilbert, Seth Berger, and Tom Austin, were influenced by street basketball and launched their sportswear brand, AND1, which grew popular overnight. The interesting documentary delves deep into the early days of AND1 and follows the narrative as the company rose above its competition and even launched a basketball team. However, all good things do come to an end, and just like its sudden rise, AND1 suffered a shocking fall, much to the surprise of all....

Netflix’s ‘Loving Adults’ follows the story of a couple who come to a crossroads when the wife discovers that her husband has been cheating on her. Having sacrificed her career, the wife has nowhere else to go, which means that leaving her husband is not an option. She uses a secret from his past to keep him around, which motivates her husband to kill her. However, things take a much darker turn than any of them expected....

SPONSORED LINKS Based on the article titled ‘Chasing Agent Freegard’ by Michael Bronner, ‘Rogue Agent’ is a British thriller drama movie that chronicles the tale of a conman who fakes his identity and convinces people that he is an MI5 agent. Directed by the duo of Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn, the thriller features stellar performances from an amazing ensemble cast, comprising James Norton, Gemma Arterton, Marisa Abela, Sarah Goldberg, and Shazad Latif....

‘The Gunman,’ directed by Pierre Morel, is an intense action thriller movie set in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during political unrest based on mining operations. To survive, an ex-black ops assassin, Jim Terrier (Sean Penn), who spent eight years hiding out after killing the mining minister of the DRC, must play the cat-and-mouse game while carrying the baggage of his past. Searching for clues about a hit team attempting to kill him, Jim retraces his steps and finds his long-lost girlfriend, Annie....

Ever since its premiere back in 1992, NBC’s ‘Dateline’ has been delving into some of the most compelling true-crime cases to really shine a light upon the dark, deviant side of human nature. Thus, of course, its season 27 episode 50, entitled ‘Out of the Darkness,’ chronicling the harrowing 2016 homicide of Robert Louis Poynter III on an isolated rural road, is absolutely no different. So now, if you wish to learn more about the same — with a specific focus on all the details of his passing, the ensuing legal investigations, as well as its aftermath — we have got you covered....

Investigation Discovery’s ‘No One Can Hear You Scream: Gitchie Manitou Massacre’ covers the brutal murder of teenagers Roger Essem, Michael Hadrath, Stewart, and Dana Baade at Gitchie Manitou State Preserve in Sioux Falls, Iowa, in November 1973. It also chronicles the aftermath of the incident and the story of the survivor Sandra Cheskey. So who is Sandra and where is she now? Let’s find out. Who is Sandra Cheskey? Sandra Cheskey Chrans was a 13-year-old schoolgirl in the autumn of 1973....

If you are an ardent follower of basketball, Netflix’s ‘Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1’ will appeal to you as it follows the sportswear company, AND1, through its initial years and even documents its sudden downfall. Apart from giving its competitors a run for their money when it came to sportswear, AND1 also put together a street basketball team and organized the AND1 Mixtape Tour. AND1 Mixtape Tour is a basketball competition and exhibition designed to increase the company’s reach....

In ‘Cast Away,’ Tom Hanks‘ character, Chuck, goes through a grueling catharsis during his time on an isolated island, after his plane crashes in the South Pacific. There are times when he struggles to find food, and then there are other times when life-threatening injuries further hinder his survival. And of course, more than anything else, he has a hard time dealing with his loneliness. But despite all the challenges that he faces on the island, as a viewer, you can’t help but fall in love with the location where almost the entire movie’s shooting took place....

Let’s face it, at least once in our lives, we’ve all had that phase where we couldn’t help but obsess over reality shows. Call it a guilty pleasure or simply a way of escaping reality, we cannot deny that shows involving real people with real problems can at times be much more entertaining than the ones that are works of fiction. With the rise in social media, there seemed to be a massive drop in the demand for reality shows but that’s where ‘The Circle‘ comes in....

A reboot of the eponymous 60s family sitcom, ‘The Munsters’ is a comedy movie written and directed by Rob Zombie that serves as the origin story for the franchise’s characters. It mainly revolves around a group of monsters — Herman Munster, Lily Munster, and The Count. When Lily and Herman meet, sparks fly between them, and they get married, despite the disapproval of her irritable and sarcastic father. The callback to the famous sitcom of the 1960s is made all the more entertaining by the hilarious performances from an amazing cast comprising Jeff Daniel Phillips, Sheri Moon Zombie, Daniel Roebuck, Richard Brake, and Sylvester McCoy....