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A sequel to the 1998 film ‘Mask of Zorro‘ ‘The Legend of Zorro’ chronicles the adventures of the titular swashbuckler nearly a decade after the events of the former film. The Martin Campbell directorial revolves around Alejandro de la Vega (Antonio Banderas), who, after spending the previous ten years battling inequality and injustice, is now faced with the most challenging obstacle — his troubled marriage! His wife, Elena (Catherine Zeta-Jones), has left Alejandro and sought solace in the arms of handsome French nobleman Count Armand (Rufus Sewell)....

Netflix’s ‘Ratched’ offers us yet another gilded and fantastical world that Ryan Murphy is known for, inhabited by morally ambiguous and larger-than-life characters. Although the series devotes much of its focus on developing Mildred Ratched, its titular character, it doesn’t mean that the members of the supporting cast are any less complex or entertaining. Filipino actor Jon Jon Briones has previously worked with Murphy in the 2nd season of ‘American Crime Story’, titled ‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story’, and the 8th season of ‘American Horror Story’, titled ‘American Horror Story: Apocalypse’....

It is always great to watch a film or two where all you want is to be blown away by crazy, trippy, and hallucinatory visuals that expand your mind into other dimensions. These films possess something unique that will take you on an incredibly profound and ecstatic journey. They can be strange, weird, set in surrealistic worlds, or distort our own reality. But, at the same time, they can also be clean, pure, and powerful in their depths....

Netflix’s ‘28 Days Haunted‘ is a horror reality series that tries to prove the validity of the 28 Days Cycle theory proposed by iconic paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. The show welcomes multiple teams of investigators to stay within a haunted location for 28 days without any external communication. While on assignment, the participants must try to uncover the reasons behind the paranormal activities around them. The show’s first season featured three teams that had to investigate the secrets of three separate locations....

NBC’s ‘Dateline’ rides the wave of podcasts as veteran Josh Mankiewicz helms Motive for Murder.’ The podcast couples an incisive look at crime while attempting to provide audiences with all the relevant information about it. The show has turned its focus on honor killings in Houston, which left investigators baffled for some time. However, a pattern emerged soon enough, highlighting toxic family values and a patriarch driven by extremism. Here we take a look at the murder of Gelareh Bagherzadeh....

Portrayed by Peter Scanavino, Dominick Carisi, Jr. is an important character in ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,’ the long-running police procedural series on NBC. Carisi is an Assistant District Attorney of New York City, Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Sex Crimes Bureau. Before his promotion, he was Junior Police Detective First Grade. Born in a Catholic Italian-American family, Carisi can be seen crossing himself every time he sees a dead body....

Directed by Peter Farrelly (‘Green Book’), ‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’ is a war comedy-drama film. Set in 1967 during the height of the Vietnam War, the story follows John “Chickie” Donohue (Zac Efron), a young, largely directionless New Yorker who decides to take a duffel bag full of beer to Vietnam and distribute them among his buddies. While enacting this absurd idea, Chickie witnesses the horror of war and the inhumanity of colonization, and his experiences in the Southeast Asian country drastically change him....

Jarad Anthony Higgins, known professionally as Juice Wrld is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter, from Chicago, Illinois. Juice passed away at the age of 21, on December 8, 2019. On January 22, 2020, the cause of death was revealed by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. The rapper died due to oxycodone and codeine toxicity. They determined that the nature of his death was accidental. You can check out the official statement as put out in the tweet, below....

Luis Alderete-Martinez’s disappearance from his hometown of El Paso has been one of the most puzzling cases faced by the Texas authorities in recent times. He was just three at the time of his disappearance, and his father, Luis Aragon-Alderete, mentioned that he saw his son last when he dropped the toddler off at a preschool. Although Luis’ mother, Regina Martinez, claimed to have picked him up for a vacation, the two went missing shortly after, prompting a large-scale police investigation....

TLC’s motivational series, ‘My 600-lb Life,’ follows the adventures of highly obese individuals as they try to shed weight to save their own lives. The show highlights various stages of these journeys of individuals weighing 600 pounds or more. They adopt the challenging process of preparing for surgery under Dr. Younan Nowzaradan, AKA Dr. Now, who aids patients by creating specific weight loss plans with customized diets and workouts. Many cast members bring unique personalities and backgrounds to the reality show....

Established actors starring in their own passion projects can produce disastrous results, and there are plenty of examples of that. Perhaps the most significant way B.J. Novak negates that in his first project as a writer-director by approaching the subject matter with a sense of humility. In ‘Vengeance,’ Novak’s Ben Manalowitz is a quintessential New Yorker who travels to a small town in Texas to attend the funeral of a girl he barely knew in search of a story and finds a lot more than that....

Created, written and directed by Tyler Perry, ‘The Haves And The Have Nots‘ is a crime drama-cum-soap opera which airs on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), and is the network’s first-ever fictional show. The series is rather popular among the audiences and has been running successfully since it first released in the year 2013. ‘The Haves And The Have Nots’ has equal amounts of humor, tension, betrayals, manipulations, and some solid drama to keep its audiences hooked....

Game shows prove to be one of the most relaxed and fun TV show genres to watch. They are certainly one of the less intense and less dramatic subsets of reality shows. Within game shows, there are those that require contestants to put in mental effort and those that have physical challenges. The latter, obviously, is more fun to watch out of the two. ‘Ultimate Tag‘ is a show that cashes in on such popularity, but in a manner that would be relatable to most people: something that physical game shows often miss out on....

Dating’s not easy, especially in a world where it is increasingly harder to truly connect with another individual. In Netflix’s ‘Dating Around,’ singles prefer quantity over quality, in an attempt to match with a potential partner. In each episode, an individual goes on five dates, which might be filled with flirting, awkward banters, or moments of genuine connection. At the end of the dates, the person has to decide who they want to go on a second date with....

‘Tremors’ (1990) is a horror-comedy following the tale of what happens when giant underground monsters lay siege to the small town of Perfection, Nevada. Directed by Ron Underwood and starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, and Reba McEntire in the lead was a massive success and paved the way for the ‘Tremors’ franchise and many movies in this genre for the years following its release. Though, the location set in the story stole the show....

Created by Taylor Sheridan, Paramount+’s ‘Tulsa King’ is a crime drama series with Western elements. It stars Sylvester Stallone as Dwight “The General” Manfredi, a New York mafia capo recently released from prison. He is sent to the small town of Tulsa, Oklahoma, to increase the mob’s influence. However, after learning his boss’ true intentions, Manfredi starts building his own crew. The series is set in the titular town, which adds to its Western aesthetic, making viewers wonder if it was shot on location in Tulsa or somewhere else entirely....

Based on a light novel series written by Hisago Amazake-no and illustrated by Kurogin, ‘Knight’s & Magic’ (Naitsu to Majikku) brings together two very interestingly compatible genres, isekai and mecha. It tells the story of Ernesti “Eru” Echavalier, a young boy who dreams of constructing a Silhouette Knight, a colossal humanoid machine built to protect the realm of humans from demonic beasts. In his previous life, Eru was Tsubasa Kurata, a mecha-loving otaku living in Japan....

‘Devotion’ is a war drama film directed by J. D. Dillard and written by Jake Crane and Jonathan Stewart. It stars Jonathan Majors as Jesse Brown and Glen Powell as Tom Hudner, two naval officers serving during the Korean war. The film follows Brown and Hudner as they suffer the tragedy of war while upholding their friendship and commitment to their nation. The narrative references several historical events as it is set against the backdrop of the Korean War....

Starring Meryl Streep in the lead, ‘Let Them All Talk’ is a comedy drama film that follows the story of a Pulitzer-winner author, Alice Hughes, who goes on a trip in an ocean liner with two friends and a nephew. Hughes is struggling to finish her latest novel and is constantly overthinking. As the RMS Queens Mary 2 sails in the ocean from New York to reach its destination, her nephew Tyler falls in love with Karen, a literary agent....

SPONSORED LINKS Moreover, Paul’s abrasive and narcissistic boyfriend, Dominic, has sent his life spiraling out of control, whereas Alice is secretly having an affair with her boss Jonathan, whose current partner is several months pregnant. Amidst all this, Alice, Paul, and Donna receive invites to Eloise’s wedding and decide to attend. What follows is one-and-a-half hours of hilarity, punctuated with more than enough heartfelt moments. If the believable family dynamic between the characters has made you wonder whether ‘The People We Hate at the Wedding’ has been inspired by real events, we got you covered....