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Directed by Vincenzo Natali (‘Cube‘, ‘In the Tall Grass‘), ‘Splice’ is a science fiction movie that walks you through the potential horrors of DNA splicing. The film revolves around two scientists named Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) who first start off by tinkering the genes of several animals and creating new life forms that could help them battle several chronic diseases. But the success of this experiment further encourages them to take things to a whole new level....

‘Spotlight on Christmas,’ also known as ‘Starring Christmas,’ is a holiday-themed romantic film by Lifetime. It follows a Hollywood star, Olivia O’Hara, who returns to her hometown to hide from the public eye after being dumped. However, Olivia begins to feel overwhelmed when she has to face her family, the charming Casey Rawlins, and deal with a reporter who follows her everywhere. Is running from the situation the answer once again?...

Based on the 2017 eponymous novel by Richard Paul Evans, Netflix’s ‘The Noel Diary’ is a romantic comedy movie co-written and directed by Charles Shyer that follows a famous author named Jake Turner. He returns home to settle his mother’s estate after she passes away. While cleaning out his childhood house during Christmastime, a beautiful young woman named Rachel knocks on the door, looking for her birth mother. Soon, Jake comes across a secret diary that holds the answers to questions about his past and that of Rachel as well....

Starring Brit Marling (‘The OA‘) and William Mapother (‘Lost‘), ‘Another Earth’ is an emotionally deep sci-fi flick that explores the complex notions of parallel worlds with a simple premise. It does this while drawing several allegories to real life, out of which, many have an existential appeal. With its low budget and big ideas, the film explores the tantalizing question that we’ve all asked ourselves more than once: “What if I had done things differently?...

Based on Tatsuki Fujimoto’s eponymous Japanese manga series of the same name, ‘Chainsaw Man’ is a dark fantasy anime. The show revolves around an impoverished teenager named Denji, who hunts devils with the help of his pet, the chainsaw devil Pochita to make ends meet and pay the debt that his father owed to the yakuza. After his debt collector betrays him leading to his death, Pochita fuses with Denji’s body to give him a new life as the latter becomes a hybrid who can turn into the Chainsaw Man at will....

In the fourth season of Paramount Network’s Western series ‘Yellowstone,’ Bethany “Beth” Dutton offers shelter to an orphan boy named Carter at the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch. Although her partner Rip Wheeler doesn’t accept the same, he realizes that there is a man in Carter somewhere, which leads him to give the boy a job at the stable. Carter becomes a significant part of the ranch as he wakes up every day before everyone to clean the stable and tie the saddles of several horses....

A close bond between a parent and a child is always heartwarming, but just how much love is too much? TLC’s ‘I Love a Mama’s Boy’ takes the concept of overmeddling parents to new heights and redefines the term “Mama’s Boy.” The reality show stars several couples where the men adore their partners but maybe not more than their mothers. However, there comes a time in every young man’s life when they must decide if they are ready to leave their mothers behind for a new life or bask a bit more in parental affection....

Apple TV+’s historical film ‘Emancipation’ depicts the heart-rending tale of Peter, a slave who gets forced to work in a Confederate slave camp during the Civil War. Peter befriends several other slaves at the camp, which is overseen by Jim Fassel, an infamous slave hunter. When Peter knows about President Abraham Lincoln’s abolition of slavery, Peter joins hands with several other slaves and the group runs away to the Union Army camp in Baton Rouge....

HBO’s ‘I Know This Much Is True’ is an emotionally riveting drama that follows the story of a pair of twins. One of them suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, and the other has his own demons to wrestle. The show tells their story through the years, focusing on how much they depend on each other and how isolated they feel from the rest of the world. The emotions ring true in a hard-hitting manner, which is what makes one wonder about the inspiration of the story....

Releasing on September 18, 2020, Netflix’s ‘Ratched’ is a psychological drama set in a very Hitchcockian post-war 1940s. Made by the same creative team that has also produced ‘American Horror Show’, ‘American Crime Story’, and ‘Glee’, ‘Ratched’ is exactly the type of TV entertainment that you expect it to be: Shock-inducing, self-aware, and unhinged. There is not a single long moment of quietness and reflection in its nearly eight-hour runtime. Scenes after scenes your senses are assaulted by Ryan Murphy’s staple macabre and over-indulgence, keeping you perpetually at the edge of your seat....

Netflix’s ‘Rise of Empires: Ottoman’ is a Turkish series that details how the Ottoman Empire became a dominant power in Europe. Set in the 15th century, the show takes viewers on a historical journey that primarily revolves around Mehmed the Conqueror, a well-known sultan of the Ottoman dynasty. The emotional aspects of various crucial figures involved in depicted events, alongside the details that are available about the incidents in question, leave fans with an entertaining price of media....

Netflix’s ‘Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist’ follows the baffling story of a catfishing incident that went a little too far. The documentary focuses on Manti Te’o, the rising football star from Hawaii who joined Notre Dame to kickstart his promising career. While things were getting good on the field, he got involved in a relationship with a girl he’d befriended online. As things got serious between them, everything came to an end when the girl met a tragic death....

Directed by Steven Soderbergh and based on a script by Scott Z. Burns, ‘Side Effects’ (2013) is a psychological thriller film. It revolves around Dr. Jonathan Banks (Jude Law), a psychiatrist whose career is on an upward trajectory, with partnership in a thriving practice and involvement in drug studies. Jonathan also regularly works with law enforcement. He encounters Emily Taylor (Rooney Mara), a young woman who tried to die by suicide....

‘The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ follows the story of a 16-year-old girl who is torn between her identity as a witch and her half-human nature. The first season of the Netflix series introduces us to various characters in the small town of Greendale, presenting a murkier and bloodier version of the story. With the tone tilting in the favour of horror and occult, this version of Sabrina’s story really is chilling, and the ending makes it all the spookier....

Netflix’s ‘A Jazzman’s Blues’ follows the story of a doomed romance between Bayou and Leanne. Despite their deep love for each other, they find themselves in situations that make it impossible for them to end up together. The movie revolves around their forbidden romance and the price they have to pay for pursuing it. The story takes a lot of turns, most of them heartbreaking, and the title aptly portrays that emotion, giving the audience a hint of what to expect before they are introduced to Bayou and Leanne....

Nowadays, we often tend to ignore the boons of modern life: from ready-to-eat meals to automatic washing machines which make life way simpler. However, things weren’t as simplistic before. The Welsh television series, ‘The 1900 Island’ takes this premise and makes four families go through daily life as if they were living in the 1900s. A fishing village is recreated as if it belongs to the 20th century. Then, the four families are made to live on four cottages, with the men tasked to bring food by fishing and the women handed duties of running the home and looking after the children....

Cars have fascinated us since they were first produced in the late 19th century by Karl Benz. When something is such a huge part of how we operate, it comes as no surprise that its reflections will be found in elements of popular culture likes movies, TV shows, songs and so on. Over the years, we have seen numerous movies being made where cars play a crucial element. ‘The Italian Job‘, Ron Howard’s ‘Grand Theft Auto’, and ‘The Fast And The Furious‘ are some of the most popular movies involving cars....

‘Platoon’ is a war film based on the real-life experiences that the director, Oliver Stone, had when he was serving as a U.S. infantryman in Vietnam in 1967. With such an authentic portrayal of the battlefield, it is no wonder that it is regarded as one of the best Vietnam War films in cinematic history. It has an ensemble cast, featuring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Keith David, Kevin Dillon, John C....

In October 2018, several lives were forever changed minutes after a massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The suspected shooter, Robert Bowers, was accused of killing eleven people inside the synagogue and injuring several others before his arrest in what appeared to be a racially motivated attack. HBO’s ‘A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting’ focuses on the moments leading up to the shooting and what happened afterward....

A spin-off of the popular TV series ‘Selling Sunset,’ Netflix’s ‘Selling The OC‘ follows real estate agent and Oppenheim Group owners Brett and Jason Oppenheim as they spread out from Los Angeles and start their own real estate agency in Orange Country. The show introduces a fresh new cast and familiarizes us with their everyday life as they go about balancing their professional and personal commitments. Besides, with plenty of inter-personal drama, a bit of steamy romance, and a whole lot of breath-taking real estate properties, ‘Selling The OC’ will keep you interested till the end credits....