Lifetime is a TV network which has always thrived on producing new and exciting content in a variety of genres. From its annual run of Christmas films to its run of thriller movies known as “Annual Deadly Resolutions”, Lifetime is always coming up with fresh and exciting new content. Written by Adam Meyer and directed by Ben Meyerson, ‘Gone, Daughter Gone’ is a Lifetime thriller film that has raised quite a buzz among audiences....
Directed by Anne Wheeler, Hallmark’s ‘Wedding of a Lifetime’ is a romantic comedy movie that revolves around a recently separated couple, Jake and Darby. Soon, when the pair accidentally enters a nationally televised contest to win an all-expenses-paid wedding, their seemingly lost romance is reignited as they work together through a set of fun challenges for the competition. The narrative explores some interesting themes and subjects, including fate, a second shot at love, the competitiveness of a contest, and the complexities of marriage, keeping the viewers hooked from the beginning to the end....
If you have grown up reading Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys, and then graduated to Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple cases, you must be the one to savour a good murder mystery. While this has always been a rich genre, in recent years, as the storytellers have shown more interest in other forms of storytelling, a certain scarcity has been felt in the murder mystery department. Despite this, the past decade has seen some truly great works and some films have managed to keep the spark alive....
SPONSORED LINKS Based on the book ‘Spotify Untold’ by Sven Carlsson and Jonas Leijonhufvud, Netflix’s ‘The Playlist’ is a Swedish docudrama series that details the fictionalized story of the origin of one of the biggest music streaming companies in the world, Spotify. It follows an ambitious tech entrepreneur named Daniel Ek and his business partner named Martin Lorentzon, who work together against several challenges to revolutionize the music industry by introducing a free yet legal music streaming service called Spotify....
Netflix’s ‘A Jazzman’s Blues’ follows the story of a man named Bayou and his tumultuous love affair with Leanne. The two first meet and fall in love as teenagers, but several hurdles prevent them from being with each other. Years later, a sudden turn of events leads Bayou to Chicago where he pursues a career in music. He’d always had a good voice, and when opportunity knocks on his door, he uses it well....
GameStop’s share price increased during the COVID-19 pandemic because many retail traders bought up the company’s stocks. This was set in motion by Keith Gill’s posts on WallStreetBets, a forum on Reddit. Netflix’s ‘Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga’ is a three-part docuseries that focuses on what led to the company’s rise and fall in stock price and how people profited and lost from it. It also features interviews with Redditors who invested in GameStop after reading posts about the company on WallStreetBets....
Netflix’s ‘I Love You, Stupid’ is a charming rom-com that follows the story of a man who tries to change himself after his girlfriend dumps him. The film focuses on modern relationships, break-ups, and the need for makeovers when getting approval from others is what drives people. The story also focuses on the lovely friendship that develops into love, but Marcos has to work hard to get his happily ever after....
Prime Video’s ‘The Peripheral’ is a sci-fi drama that follows the story of Flynne, a girl who gets a chance to visit the future without ever leaving the past. What begins as a game turns into a very dangerous affair with hired assassins sent to kill Flynne and her family. Things get more complicated with every episode, as more and more people in the present get involved in the mess of the future....
SPONSORED LINKS Loosely based on the eponymous book inspired by true events, ‘Dolphin Tale’ is a 2011 family drama movie highlighting the beautiful bond a young boy and an injured dolphin share as he helps the latter recover. Directed by Charles Martin Smith, the movie features some stellar performances from a talented cast comprising Nathan Gamble, Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Kris Kristofferson, and Morgan Freeman. If you are curious about the dolphin’s inspirational tale, you must be eager to learn more about this movie, including where you can watch it....
Co-written and helmed by Chris Lancey, Lifetime’s ‘Mother’s Deadly Son’ is a thriller movie that revolves around Marianne and her son, Jacob, who returns home after getting expelled from his military school. His behavior has been under scrutiny for quite a while now, especially after his elder brother died under some suspicious and shady circumstances. The brothers went to an isolated quarry where the elder one died while rock climbing, leaving Jacob the only person who saw him last....
‘Magic Camp’ is a kid-friendly comedy that revolves around… you guessed it right… summer camps. The film has been directed by Mark Walters, the creator of ‘Mean Girls’ and ‘Freaky Friday’, and stars Adam DeVine (‘Pitch Perfect’) and Jeffrey Tambor. Andy Tuckerman, played by DeVine, is a banker and a former student of Magic Camp. He is called back to the camp by his mentor Roy Preston — who is also the owner of a camp named Magic Camp, a place for young magicians who wish to master the art of magic....
SPONSORED LINKS ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ is a sports documentary series that revolves around the historical Welsh association football club Wrexham A.F.C. and the changes it goes through when two new co-owners try to revolutionize the club. The docuseries not only features the players and staff members of the Welsh club but also the Hollywood stars, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, the co-owners of Wrexham A.F.C. Fans of this particular football club or football, in general, are bound to find the series highly entertaining and inspirational....
ABC’s ‘The Con: The Heiress Con’ chronicles the story of Marianne Smyth, a professional scam artist, who managed to dupe unsuspecting individuals from California, Michigan, Tennessee, Maine, Florida, New York, and Northern Ireland out of thousands of dollars for her own gain. In this episode, interviews with Johnathan Walton, a TV producer and her ex “best friend,” as well as with Marianne’s former co-workers, friends, and partners, help us understand exactly how she accomplished to do so before Johnathan himself brought her to justice....
Investigation Discovery’s ‘Vengeance: Killer Coworkers: Murdered Boss’ narrates the story of Linda Stein, a former manager of popular rock bands and real estate mogul, who was killed in New York in October 2007. The police were able to catch the perpetrator in a fortnight amidst a media frenzy. If you are intrigued and want to know the identity and current whereabouts of the perpetrator, we’ve you covered. Here’s what we know....
In 1996, the discovery of two dead bodies in a pond on a property shattered the double life that Samuel Smithers lived. The inquiry that followed revealed a gruesome end to the two women found in the pond. The first half of Investigation Discovery’s ‘Deadly Sins: No Forgiveness: Kill Me, Kill Me Not’ focuses on Sam’s early life and how he was convicted of two murders. So, let’s find out what happened then, shall we?...
Netflix’s ‘From Scratch’ follows the story of a woman named Amy Wheeler whose life is changed after she goes to Italy. She leaves behind a career in law to pursue the dream of being an artist and spends a few months in Florence studying art. This is where she meets Lino, a Sicilian chef, and falls in love with him. The show follows their romance as they move from the dreamy streets of Florence to the trying life in Los Angeles where they both chase their dreams....
Netflix’s thriller series ‘Echoes’ tells the enthralling tale of identical twins Leni and Gina McCleary, who swap their identities to share their personal and professional lives. By pretending to be Leni in front of her sister’s husband Jack Beck and daughter Mathilda “Mattie” Beck, Gina succeeds in becoming a mother, something she has been aspiring for a long while. Her aspiration to be a mother also influenced her to accept Leni’s proposition to swap their lives in the first place....
Investigation Discovery’s ‘Web of Lies: Hitman 4 Hire’ narrates how Leslie Long hatched a conspiracy to murder her erstwhile husband, Brian Long, with her alleged lover, John Jaworski, in St. Clairsville, Ohio. The couple paid a hitman, but Brian survived the June 2004 shooting. The episode follows how the police investigation eventually led to them as conspirators behind the hit on Brian. So how did Leslie and John get caught, and where are they now?...
‘Everyone is Doing Great’ is a collaborative product of ‘One Tree Hill’ stars James Lafferty and Stephen Colletti. After almost a decade long run of the latter and its simultaneous success, the duo went ahead to write, produce and star in ‘Everyone is Doing Great’, a coming of age television drama. The show centers around Seth (Colletti) and Jeremy (Lafferty), both leads of a hit series called ‘Eternal’ that sets them on a ride towards fame....
‘Lawrence of Arabia’ is not only one of the most reputable war movies but also an integral cinematic work. The 1962 movie won numerous awards like Best Picture and Best Director at the Oscars. Apart from that, it was also placed on the fifth position in the “100 Years…100 Movies” list by the American Film Institute. It was selected for preservation in the US Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1991....
