Posts

Robert Langdon is one of the most iconic literary characters to have graced the silver screen. The famed American scholar and symbologist really takes us on the adventure of a lifetime as he tries to find the location of the Holy Grail in ‘The Da Vinci Code’ alongside his new acquaintance, Sophie Neveu. Starring Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Sir Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina, Paul Bettany, and Jean Reno in prominent roles, the movie is a must-watch for history and conspiracy theory buffs alike....

Netflix’s ‘1899‘ is a sci-fi show created by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese, known for the time travel series, ‘Dark.’ The story begins on a steamship called Kerberos, sailing from the Old World to the New World. It carries a group of migrants who harbor dark secrets and believe settling in America will solve their problems. However, one of the passengers, Maura Franklin, has an entirely different reason for going to New York....

Netflix’s ‘Cobra Kai’ serves as a sequel and spin-off series to the iconic ‘Karate Kid’ films. Set 34 years after Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) defeated Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) in the 1984 All-Valley Karate Tournament, the series initially revolves around Johnny’s attempt to bring back the titular dojo. ‘Cobra Kai’ flips the script from the original films, depicting things from Johnny’s perspective. However, later, following the reappearances of characters such as John Kreese and Terry Silver, Cobra Kai once more becomes an antagonistic organization....

SPONSORED LINKS Netflix’s ‘Wendell & Wild’ is a stop-motion animated film directed by Henry Selick. It is based on Selick’s unpublished novel of the same name, which Selick co-authored with Clay McLeod Chapman. The horror comedy features the voices of Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele as the titular demon brothers. It follows Wendell and Wild as they make a deal with a teenager named Kat Elliot to enter the Land of the Living....

SPONSORED LINKS ‘The Great British Baking Show,’ AKA ‘The Great British Bake Off,’ is a British baking show that provides amateur chefs the chance to show the world what they can do in the kitchen. The participants must participate in three challenges in each episode and provide their expertise on the week’s chosen theme. While an excellent performance might help the competitors claim the title of Star Baker, any misstep may also lead to their elimination....

‘Beyond Scared Straight’ is a reality TV series based on the 1978 documentary ‘Scared Straight!’ The movie follows a conversation between teenage delinquents and convicts, the latter doing anything to scare the youngsters into following a law-abiding path. Inspired by it, the A&E show features a group of teenagers in every episode that goes through a similar experience. First premiered in January 2011, the show ran for nine seasons before concluding its run in September 2015....

Two years after Patricia Highsmith’s death in 1995, screenwriter and playwright Phyllis Nagy (‘Weldon Rising’) agreed to write a script based on Highsmith’s 1952 novel ‘The Price of Salt’ because she felt a “strange responsibility to take it.” Highsmith’s works have been adapted for the big screen a number of times before, including famously for Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Strangers on a Train.’ However, they maintained so few similarities with their source materials that they ended up greatly displeasing the author....

Investigation Discovery’s ‘Disappeared: New Mom Missing’ follows the mysterious disappearance of 31-year-old Ciera Breland from Johns Creek in Fulton County, Georgia, in February 2022. As the police frantically searched for her, an unexpected suspect came to the police’s attention, along with shocking details about the missing woman. So who is Ciera, and did she return home? Let’s find out. What Happened to Ciera Breland? 31-year-old Ciera N. Breland, of Cleveland, Georgia, was a bubbly and vibrant woman who put on a tough exterior to make people take her seriously, per her mother, Kelly Locklair....

The Lifetime film ‘Girl in the Basement’ is inspired by the real-life story of Elisabeth Fritzl. In 2008, the Fritzl case from Amstetten, Austria, came to the limelight when Elisabeth told the police that she was held captive by her father Josef for almost 24 years. In the film, Sara (Stefanie Scott) is held captive in a concealed area of the basement of her own home by her father, Don (Judd Nelson), while her mother and sister are made to believe that she has run away....

Netflix’s ‘Easy-Bake Battle: The Home Cooking Competition,’ AKA ‘Easy-Bake Battle,’ is a baking show with a unique premise. It welcomes home cooks from across the country in order to allow them the opportunity to prove their mettle against one another. For each episode, the participants must complete two rounds of challenges in order to cement their position as the Easy-Bake Champion and take home a cash prize worth $25,000. It features Antoni Porowski, the talented food and wine expert from the famous Fab Five from ‘Queer Eye,’ as the host....

Netflix’s ‘Buying Beverly Hills‘ has introduced viewers to some of the most well-established real estate agents in Beverly Hills, California. After all, this reality show follows agents affiliated with the reputed The Agency brokerage as they help sell luxurious properties across the region. Let’s be honest, though; The Agency is far from the only company successfully active within the Californian market and has some serious competition. In fact, season 1 of the original even mentions one of these organizations when Ben Belack was thinking of moving on — Hilton & Hyland....

Directed by Nick Cassavetes, ‘Alpha Dog’ tells the story of Zack Mazursky (Anton Yelchin), who gets caught up on the wrong side of a young drug dealer, Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch). Johnny leads a posse of young men who aid him in his drug dealing ways. Jake Mazursky, Zack’s half-brother, owes money to Johnny- a fact that doesn’t go down well with him. In a curious turn of events, Johnny kidnaps Zack as bait to receive his debt....

Directed by Jeff Beesley, Lifetime’s ‘Betrayed By My Husband’ is a murder mystery thriller, the basic premise of which is immediately given away by the title itself. In the film, the protagonist, Gabrielle, is betrayed by her husband when he fakes his own death, murders his brother, and frames her for his brother’s death. Why does he do it? What possible motivation could he have that would lead him to devastate the lives of his family members in this way?...

Directed by Vaughn Stein, ‘Inheritance is a 2020 trap-door thriller film. It tells the story of Lauren Monroe (Lily Collins), a Manhattan district attorney very close to winning against a big investment banking company that committed fraud on its clients. Her brother, William (Chace Crawford), is seeking re-election as a Congressman. This is when the Monroe family loses its patriarch, Archer (Patrick Warburton), to an apparent heart attack. Lauren discovers that her father not only left her 1/20 of the money that he left William but also saddled her with his deepest, darkest secret....

The Canadian sitcom, ‘Letterkenny,’ started as a web series on YouTube called ‘Letterkenny Problems.’ The show is created by Jared Keeso, who never thought that the series would gain such a wide fanbase, given that it is set in a particular part of Canada and uses language peculiar to the place. The series centers around the siblings, Wayne and Katy, who run a farm and local produce stand with help from their friends....

SPONSORED LINKS A sequel to the 2016 movie ‘Terrifier’ by Damien Leone, ‘Terrifier 2’ is a slasher movie that follows the events of the original movie, after Art the Clown committed suicide upon getting confronted by the police for mutilating Victoria Heyes. Also written and directed by Damien Leone himself, the thriller film features the return of David Howard Thornton and Samantha Scaffidi along with a group of other talented actors and actresses, comprising Lauren LaVera, Elliot Fullam, Sarah Voigt, Kailey Hyman, and Casey Harnett....

With deception, paranoia, and skepticism being at the base of Netflix’s ‘The Mole‘ — a reboot of the eponymous ABC production which ran from 2001 to 2008 — we can only describe it as riveting. That’s because it centers around 12 individuals as they play to earn money for the prize pot just one will get to take home, all the while another in their company secretly attempts to hinder it all....

Fox’s ‘The Cleaning Lady’ is a crime drama series developed by Miranda Kwok. It follows Thony De La Rosa, a Cambodian-Filipino immigrant who lives undocumented in Las Vegas with her son, Luca. However, she is soon dragged into the world of crime due to her cleaning skills. The second season premiere episode, titled ‘Sins of the Father,’ opens after the shocking season one finale that leaves Thony with a flash drive of $6 million in cryptocurrency....

‘Phrogging: Hider In My House’ is an interesting yet terrifying TV show that has people recount the times they found someone living secretly in their house. While someone intruding upon such a personal space is horrific in itself, the show delves into each incident and details how some of the victims had life-threatening interactions with the perpetrators. Similarly, the episode ‘Who Left The Seat Up?’ details how Kate Flory came across a phrogger after noticing a raised toilet seat and also chronicles how muddy footprints and blood helped Samuel Bryan apprehend an intruder....

Written and directed by Debbie Isitt, Netflix’s ‘Christmas on Mistletoe Farm’ is a heartwarming British holiday comedy movie that revolves around a recently widowed father and his children and their adventures on the Mistletoe farm they inherit during the Christmas season. While his children are having a blast, Matt struggles to adjust to the off-the-grid village life. The kids then devise a scheme to keep their family on the farm....