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As a documentary series that shines a light upon the complicated tale of the titular French woman and Israel Vallarta, ‘A Kidnapping Scandal: The Florence Cassez Affair’ is unlike any other. That’s because this Netflix original charts not only their alleged involvement in the kidnapping gang Los Zodíacos (The Zodiacs) but also their romance as well as the hand of Mexican officials in it all. So now, following years of intricately convoluted legal proceedings, if you simply wish to learn more about Florence, her experiences, and her current standing, we’ve got the details for you....

Created by Katleho Ramaphakela and Rethabile Ramaphakela, Netflix’s ‘How to Ruin Christmas’ is a South African comedy series that follows Tumi Sello, a free-spirited and rebellious young woman who is known to make a mess of everything she touches. Now, when she returns to her dysfunctional family for the Christmas holidays for the first time in years, she somehow manages to spoil her younger sister’s wedding. After ruining the wedding before it even takes place, Tumi desperately tries to turn the situation around and correct things to redeem herself....

Back in the day when television screens were grainy and one had to wait for the weekend to be able to watch a movie, Elliot Silverstein’s ‘The Car’ gained a cult following of its own. With its release, the whole idea of malevolent, evil cars became an actual horror trope, and in some ways, later also lead to the creation of Stephen King‘s ‘Christine.’ While many have forgotten the film and would even find its one-dimensional plot a bit too silly, the ones who grew up watching it will be able to appreciate its thrilling atmosphere....

Directed by Brian Henson (‘Muppet Treasure Island’), ‘The Happytime Murders’ is set in a world that is inhabited by both humans and puppets, but the latter group faces constant discrimination. The story revolves around puppet Phil Phillips (Bill Barretta), a former police detective who now works as a private eye. When Phillips is implicated in a string of horrifying murders, he has no option but to team up with his former partner, Detective Connie Edwards (Melissa McCarthy)....

CBS’ thriller series ‘NCIS’ follows the titular agency Naval Criminal Investigative Service, the law enforcement agency of the United States Department of the Navy. NCIS investigates several high-profile cases that involve Navy personnel and deals with some of the most powerful officials in the country. In the seventh episode of the twentieth season, NCIS investigates a case against SecNav as her husband comes forward with an allegation that she had tried to kill him three times....

Usha Khatri is obsessed with finding the perfect groom for her daughter, Pallavi. The daughter finds love on her own accord in Sandeep, a successful businessman she meets at a coffee shop. But Usha soon realizes that all is not as it seems, and some sinister secrets from her past may just see the light of the day once again. Starring Sarita Choudhury, Sunita Mani, and Omar Maskati, ‘Evil Eye’ is a thriller that treads a fine line between spirituality and reincarnation....

After the discovery of forty-five dead bodies in the Memorial hospital building in Apple TV+’s medical drama ‘Five Days at Memorial,’ the autopsies of the same become Frank Minyard’s responsibility. In the seventh episode of the show, Minyard informs Assistant Attorney General Arthur “Butch” Schafer and Special Agent Virginia Rider that the bodies have decomposed in the heat for days for him to collect blood samples to perform toxicology tests. Upon Schafer’s insistence, Minyard performs the same and forwards the results to Schafer and Rider....

Set in 2008 in Manhattan, New York, ‘Inheritance’ (2020) is a trap-door thriller film with an unorthodox plotline. The story revolves around Lauren Monroe (Lily Collins), a Manhattan district attorney on the verge of winning a big case. After her father’s sudden death, she discovers that he has left her 1/20 of the inheritance to what he left her brother, William (Chace Crawford). The real surprise. however, comes when her father’s lawyer, Harold (Michael Beach), takes her aside and gives her an envelope....

Created by Steven Knight, ‘See’ is an Apple TV+ series set in a world where most of the human population has been wiped out due to a viral pandemic. The descendants of the survivors lost their ability to see. In rare instances when sighted people are born, they are regarded as witches by the prevalent religion of the world and burned. In such a tumultuous time, Baba Voss (Jason Momoa) raises his two adoptive sighted children....

Netflix’s thriller series ‘Echoes’ centers around Leni and Gina McCleary, identical twins who swap their lives every year to share each other’s lives, including their husbands. When one of them disappears, the two sisters’ secret gets threatened, affecting their lives severely. The 2022 miniseries, created by Vanessa Gazy, progresses through the consequences of the disappearance and the conflicts that follow. Starring Michelle Monaghan as the twin sisters, the show succeeds in enthralling the viewers with its atmospheric narrative and engrossing exploration of the human psyche, making one intrigued to know whether Gina and Leni’s tale has real-life or literary roots....

In 1996, the Coen Brothers really created a pop culture movement with the movie that arguably first proved their mettle in the industry – ‘Fargo.’ The juxtaposition of dark comedy with the imbrued mise-en-scène is perhaps what made everyone fall in love with the film in the first place. In 2014, Noah Hawley created the TV series titled ‘Fargo,’ inspired by the work of the Coen Brothers. In fact, they even serve as executive producers for the show....

Netflix’s ‘Jumping From High Places’ is an Italian drama film directed by Andrea Jublin. It tells the story of the soon-to-be 25-year-old Sole Santoro. Sole lives in a small Italian town and deals with generalized anxiety disorder. However, to honor her deceased best friend, Sole decides to conquer her fears and live life to the fullest. In the process, Sole discovers the true meaning of courage, makes new friends, and finds solace in life....

Directed by David M. Rosenthal, Netflix’s ‘No Limit’ AKA ‘Sous Emprise,’ is a French romantic drama movie that revolves around Roxana Aubrey, a student who decides to drop her studies and leave Paris, France. She ultimately decides to travel to the south of France to participate in a free diving course, where she starts falling for her teacher Pascal Gauthier, a world champion freediver. As the two learn more and more about their relationship through various competitions, Roxana starts becoming an expert in underwater sports, creating friction in her romantic life....

Dictionaries are quite common today. But ‘The Professor and the Madman’ is the story of how the Oxford English Dictionary came into existence in the first place. However, the film also focuses on the unconventional and uncanny friendship between the two male protagonists who are played by Mel Gibson and Sean Penn. So, what cinematic liberties have been taken with the plot? Here’s what we uncovered. Is The Professor and the Madman Based on a True Story?...

SPONSORED LINKS ‘Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun’ is a isekai fantasy anime based on Osamu Nishi’s eponymous Japanese manga series. The show revolves around fourteen-year-old Iruma Suzuki, who leads a very challenging life because of the poor choices made by his irresponsible parents. As if making him work at such as young age was not already bad enough, they end up selling him to the demon Sullivan. While Iruma expects the worst, it turns out that Sullivan is very kind to him and pampers him in all kinds of manners....

As a competition series essentially entirely based on lies, skepticism, and paranoia, Netflix’s ‘The Mole‘ — a reboot of the eponymous cult-classic ABC original (2001-2008) — is simply riveting. That’s because it revolves around 12 players as they compete to earn money for the total prize pot just one will get to take home, and there’s another actively, secretly working to sabotage it all. So now that eight episodes of its debut installment have finally landed on our screens, let’s dig a little into whether real-life Thor William “Will” Richardson could be the saboteur or not, shall we?...

The Netflix limited series ‘Lady Voyeur’ explores the story of Miranda, a professional hacker and voyeur, as she navigates through a mysterious web of lies, murder, and duplicity. The Brazilian crime thriller series charts Miranda’s descent into a world where honesty is a rare commodity, and a dangerous threat lurks around every corner. The show is originally titled ‘Olhar Indiscreto,’ and makes you question who you can trust and what the cost of betrayal can be....

Created by Franc Roddam, Fox’s ‘MasterChef‘ is a cooking show that provides amateur cooks and home chefs from across the USA a golden opportunity to showcase their culinary skills. Several aspiring chefs enter the competition each season to claim the title of “MasterChef” by impressing the judges with their dishes and passing the presented challenges with flying colors. As the season passes, the tasks increase in difficulty as the finale looms closer....

In the first episode of ‘My Hero Academia’ season 6 titled ‘A Quiet Beginning,’ Hawks’ intel finally bears fruits as a meeting of Pro Heros is held to deal with the growing influence of the Paranormal Liberation Front. They are divided into teams led by Endeavor and Edge Shot to investigate a hospital that is suspected to be the facility where Nomus are bioengineered and also a villa in the hills that is the hideout of Paranormal Liberation Front members....

Inspired by the eponymous Japanese light novel series written by Kugane Maruyama, ‘Overlord‘ is an action isekai anime that follows Momonga, a master of the dark guild Ainz Ooal Gown, who is crushed that the developers of his favorite virtual reality game Yggdrasil plan to pull the plug on it for good. Therefore, he decides to spend the last few moments of the Yggdrasil enjoying his time in the game world....