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In recent years, Netflix has relentlessly expanded its catalog of coming-of-age flicks that walk you through tales revolving around high schools, relationships, and friendships. Tucked in these heartbreaking and uplifting stories of teenage snags, ‘The F**k-It List’ is another popular title. ‘The Fk-It List’ centers around a high school graduate named Brett, who has done almost everything right throughout high school—he gets straight As and religiously follows the path set up by his parents....

Directed by Nils Willbrandt, Netflix’s ‘The Perfumier’ (originally titled ‘Der Parfumeur’) is a German crime thriller movie that revolves around a female detective. When she loses her sense of smell, she joins forces with a perfume maker to regain her ability to smell and reunite with her lover. However, the deranged perfume maker indulges in murderous methods to create the perfect scent, making it a far more complicated partnership for the detective....

Nobody makes fantastical and emotionally charged animal movies better than Walt Disney Studios. ‘The One and Only Ivan‘ is the story of a gentle and kind silverback gorilla who lives in a cage with other show animals but has no memories of his childhood and how he got to be where he is. Ivan the gorilla is expected to perform as a scary angry beast, as per the instructions of his master Mack (who he shares a special bond with) but cannot understand why people want him to be angry....

SPONSORED LINKS Based on the ‘Half Bad’ trilogy by Sally Green, Netflix’s ‘The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself’ is a British action fantasy series that revolves around Nathan Byrne, the illegitimate son of one of the world’s most dangerous witches named Marcus Edge. When this truth comes to light, the 16-year-old Nathan is kept under surveillance by The Council of Fairborn Witches. As the tension between Blood Witch and Fairborn Witch rises, he finds a way to escape after several years of being held captive....

Brynn Hartman (born Brynn Omdahl in Thief River Falls, Minnesota) was the third wife of Canadian-American comedian and actor Phil Hartman. When she met Phil on a blind date, she was a model and aspiring actress. It was reported that after the two got married, Brynn felt intimated and jealous of all of Phil’s success when she couldn’t find any on her own. Brynn, fueled by her jealousy, started using drugs and alcohol....

Tragedy struck a young, pregnant mother while driving to her father’s birthday party. A passerby found Brittany Stykes’ car in a ditch, realizing that she was murdered. Also inside was her then 14-month old daughter, who miraculously survived. The second half of Investigation Discovery’s ‘Still A Mystery: The Silent Witnesses’ delves into Brittany’s murder and how the family has been waiting for closure ever since. If you’re wondering what happened in this case, we’ve got you covered....

In February 2008, the authorities rushed to Melissa Oxley’s home after she found her husband, Benjamin “Ben” Oxley shot in the head. As the investigation continued, everything pointed to his ex-wife’s boyfriend, James Matlean. NBC News’ ‘Dateline: While They Were Sleeping’ focuses on how Ben was killed and why his former wife, Dawn Oxley, became a crucial part of the investigation. So, if you’re wondering where she might be today, here’s what we know....

Directed by Adam Shankman, ‘Disenchanted’ is a musical fantasy comedy film. The sequel to the 2007 release ‘Enchanted,’ the story takes place 15 years after Giselle defeated the evil queen Narissa and found her happily ever after with Robert Philip, a New York divorce lawyer, and his daughter Morgan. At the start of the sequel, Giselle and Robert move to the picturesque suburb of Monroeville, New York, with Morgan and their new baby Sofia on Giselle’s insistence....

‘Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World’ or ‘Isekai Meikyuu de Harem wo’ is a harem isekai anime based on Shachi Sogano’s Japanese light novel series of the same name. The show revolves around Michio Kaga, an ordinary high schooler who mysteriously gets teleported into a rural village. He immediately realizes that he is now in the game that he has been playing recently and luckily has an overpowered sword as well....

‘Orphan: First Kill’ is a psychological horror film directed by William Brent Bell that stars Isabelle Fuhrman in the lead role of Esther Albright/Leena Klammer. The film is a prequel to the 2009 horror film ‘Orphan.’ It tells the origin story of Leena Klammer, a woman with dwarfism who cons her way into the lives of the Albright family by pretending to be their long-lost daughter, Esther. The gripping film plays with viewer expectations, and Esther’s age is a carefully threaded plot point and largely impacts the narrative....

Based on the novel by D.H Lawrence, Netflix’s ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ follows the story of Connie Chatterley who is trapped in an unhappy marriage and falls in love with the gamekeeper of her husband’s family estate. The film follows their passionate romance as Connie not only struggles with the idea of infidelity but also the prejudice against being in a relationship with a man of a lower class. Despite her upper-class upbringing, Connie chooses to be with Oliver rather than stick to her comfortable marriage with Clifford....

Fauda is an intense political Israeli television thriller. It delves deep into the murky waters of the Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation. The show has been widely lauded for its depiction of the moral confusion that ensued during these times. Apart from its riveting storyline and classic cliffhanger approach, what makes it so popular in both Israel and Arab countries, is the feeling of realism that manages to evoke in its viewers....

‘Her Secret Family Killer’ (‘previously ‘DNA Killer’) is a thriller movie from Lifetime. Being one of the TV networks which regularly comes out with original films, Lifetime is in stiff competition with the streaming platforms which have also made the movie-watching experience a living room affair. With Lifetime’s enviable oeuvre of films it keeps coming out with, ‘Her Secret Family Killer’ can easily prove to an intense watch full of twists and turns we have never witnessed before....

SPONSORED LINKS Created by Dick Wolf, ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,’ AKA ‘Law & Order: SVU,’ is a police crime series that follows the detectives of the titular elite force in the New York Police Department’s 16th precinct in Manhattan. The show explores one rarely explored side of New York’s crime world. Starring Mariska Hargitay, Tracy Lauren Marrow, and Kelli Giddish, the show premiered in 1999 and has remained one of the most popular in its genre....

Netflix’s ‘Robbing Mussolini’ (also titled ‘Rapiniamo il Duce’) is an Italian film directed by Renato De Maria. The heist comedy follows a Milanese wartime entrepreneur who recruits a group of misfits and resistance fighters to execute an audacious plan to rob a fabled treasure. With the story’s post-World War II setting and several references to real-life figures, viewers must be curious to know if the movie is inspired by actual events....

Many psychological thrillers feed on the universal fear of home invasion. At first, ‘The Occupant‘ may not seem like most other movies of the “home invasion” sub-genre, but it eventually does tread that path while bringing in some twists and turns of its own. The film unfolds itself from the perspective of a man named Javier who was once a very successful advertising agent. But after an unknown event, he ends up losing his job and forced to downsize his luxurious lifestyle....

If you have ever been interested in the art of makeup or SFX, ‘Glow Up: The Next Makeup Star‘ would be right up your alley. The competitive makeup reality show brings in talent from all over the world and has them fight it out for ultimate glory in a thrilling contest. Besides, even though the contestants come from different fields, they develop a close bond living together and participating in increasingly difficult challenges designed to push them to their limits....

Netflix’s ‘Look Both Ways’ follows the story of Natalie which starts on the night when she takes a pregnancy test. The timeline splits into the one where the test is negative and the other where the test is positive. As expected, becoming a mother changes her life radically, though interestingly, a few important things remain the same. One of the key things that the film shows through Natalie’s story is that life takes its own course, no matter how much you plan stuff....

‘Love’, as many would say, is appalling from its opening scene itself. Without any prior warnings or build-ups, the movie begins with a very graphic sex scene where its two main characters, Gaspar and Electra, can be seen “pleasuring one another.” At its very onset, the film establishes that it’s not only unwatchable with your family but even watching it with anyone at all could be unsettling, to say the least....

Netflix’s ’20th Century Girl’ is a romantic comedy film set in South Korea in 1999. Directed by Bang Woo-ri, the movie tells the story of Na Bo-ra, a seventeen-year-old girl who spies on her best friend’s crush. However, she gets swept into her own love story that will define her ideas of friendship and love. The film’s plot hinges on a massive misunderstanding that constantly changes the dynamic between the characters and ends on a bittersweet note....