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SPONSORED LINKS 8. Dive (2018) ‘The Swimmers’ depicts the challenges Yusra and Sara face while they try to fulfill their ambition of becoming Olympian swimmers. Their dreams get tested by the Syrian Civil War, forcing them to make a decision that changes their lives forever. Daniel F. Holmes’ drama film ‘Dive’ follows a swimmer like Yusra and Sara, named Laura, who discovers that she is pregnant not long before she is expected to participate in the most significant competition of her career....

The snowy Breckenridge municipality in Colorado was shocked by the double homicide of Annette Schnee and Bobbie Jo Oberholtzer in 1982. The police could not find any leads until a new investigative technique helped them catch the killer after nearly four decades. Investigation Discovery’s ‘On the Case With Paula Zahn: Rocky Mountain Mystery’ takes a deep look into the tragic incident and the ensuing investigation. If you are curious to know more details as well as the identity and the current whereabouts of the perpetrator, we’ve your back....

Predominantly set in Japan, ‘Bullet Train’ is the cinematic adaptation of the 2010 novel ‘Maria Beetle’ (renamed ‘Bullet Train’ in its UK and US editions) by Kōtarō Isaka. The plot revolves around a group of people who find themselves traveling together on the eponymous bullet train. A few of them are assassins, and the rest are there because their circumstances have brought them. The climactic scene involves a massive action sequence that starts at a station, moves into the bullet train, and ends on the ground....

‘Baby Mama’ is not your typical chick flick. With Tina Fey and Amy Poehler as its leads, it walks you through the ups and downs of motherhood and the hilarious antics of the sisterhood that develops between the two characters. Although a bit predictable at times, ‘Baby Mama’ is a fun movie that’ll certainly leave you with a lot more than some memorable gags. That being said, in the article below, we’ll be exploring all the themes that the movie covers in context with its characters and we’ll also be explaining its storyline....

In his documentary ‘Truth’, Corey Feldman outs all the people who, he claims, sexually abused him and his friend and late-actor, Corey Haim. It was on the reality show, ‘The Two Coreys’ that Haim had first told Feldman about the assault he had suffered at the hand of a man while filming ‘Lucas’ in 1985. However, he never actually named the culprit. In the years after, especially the ones following his death, several names were thrown in the mix, with Charlie Sheen emerging as the most notable name....

Considering that it’s Belgium’s first Netflix original, ‘Into the Night’ is surprisingly entertaining. With its short span of 6 episodes, the mini-series uses familiar dystopian themes but turns them into a novel concept of its own. Using the dynamics of its characters, it slowly builds tension and leads up to a fairly buoyant conclusion. If you’ve already seen it and you’re having a tough time wrapping your head around some of its plot points and ending, here’s an explanation for you....

Directed by Abi Damaris Corbin, ‘Breaking’ is a thriller movie that follows Brian Brown-Easley, a former Marine Corps veteran whose extreme financial troubles compel him to rob a bank. However, it leads to drastic events that upend his life. The movie details the struggles of a black marine veteran, and the issues he faces are rooted in reality. Naturally, viewers must wonder whether the riveting story is inspired by actual events....

Created by Taylor Sheridan, Paramount+’s Western series ‘1923’ is a prequel to ‘Yellowstone,’ following the Duttons during the 1920s, exploring the family’s survival which is threatened by Prohibition and the Great Depression. The series revolves around Jacob Dutton, the brother of James Dutton, who established the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch in Montana. The series also features Jack Dutton and John Dutton Sr., the grandfather and great-grandfather of Kevin Costner’s John Dutton III respectively....

AMC+’s ‘Rogue Agent’ is the story of a man who has the talent of manipulating people into his lies. He goes about masquerading as a spy and recruits three college students to help him keep an eye on the members of the IRA in their college. One night, he runs away with all three of them, claiming that their cover is blown and the IRA is on their tails. The story picks up a decade later, with a solicitor named Alice Archer, falling for his lies....

Portrayed by Ade Chike Torbert, Scrappy is one of the most important supporting characters in Starz’s ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan,’ the prequel and spin-off of ‘Power.’ For most of the series, Scrappy appears to be arguably the most loyal member of Raq’s crew. After Kanan shoots Howard and Marvin doesn’t show up on time in the season 1 finale, Raq sends Scrappy to pick Kanan up and navigate him out of the traps that the police have set up....

Love comes in many forms, and so do soulmates. However, over the years, the romanticism of Hollywood has demarcated love and the idea of “the one” in very specific sexual brackets. In his film, ‘Straight Up’, James Sweeney tries to break-out of these restrictions and presents the story of a man and a woman who find each other just when they think they are destined to die of loneliness. The film begins with Todd, a young gay man who starts questioning his sexuality and wonders if he is more fluid than he had imagined, all the while being disgusted by bodily fluids....

Directed by Todd Field, ‘Tár’ is a psychological drama movie that follows Lydia Tár, a world-renowned music composer who is the first-ever female conductor of a German orchestra. Working on composing one of the greatest symphonies of her career, she is on the verge of a breakthrough, but a sudden infatuation with her new cellist threatens to derail her entire life. Seeing Lydia troubled, her adopted daughter Petra becomes her pillar of strength and helps her overcome her struggles....

The most tense and unflinching dramas are the ones that literally put a viewer through an immediate sense of life-or-death experience, against a seemingly invincible enemy. Netflix’s first Quebec film, ‘The Decline’ intends to something similar and even succeeds to an extent. Its narrow survival narrative creates an intense atmosphere by pitting its characters against insurmountable odds and as a viewer, there are certain moments in the film which make you wonder if it has any real-life inspirations....

While Netflix’s ‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story‘ takes the audience through Jeffrey Dahmer’s killing spree, the show narrates that the serial killer could have been apprehended much earlier if the police had been a little more vigilant. One night in May 1991, the police were called to Jeffrey’s apartment by his neighbor, Glenda Cleveland, who claimed a boy in his early teens had stumbled out of the serial killer’s apartment in a seemingly drugged state....

NBC News’ ‘Dateline: Wreckage’ highlights Reginald Kimbro’s crime spree throughout Texas. It ended in March 2022 after he was convicted of two murders and double the number of sexual assaults, sending him away for life. One of the victims was Megan Getrum, a 36-year-old woman killed while on a hike at a park in Plano, Texas. The news of her passing left her parents, Diane and Leonard Getrum, with a gaping hole in their lives....

Investigation Discovery’s ‘Serial Killer on Blood Mountain’ looks at a tragic case where the perpetrator killed a woman four days after abducting her from a hiking trail in Georgia. The show takes a detailed look at the events and circumstances that led to the crime and explores a case that is the very personification of danger lurking in plain sight. How Did Meredith Hope Emerson Die? Although Meredith was born in Charleston, South Carolina, she was actually raised in Holly Springs in North Carolina....

In the twelfth episode of ‘My Hero Academia’ season 6 titled ‘Threads of Hope,’ the show follows Best Jeanist as he arrives just in the nick of time to save the heroes from Gigantomachia. While he manages to restrain the giant villain for quite some time, Nomus try to attack him to create a power imbalance and free their compatriots. To everyone’s surprise, Mirio suddenly appears at ground zero and takes on the Nomus with Nejire, Ingenium, and Bakugo’s help....

Netflix’s ‘The Swimmers’ follows the story of two sisters who survive all odds to make the journey from war-torn Syria to Germany. Both of them are excellent swimmers, something that saves their life, as well as that of eighteen other people while crossing the ocean on a dingy that was certain to drown. Once in Germany, the girls don’t waste any time getting back to swimming, however, they are severely out of practice....

The final round of the fourth season of ‘The Crown’ begins with the end of the eleven-year term of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. At the beginning of the season, she had been appointed the first female Prime Minister of the U.K. She quickly gained notoriety for her strict measures and unfaltering actions, no matter what anyone would say about her. In the final episode, she finds herself against the members of her own party, when Sir Geoffrey Howe tenders his resignation from his position and opens the doors for others to express open dissident against the Prime Minister....

The fourth episode of Hulu’s dystopian series ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ season 5, titled ‘Dear Offred,’ follows the aftermath of Serena Joy Waterford’s return to Toronto, Canada, from Gilead. Upon knowing about Gilead’s information center in the city to accommodate Serena and her duties, June Osborne and her partner Lucas “Luke” Bankole start to worry about the consequences of the same. In Gilead, Aunt Lydia is concerned about the future of the Handmaids, especially after Esther Keyes’ attempt to kill herself and Janine Lindo....