A whole week of rom-coms has finally passed and we are back to normal. But even the normal appears different this time around with the release of The Vince Staples Show. Streaming on Netflix, it is a fictional series, which features a real-life rapper who plays himself as the lead protagonist. But wait, the show is […]
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Four Romcoms in three days, my mind is now prepared for anything. Kill Me If You Dare, The Heartbreak Agency, and Players hit Netflix this week. Now, a film from South Africa, A Soweto Love Story, has been premiered on the platform. It is charming, heartfelt, and feel-good, according to the official description. Moreover, the movie
The last week was filled with rom-coms on Netflix, in the run-up to Valentine’s Day. I have seen at least three such movies and more are on the way. Players is a new American flick that falls in the aforementioned genre. A little under two hours, Netflix describes it as a raunchy creation. Here’s my
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Known for suspenseful actioners and thrillers, Germany can throw surprises in the rom-com genre as well. To be honest, it has been almost a year since I watched a romantic film from the country. And what better than the Valentine’s Day to end the drought with The Heartbreak Agency, a new German movie on Netflix. It is
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Netflix’s Polish catalog gets another boost with the release of Kill Me If You Dare, a new film from the region. Last month, Detective Forst made a sparkling debut on the platform. Before that, it was 1670 that made waves. Touted to be a goofy and deadpan comedy movie, does Kill Me If You Dare live
One of those shows I watched but couldn’t review, Alpha Males is now back for the second season. The Spanish comedy series found acceptance last year for its light, funny, and unhinged take on toxic masculinity. With ten episodes, the successive season runs for around five hours and aims to recreate the ambiance it previously
The latest Indian social thriller, Bhakshak, is making all the right noise in the public domain. Streaming on Netflix, the movie shows the grit and determination of an independent journalist to bring to justice powerful people involved in a heinous crime. Is it based on a real story though? Read on to find out. Is
We keep hearing cinema has the power to shape society, but haven’t commercial aspects made this almost impossible to happen? There’s a total dearth of films that question the system, the evils, and the intentions of those in power. Bhakshak, a new Hindi film streaming on Netflix, breaks this ongoing blindness. But it isn’t the
Some regions are known for their distinct style of filmmaking. One of them is Turkey. The succulent creations from the country have always a touch of engaging somberness to them. Ashes is the latest Turkish flick to hit Netflix. It promises to be a psychological, suspenseful, and romantic affair and runs for almost 100 minutes.
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How rare is it to find full-fledged romantic shows these days? My memory fails me to remember any such series from the past few months. But to our respite, a new British creation called One Day has premiered on Netflix. It is based on David Nicholls’ novel of the same name. There are fourteen episodes (yes, you
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