The Bear Season 3 Takes Risks that Don’t Always Pay Off
As a fervent admirer of The Bear since its inception, I’ve been eagerly awaiting each new season, captivated by its intense drama, intricate character development, and raw portrayal of life in a high-pressure kitchen. Season 3 of The Bear, now…
Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Challengers’ Explores the Drama On and Off the Court
Luca Guadagnino directs “Challengers,” a time-shifting drama about a love triangle between tennis pros. The film stars Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist as young adult tennis players who become caught up in a messy and contentious love triangle. While…
Guns & Gulaabs: A series with humor, comedy and wacky crimes
If you are looking for something with good humor and wit, you can give Guns & Gulaabs a try. This comedy series from Netflix was released in August 2023, and while it makes an effort to keep you entertained with…
Beef (2023): The Art of Being Your Own Worst Enemy
Beef (2023), the latest Netflix original, stands out as a gem amidst Netflix’s vast catalog of mediocre content. The brilliant cast, with Steven Yuen and Ali Wong as the protagonists, and the dark, satirical writing makes the show equally harrowing…
‘The Night Manager’: An Explosive Combination of Style and Substance
The Night Manager, the latest Disney Plus Hotstar series- a remake of the British series of the same name- feels a tad bit off-putting, considering how they split the story into two parts. The four-episode series will have its part…
The White Lotus Returns with a Second Season That’s Filled with Drama and Satire
When the first season of The White Lotus ended last year, the question on everyone’s mind was ‘can this be topped’? Now, after the Limited Series was extended into an anthology series and its second season came out, looks like…
The Good Nurse is an Engaging Thriller that Falls Just Short of Being a Great Classic
Trust is the most essential aspect of any relationship. Trust can make a relationship beautiful and pure. However, when we trust someone, be it our friends, coworkers, or relatives, we also give them the power to hurt us. Sometimes people…
The Girl From Plainville Humanizes the Subjects of a Complex Tragedy, Buoyed by a Fantastic Lead Performance
The Girl From Plainville is different from its contemporaries dabbling in true stories: both the victim and the culprit involved have plenty of flaws, and it’s not entirely clear who’s the most responsible for what happened that fateful night on…
WeCrashed Tells the Story of the Rise and ‘Fall’ of an Entrepreneur Couple and their Co-Working Company
WeCrashed is a tricky show to like. On one hand, lead actors Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway do well as obnoxious entrepreneurs high on their own supply, but at the same time, the show is also tonally disjointed and it…
The Dropout Dramatizes the Rise and Fall of an Ambitious Startup Founder Who Conned Her Investors (and Thousands of Patients) for Years
The Dropout is just one of three different shows about startup founders and their demise out right now. It’s also part of a larger trend of dramatization of real stories that are seen in other shows such as Inventing Anna,…