Author: Elisabeth Plank

Taco Chronicles is a Mexican series about the world of tacos. A journey through the best tacos in the world, their flavors and the best places to taste them. A series created by Pablo Cruz. In eight episodes we are taken to various cities in the US where you can find some of the best taquerías and restaurants serving tacos. Many of the most popular taco styles have long, rich, little-known histories. Explore some of them in this eye-opening, mouth-watering food adventure. Our Opinion An interesting and engaging series that combines the history of tacos, and the people behind these…

Storybots: Answer Time is a Netflix educational series created by Gregg Spiridellis from a screenplay by Evan Spiridellis. Premise Got a question? The StoryBots have an answer! Join curious friends Beep, Boop, Bing, Bang and Bo on fun adventures to find facts for real kids like you. Season 1: List of Episodes Multiplication Something’s not adding up for Giuseppe the pizza guy, but Beep totally knows how to help — multiplication! Danny DeVito guest-stars. Keys When a cat burglar has a question about keys, Boop goes to Security Hardware Headquarters to unlock the answer. Zooey Deschanel guest-stars. Glue How does…

Somebody is a 2022 thriller series created by Jung Ji-woo and Han Ji Wan starring Kim Young-kwang and Kang Hae-lim. With Kim Yong-ji and Kim Su-yeon. Killer chatbots and dating apps. In eight episodes ‘Somebody’ taps into our deepest fears concerning AI. It is dubbed in English. Premise A masterful software developer and her pals find themselves entangled in a murder case which is in some way linked to the dating app, Somebody, she designed. The situation is further complicated when a mysterious man shows up. Trailer Series Review Coming soon. Episode List of ‘Somebody’ Release Date November 18, 2022…

Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? is a documentary miniseries directed by Andrew Renzi. In four episodes we are told the incredible story of a young man, and his friend and business partner, who developed a business plan to win a Harrier fighter jet for 7 million Pepsi points. Premise Pepsi ran a marketing campaign in the mid 90’s, offering Pepsi paraphernalia in exchange for Pepsi points. In one of the ads, it showed a young lad get out of a fighter jet, below was written “Harrier Fighter Pepsi 7,000,000 points”, without fine print, no disclaimers, just that phrase – hence, an…

In Her Hands is a documentary directed by Marcel Mettelsiefen and Tamana Ayazi. A well produced documentary that is heartrending, saddening, but necessary to watch. Premise It starts in August 2021, as Western forces withdraw from Afghanistan, this documentary follows youngest female mayor, Zafira Ghafari, and as braves mortal danger to lead a fight for education for the next generation of Afghans. About the Documentary A documentary that has a clear objective and an admirably brave protagonist, Zarifa Ghafari. We follow her during the heartrending time in 2021 when the Western troops left Afghanistan in the hands of the Taliban.…

Fleishman Is in Trouble is an adaptation of the 2019 bestselling novel by same name. The miniseries is created by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Claire Danes and Lizzy Caplan. Premise Toby Fleishmen is in for an emotional roller-coaster. Recently divorced, this forty-something will soon find himself becoming a single father, following the mysterious disappearance of his ex-wife. In his new status he has to find a work-life balance, after being given a promotion at the hospital he works in, and added to that, he is in the app-based dating scene. Release Date November 17, 2022 Where to Watch…

Slow Horses season 2 is directed by Jeremy Lovering, starring Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Jack Lowden among others. The story is based on the “Slough House” novel series by Mick Herron. It revolves around a dysfunctional MI5 team working in the Slough House, the department reserved for “disgraced” MI5 officers and agents. The team is led by the obnoxious Jack Lamb (Gary Oldman). Laden with dark humor, this drama-thriller has received raving reviews, and its second season is much anticipated. Despite starring Oldman as a chief in the intelligence circles, do not expect a Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy…

There is ballet, tap, jazz, break, ballroom and good music galore! Listed in chronological order, here are the best 80’s Hollywood movies featuring dance as a theme: Fame (1980) Remember Leroy, Coco and Lisa? Such big dreams, and so much dedication. Directed by Alan Parker, starring Gene Anthony Ray, Eddie Barth, Irene Cara, Laura Dean and Lee Curreri. It is now a classic in the genre, and in 1982 it served as inspiration for the hit series by same title. Set in New York, it tells the stories of the lives and hardships of students attending the High School of…

Elesin Oba: The King’s Horseman is an adaptation of a play by same title, written and directed by Biyi Bandele, starring Odunlade Adekola. Premise Inspired upon true life events, in the Oyo Empire in the 1940’s, Elesin Oba, the king’s chief horseman, succumbs to the lure of beauty and sexual desire on the very evening he is set to die in order to fulfill his lifelong debt of ritual suicide to accompany the dead Alaafin to the realm of the ancestors, he derails from a very important generational and spiritual transaction. This sets in motion a series of catastrophic consequences,…

Smile is a horror movie written and directed by Parker Finn, starring Sosie Bacon. Things are topsy turvy, and trauma is contagious in this film. Premise Dr. Rose Cotter witnesses a grotesque, traumatic incident involving a patient, and starts experiencing frightening occurrences. As an overwhelming terror begins taking over her life, Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality. Movie Review A well directed movie that is not outstanding, though it does manage to scare. It is very contemporary in style, and it sustains the eerie feeling angst with its rhythm, giving…

Netflix will be streaming the first season of the sitcom set in the last standing Blockbuster Video in the U.S. The series is created by Vanessa Ramos, and stars Randall Park, Melissa Fumero and Madeleine Arthur. Premise After learning he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy Yoon and his staff employees (including his long-time crush, Eliza) fight to stay relevant. The only way to succeed is to remind their community that they provide something big corporations can’t: human connection. First Impressions of the Series Ok, one of the key requirements in a sitcom is relatability. There has…

Killer Sally is a three part true crime doc series about the former body-builder Sally McNeil who was convicted of second degree murder of her husband, Ray McNeil. A case that made it all the way to the highest court in the land. Directed by Nanette Burstein, it is laden with interviews with Sally McNeil herself, friends, family members, and few experts in various fields. Premise Sally McNeil was convicted of second degree murder of her husband in 1996. This documentary series includes interviews with friends, family and Sally McNeil herself. It charts a bodybuilding couple’s rocky marriage — and…