Author: Elisabeth Plank

Television, Series and Trailers

Somebody Feed Phil Season 6

Somebody Feed Phil is a series starring Phil Rosenthal, the creator of Everybody Loves Raymond. We follow Phil on his travels round the world tasting specialties and delights. This is one of Netflix’s best for foodies. In its sixth season, Phil will travel to Philadelphia, Croatia, Austin, Santiago and Nashville introducing us to the some of the local gastronomical mouthwatering dishes. Episode List Philadelphia The City of Brotherly Love opens its arms to Phil as he digs into iconic sandwiches, breaks bread with pal Patton Oswalt and samples new Philly classics. Croatia Phil island-hops in Croatia, where he dons a…

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A Not So Merry Christmas

A Not So Merry Christmas is a Mexican film directed by Mark Alazraki, starring Mauricio Ochmann and Ana Brenda Contreras. A Mexican version of Groundhog Day (1993), this Netflix production starts well (with a musical number of dance and Christmas carols) and gradually becomes more and more deflated consumed by the inevitable Christmas spirit. Premise Chuy has become a bit grumpy and self-centered, having reached midlife, married and father to two. This year he is doomed to relive Christmas day after day in a terrifying space time glitch until he starts appreciating the season. Movie Review It has a good premise:…

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A Storm for Christmas series 2022

A Storm for Christmas is a series directed by Per-Olav Sørensen with Valter Skarsgård, Sus Wilkins, Jon Øigarden and Dennis Storhoi. Numerous stories being told – Christmas is not the same for everyone. This is one refreshing season number. Premise Stranded at Oslo airport, only 24 hours before Christmas, people find themselves in each their dilemmas. Some are there to welcome their loved ones, some to fly home to their families, some work at the airport, and some who want to fly away and avoid the festivities. Their Christmas plans go awry. About the Series In six episodes we are…

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Indian Predator: Beast of Bangalore

Indian Predator: Beast of Bangalore is a the latest installment of the Netflix documentary true crime series Indian Predator. On this occasion it chronicles the hunt and capture of the ruthless Bangalore killer. The hit series that does not shy away from serving the gory details in their chronicling of sordid cases. In ‘Beast of Bangalore’ we hear about severed heads and mutilated genitals. Need we say more? Well, the mining mafia is mentioned. Could there be more to the story than meets the eye? A teetering police force goes on a wild pursuit of a vicious and brutal killer…

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The Killer

The Killer is a South Korean action thriller movie directed by Jae-Hoon Choi. It stars Jang Hyuk yu. Merciless action. Premise A retired hitman whose wife goes on a trip with her friend, and asks him to look after the friend’s teenage daughter. Things go awry when he is forced to use a little violence to protect the girl from juvenile delinquents, but then they are found dead and the girl is kidnapped. About the Movie A “recipe” that worked well – very well – a few years back, and that, applying the same premise and an almost identical character,…

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A Hollywood Christmas

A Hollywood Christmas is a romantic comedy starring Jessika Van and Josh Swickard. This quirky Christmas movie for the entire family is directed by Alex Ranarivelo. Christmas in the studio. Premise Jessica, a young, up-and-coming filmmaker in Hollywood has made a name for herself directing Christmas movies. But when handsome network executive Christopher shows up threatening to halt production on her latest movie, Jessica’s assistant, Reena, points out the irony: Jessica isn’t just trying to save her Christmas movie, she’s actually living in one. Jessica must now juggle all the classic tropes—her actors falling in and out of love, a…

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Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol is a animation movie directed by Stephen Donnelly. And, of course, it’s based on the classic story by Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol. The Christmas classic, this time round with spectacular animation in musical form for the younger ones. Premise On a cold Christmas Eve, selfish miser Ebenezer Scrooge has one night left to face his past — and change the future — before time runs out. Movie Review Relatively true to the original text, with its numerous musical numbers it is a charming adaptation of the classic. In this movie the story and its moral…

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Take Your Pills: Xanax

Take Your Pills: Xanax is a documentary directed by Blair Foster about one of the most popular anti-anxiety medication: Xanax. Anxiety, formerly referred to as melancholia, the vapours, the English maladay, neuroses, nervous breakdown, nuerasthenia. It has always been there, and affects a third of the population, and something has always been taken to suppress that fight or flight response that makes us feel stressed-out, sleepless, etc. Xanax came along in the 50’s early 60’s to replace the barbiturates. Their prescription and consumption took off. A cure for some and a curse for others, widely prescribed anti-anxiety medication is examined…

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