Less than a year after Jeffrey Epstein, one of the most highly placed white men in the American power structures, died in the prison by ‘suicide’, a docuseries has hit Netflix titled Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich. No, the documentary doesn’t necessarily investigate into the mysterious and controversial death of Epstein. But it does open up […]
As the US recently surpassed the 100,000 mark of deaths due to the Coronavirus epidemic, here is a pre-COVID Netflix docuseries zeroing in on the Lenox Hill Hospital in the Upper East Side. While the documentary is similar to popular hospital dramas like Grey’s Anatomy which came long before COVID, it is now bound to […]
The entire place is awash with preternaturally attractive blondes in pastel pink. Paltrow’s office reminds me not to call her an actress; she is, at best, an entrepreneur and at worst a con artist. Launching her lifestyle company Goop in 2008, it began as a mere recommendations newsletter. Currently reported to be worth around $250 […]
Every era has its scam; the 1920s was the Ponzi scheme era and the late 60s saw a rise in quiz show scandals. McMillions (stylized as McMillion$) is a six-part mini-series documentary that takes us not so far back to the beginning of the century, the story of the infamous McDonald’s fraudulent monopoly case with […]
Netflix has recently made another stride towards tapping the millennial market. This time with psychedelics! Enter, Have A Good Trip — Adventures in Psychedelics. A psychedelic trip is nothing if not completely and entirely individual to the person….uh well… tripping! While there may seem to be certain underlying threads of common themes, like oneness of […]
Michelle Obama seldom falls to surprise and inspire us! Even as the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic has us all locked in and blue, the former first lady got together with Netflix to release a special documentary titled “Becoming.” It will be based on the events that followed the release of Michelle Obama’s bestselling memoir Becoming, including […]
Remember how 86 years after the Titanic sank, a beautifully wrinkled Rose told her great-granddaughter that a woman’s heart was a sea of secrets? Now imagine, not one but two women and what their hearts filled with love for each other, would be capable of withholding. A Secret Love, the latest Netflix documentary premiering April 29, is the […]
The Mandalorian BTS docuseries set to release on Star Wars Day; expect Baby Yoda’s demystification. The first-ever live-action spin-off of the Star Wars franchise, The Mandalorian, hit the small screen in November last year. And at the end of its very first episode was introduced the greatest gift of Star Wars franchise to the internet and the meme world – Baby Yoda. Now, […]
If Netflix’s latest crime documentary on teen sex trafficking victim and murder convict Cyntoia Brown wasn’t enough to get our hearts racing, here be another twist in the tale — it’s unauthorized! The story of Cyntoia Brown, the alleged sex trafficking victim who was sentenced to prison at 16 for shooting an estate agent who had picked her […]
A straight Jewish couple with three children and routine rounds to the synagogue would be the last in line to be mistaken for transgender activists. However, the latest Netflix documentary, Circus of Books, set for release later this month, is centered precisely on such a couple who ran a gay X-Rated store in 1980s America. Circus of […]