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363. Web-series Reviews – 178

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More web-series reviews… The Asunta Case – Came out in 2024.  In September 2013, the news and newspapers shocked us with a horrifying and highly publicized case. Asunta Basterra (originally Fang Yong), a 12-year-old girl of Chinese origin, had disappeared, although 24 hours later it was learned that she had really been murdered. Her body was found on a forest track near the family's country house. A review from IMDB... Great true crimes series! And please you have to watch it in the original version with subtitles, otherwise it won't work at all. With deep characters that generate a lot of interest, the cast is excellent!. The one who stands out above all of them is the wonderful and in Spain well-known actress Candela Peña, in the role of the unstable mother. It is is worth watching just to see her in the role of Rosario Porto. And of course I must also mention the role of Tristán Ulloa, really great in the role of t...
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More web-series reviews… After the Flood – Came out in 2024.  Joanna finds an unidentified man dead in a lift in a underground car park after a devastating flood, police assumes that he became trapped as the waters rose, but she is obsessed with discovering what happened to him. A review from IMDB... I must admit I didn't have very high hopes for this latest 6-part cop-drama from ITV but I found the longer it went the better it got. It starts with a massive flood in a fictitious Yorkshire town. Very pregnant policewoman Joanna Marshall, played by Sarah Rundle, is keen to become a detective, but meanwhile has quite the day while out in unform, first of all helping to save a young baby who's fallen into the fast-flowing floodwater, although she's greatly helped in this by a mystery man who unflinchingly dives headlong into the torrent. She then later stumbles upon a dead man in a car-park lift who it soon becomes obvi...
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More web-series reviews… Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal – Came out in 2024.  When Ashley Madison, a dating site for people seeking adulterous affairs, is hacked, millions of users' intimate data is exposed, wrecking marriages and destroying lives. This three episode documentary series from Minnow Films and director Toby Paton explores the creation of the website during the dot com boom, the people who used the site to explore a part of their love lives they felt was missing, and the hack that made it all come crashing down. A review from IMDB... I can remember when the Ashley Madison scandal hit the news. I didn't pay an awful lot of attention to it at the time. I was disgusted with the site then and still find it disgusting today. So why would I watch this documentary? Curiosity finally got the better of me. This documentary basically gives you the breakdown of what Ashley Madison is/was and describes what h...
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More web-series reviews… Monsieur Spade – Came out in 2024.  Monsieur Spade centers around the infamous protagonist of American writer Dashiell Hammett's 1930 classic novel The Maltese Falcon. The year is 1963, and the legendary Detective Sam Spade is enjoying his retirement in the South of France. By contrast to his days as a private eye in San Francisco, Spade's life in Bozouls is peaceful and quiet. But the rumored return of his old adversary will change everything. Six beloved nuns have been brutally murdered at the local convent. As the town grieves, secrets emerge, and new leads are established. Spade learns that the murders are somehow connected to a mysterious child who is believed to possess great powers. A review from IMDB... Just before watching this miniseries about a middle-aged Sam Spade living in France, I read an article about it's co-writer/creator/director Scott Frank and his success as a script do...
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More web-series reviews… Adv Achinta Aich – Came out in 2024.  Bengali series.  Shocking murder with multiple eyewitnesses. Sole suspect in the apparent open-and-shut case hires Achinta Aich, a notary lawyer with limited resources. Achinta's pursuit of justice exposes a web of secrets and sins concealing the truth. A review from IMDB... Adv. Achinta Aich (2024): the new Bengali so-called Courtroom Drama does not seem to be that much impressive. The story line is no doubt good. But the biting reality is unlike the famous courtroom dramas of Bollywood, the Bengali legal drama has never been that much successful. This one is no exception. The movie seems to follow the pattern of the Hindi courtroom dramas particularly the "Criminal Justice" Web Series starring Pankaj Trpathi and Manoj Bajpayee starrer" Sirf Ek Banda Kaafi Hai" to a significant extent. However, unlike "Criminal Justice" or" Si...
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More web-series reviews… Ordeal by Innocence – Came out in 2018.  Christmas 1954. Wealthy philanthropist Rachel Argyll is murdered at her family estate Sunny Point. Her adopted son Jack Argyll is arrested for her murder. He vehemently protests his innocence. Based on Agatha Christie's novel. A review from IMDB... This adaptation of a story by Agatha Christie opens with the murder of wealthy heiress Rachel Argyll; her adopted son Jack is arrested for the killing but protests his innocence. Later, while on remand in prison, he is killed in a fight with another prisoner. Eighteen months pass and Rachel's widower, Leo, is preparing to marry the woman who was once his secretary. Then a strange man comes to the door stating that he can provide an alibi for Jack. Nobody is pleased to see him though as if Jack didn't kill his mother it is almost certain that somebody else living in the house did; her husband, his new fiancé...
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More web-series reviews… Arctic Circle – Came out in 2018 and has 3 seasons.  Series from Finland.  Arctic Circle (aka Ivalo) is set in the unforgiving polar region, amidst the icy landscapes of Finnish Lapland. In season 1 Nina Kautsalo, a Finnish police officer, finds a dying prostitute in an old cabin in the wilderness, the ensuing criminal investigation takes a surprise twist when a deadly virus is discovered in her blood. Nina suddenly finds herself in the middle of an exceedingly unusual criminal investigation. In season 2 Nina joins a new police unit in order to solve the mystery of an international hunting society. It's tied to an old murder case, to which Nina has a surprising connection. A review from IMDB... I have to say that some of the plot lines are somewhat fantastical but I enjoyed them for all that. The acting was good and once more I am just so impressed at the proficiency of so many European actors ...
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