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More web-series reviews… Guns and Gulaabs – Came out in 2023. In a sleepy town, a mechanic struggles to emerge from his dead gangster father's shadow in a mission to win over the love of his life. An honest officer ends up being a chaos agent; whilst a reluctant cartel heir has an identity crisis. A review from IMDB... The duo of Raj & DK is celebrated for their expertise in crafting interesting characters from scratch, and they are not only well versed in their interplays and discourses but also understand how to make those personalities more relatable to the audience and their latest collaboration with Netflix, "Guns & Gulaabs" is no exception! We have got a bunch of fascinating individuals with different quirks and traits, and all of them have been given space and time to evolve, albeit to varying extents. Actors like Rajkummar Rao and Adarsh Gourav had captured most of the spotlight, whereas in Dul

More web-series reviews… London Kills – 4 seasons of 20 episodes. 2019-2023 so far.   With the world's most recognizable city as its backdrop, LONDON KILLS will dramatize the experiences of a team of top murder detectives. Slick, modern and fast moving, the series will be shot like a cutting-edge documentary. Each episode of LONDON KILLS will focus on a different murder following the detectives as they uncover the truth behind the killing but will also have a serial story involving the lead detective's missing wife. A review from IMDB... This is the oddest series, more like a soap opera than a crime procedural as it has many flaws. On the policing front, you have false accusations just about every episode along with suspect interviews never being taped and often just one on one in a lonely room with a desk and two chairs and no one way observation window. Notes are taken when the actor thinks of it and jots down a word or 2, You get many time filling chases through a

More web-series reviews… Love and Death – Came out in 2023.  Based ona true story 😊 ! Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore had a lot in common: They sang together in the Methodist church choir, their daughters were best friends, and their husbands had good jobs working for technology companies in the north Dallas suburbs known as Silicon Prairie. But beneath the placid surface of their seemingly perfect lives, both women simmered with unspoken frustrations and unanswered desires.  Two churchgoing couples enjoy small town family life in Texas - until somebody picks up an axe. One of the reviews from IMDB... First off, I am a bit impressed and encouraged by television offerings lately. ...Well okay, two or three series come immediately to mind. Love & Death is one of them. At first, my husband and I weren't too interested in watching this perhaps because neither of us knew much about the case it is based on. After seeing

More web-series reviews… Made in Heaven 2 – Came out in 2023. Made In Heaven chronicles the lives of Tara and Karan, two wedding planners based in Delhi. India is a potent blend of old and new. Tradition jostles with modern aspirations against the backdrop of a Big Fat Indian Wedding revealing many secrets and many lies. The supposedly liberal fabric of the upper crust unravels as the duo navigate through arranged marriages, dowry transactions and virginity tests. One of the reviews from IMDB... Most Indian web shows are not made with the intention of carrying forward the story into multiple seasons, and I strongly believe that filmmakers shouldn't go ahead with a new season unless they have an actual story to tell. After watching the first two episodes of this season, I just felt that perhaps this show didn't really need a second season. The first two episodes didn't leave any kind of impact on me as such and it fe

More web-series reviews… Deadloch – Came out in 2023. 8 episodes in total.  A feminist noir comedy set against a bucolic backdrop with a rising body count. One of the review from IMDB... When a corpse washes up, hijinks ensue in the small Australian town as the local police department attempt to solve the crime. If you've never heard an Australian accent before, the dialogue might be difficult to understand, but I doubt most people would need subtitles. Except, of course, when the actors are mumbling their lines, which happens more often than I would have liked. You could always watch the Mad Max series if you need a crash course on Australian culture, but it's not necessary. The humor here is pretty broad. In fact, this is a series for people who hate and fear subtlety. Some of the actors overact so much that I was tempted to stop watching the first episode. Luckily, it's steadily toned down after that, but thi