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FATE: THE WINX SAGA – SEASON 1

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What’s the story plot?

The story is based on a girl, Bloom, whose life turns upside down when she discovers she is a fairy. And she has no idea of the mystical “Otherworld”. There are ones who are Fairies and there are ones who are specialists. The specialists save from the evil burned ones. Bloom is a fire fairy and due to her significance she is wanted by the burned ones.

Bloom lies to her parents and comes to Alfea – the magic world, where she comes across some life changing truths about herself and are biological parents. Bloom even learns her links to some influential personalities of Alfea. 

What’s to like about Fate: The Winx Saga

  • The series shows an emotional side and also the bullying students face in schools.
  • It is a story about 4 friends facing the heat from others and finds out the truth about Bloom. It even shows the value of friends.
  • It gives us suspense. It points at which season one ends keeps us on our toes and eagerly waiting for the second one.
  • It’s totally binge-able in a sitting having just 6 episodes and an interesting plot line.

Some questionable loopholes

  • Beatrix’s Prison – if she was a powerful spy and an enemy then why was her prison not under proper security? 
  • Secret chamber guarding – if the secret chamber has Rosalind then why wasn’t it guarded. This show seems to have a lot of problems about the securities.
  • Stella’s Escape – if she was the princess of Solaria –  the kingdom which has a lot of military force and security then how did she escape so easily?
  • Death and Return of Andreas – Silva’s killed him in order to protect the city from the genocidal maniac Rosalind but they should have checked the body if he’s really dead or not. And in the finale how he just reappeared suddenly is highly questionable.
  • Fireproof Clothes – How does the clothes not catch fire and everything else does. It’s very disturbing as in the end she even transforms into a full fairy and get fire wings yet not a scratch on her clothes. 

What do we have to say about it?

We would give a ⅗. Though it has some tempting elements but it still lacks a lot of crucial elements. It is currently streaming on Netflix.

QUEEN OF THE SOUTH

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

Release Year – 2016

Genre – Thriller, Drama, Action

Cast – Alice Braga, Hemky Madera, Alfonso Herrera, Veronica Falcon, Justina Machado, Peter Gadiot, Gerardo Taracena, Joaquim de Almeida

Directed by – M.A. Fortin, Joshua John Miller

Produced by –  Robert J. Wilson Lorenzo, O’Brien MAtthew J., Lieberman Judd Rea

Seasons released so far – 4

IMDb Ratings – 7.9/10

Rotten Tomatoes – 68%

Story line –

This is a powerful story of Teresa Mendoza who is a woman in her early 20s who comes to the US as her drug dealing boyfriend is murdered in Mexico and she wants to avenge his death. Little did she know that her life was about to be changed forever. She then seeks refuge in Dallas after which she is set to run a drug cartel all on her own. She faces near death experience many many times but she is always saved.

Our Views –

This series focuses more on women taking incharge and changing the rules of the game and these things are done very flawlessly.

This is definitely a worth watching show for numerous reasons like it’s full of suspense, drama,  good scenes, good acting and ofcourse Alice Braga herself!! 

When you initially start watching, the first episode will give you the “Narcos” vibes and it might be what you might say is a lady narcos.

As the starting shows us how Teresa runs away from a drug cartel and then held as a refugee and there we can see all the action that we possibly can and then the rate of action declines as the plot matures. At the very first scene the end is shown where Teresa is already running this business and she on the top.

Her aura in the whole series is that of a lone wolf, a lioness and a fighter who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. She is loyal, she wants revenge in the start but later she is calm and she learns about herself that this is what she is made for.

Though the story revolves around Teresa Mendoza but the important part is played by Camila Vargas and Epifanio. The reason for putting this one in the Hispanic section is of course of its Mexican culture influence and its more than self explanatory of being in this section.

GAME NIGHT

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Rating: 2 out of 5.

Release Year – 2018

Genre – Action, Comedy, Crime

Cast–  Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler 

Directed by – John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein

Produced by – Jason Bateman, John Davis, John Fox

Story Line – 

Max and Annie’s weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max’s brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party — complete with fake thugs and federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it’s all supposed to be part of the game. As the competitors set out to solve the case, they start to learn that neither the game nor Brooks are what they seem to be. The friends soon find themselves in over their heads as each twist leads to another unexpected turn over the course of one chaotic night.

Our View –

The Game Night is for competitive couples who love some adventure. It also has a car chase, violent incident which leads to an impromptu surgery, house party and in a never ending seemingly heist. It can be seen that many actors face serious injuries which in reality can be life taking but the actors seem to bounce back and resume the game. The comedy is very smart but the movie seems very long and boring in the end.

THE OLD GUARD

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

Release Year – 2020

Genre – Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Cast – Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Marwan Kenzari,Luca Marinelli Harry, Melling Veronica,    NgoMatthias Schoenaerts, Chiwetel Ejiofor

Director – Gina Prince-Bythewood

Writers: Greg Rucka 

Story Line

Four undying warriors who’ve secretly protected humanity for centuries become targeted for their mysterious powers just as they discover a new immortal.

Our View

There is a team of immortals who is led by Andy (Charlize Theron) and she finds all the immortals living on the earth. They don’t wear any fancy clothes nor they have a cap nor can they fly nor they have any alter ego and just good work.

Andy appears to be the boss and she is doing this the longest since antiquity, when she went by Andromache. The others include Joe (Marwan Kenzari) and Nicky (Luca Marinelli), lovers who met cute on opposite sides of the Crusades, and Booker (Matthias Schoenaerts), who joined up during the Napoleonic Wars. and the youngest United States Marine named Nile Freemen (Kiki Layne). 

But Nile struggles understanding her immortality. She was familiar with the concept of time coming for everyone, sooner or later and having a hard time understanding her existence. She even decided to leave the team but then she has a change of heart. People starts to make stories about their lives. They are captured and given to a pharmaceutical company, and research is conducted on them. But they all are saved by Nile after she changed her mind.

But the movie seems predictable enough and hence, seems a bit long. Regardless from its flaws it is a good movie to watch.It seems that the ending is that there might be a sequel in line.