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A still from ‘Happiness for Beginners’ | Photo Credit: Netflix Helen (Ellie Kemper) knows what she wants: to reset her life. The wilderness survival course that her younger brother Duncan (Alexander Koch) convinces her to go on might just…

Express News Service For the longest time, Padmakumar proved himself as a filmmaker fitting comfortably in the thriller space, having delivered some successful entries in the genre, such as Vaasthavam (for which…

In the first episode of HeartBeat, Ok Taec-yeon — who plays vampire Seon Woo-hyul — turns wistful when asked why he is determined to become a human being. “I want to experience love that makes my heart beat,” he declares. Woo-hyul’s quest…

By Express News Service Pruthvi Ambaar, who is shifting between love and action genres, has now taken up a rom-com. The yet-to-be-titled project will serve as the directorial debut of Ashwin Padmaroop, who will be…

A still from ‘Jogira Sara Ra Ra’ One more addition to the sprawling list of romantic comedies set in small-town North India, Jogira Sara Ra Ra suffers from generation loss. The Kushan Nandy film has its fun moments but its drama…

David Jonsson and Vivian Oparah in a still from ‘Rye Lane.’ | Photo Credit: Disney+ Hotstar Sparks do not fly when twenty-something Dom (David Jonsson), who has dreamt of becoming an accountant since his childhood, meets Yas (Vivian…

A still from ‘XO, Kitty’ When a spin-off series for Kitty (Anna Cathcart) from the To All the Boys film series was announced, one wondered if it was truly necessary. After spending five hours with love guru Kitty and watching her and the…

Express News Service There is an enormous amount of candour and clarity in Nandini Reddy as she speaks in depth about writing and cinema, the two intertwined crafts she has been working with over the last 25 years in…

Express News Service When Rob (Sam Heughan) and Mira (a very convincing Priyanka Chopra) meet for the first time in Love Again, just like every other romantic film, there’s slow instrumental music playing in the…

Katherine Heigl | Photo Credit: MARIO ANZUONI John Travolta and Katherine Heigl are set to lead romantic-comedy movie "That's Amore!".According to entertainment news outlet Variety, Nick Vallelonga is directing the feature film.The project…