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Latest TV ReleasesFeaturedMegashare Run Hide Fight
I don't understand the meaning of the title (probably relating to throwing something away, and getting it back), but I recognised many of the African American stars in this film, and I enjoyed the fair amount. Basically Marcus Graham (Eddie Murphy) is a successful advertising executive, and also a hit with the ladies (womaniser). After a company merger he finds that his new boss, ravishing Jacqueline 'Jackie'/'Jack' Broyer (Robin Givens, former wife of Mike Tyson), she is treating him the same way he would. He thought he was in love with her, and for a while he was (presumably), and his work is going downhill, but then later he starts dating her more quietly attractive assistant Angela (Halle Berry), who was dating one of his best friends. In the end, after some negative turns and rejection, the eventually get back together, and they (supposedly) live happily ever after. I can definitely agree with the critics that Grace Jones as Helen Strangé and The Emperor's New Groove's Eartha Kitt as Lady Eloise give the film a buzz. Jones being, well, herself (putting on a French accent) is funny taking her knickers off in public, and demanding sex with Murphy, and saying "pussy" a lot, and Kitt with her funny nymphomaniac (desperate for sex) character, really husky voice, and sexy legs and body (even here 65, she's still foxy). Also starring Jumanji's David Alan Grier as Gerard Jackson, Martin Lawrence (just before his breakthrough in Bad Boys) as Tyler, Live and Let Die's Geoffrey Holder as Nelson, young Chris Rock (not long before he started stand-up comedy) as Bony T, Tisha Campbell as Yvonne and Lela Rochon as Christie. Sure, it's slightly long, but don't let that sway you. Worth watching! Director: Kyle Rankin Cast: Thomas Jane , Radha Mitchell , Isabel May , Eli Brown , Olly Sholotan , Treat Williams , Barbara Crampton , Cyrus Arnold , April McCullough , Britton Sear , Carlton Caudle , Catherine Davis , Brandon Germaine , Joel Michaely , Shelby Mayes Megashare The Marksman
It is a great anime for those who are searching for something to see , actually. I dare say it is the best anime I've ever seen , the drama, the characters, the mystery involving the whole context , and develop the story, give a unique feature that leaves you stuck to discover WHAT happened and WHAT can happen , few anime new seasons bring this particularity personally recommend ! you will be amazed at the powers and dejavus that happen and how the story goes quickly and with a lot of content , and for those who are already watching , we have some theories? let your ideas of what is happening in this amazing work !!! do not forget to rate! this anime deserves pass too ! Director: Robert Lorenz Cast: Jacob Perez , Harry Maldonado , Teresa Ruiz , Alfredo Quiroz , Sean A. Rosales , Jose Vasquez , Juan Pablo Raba , Antonio Leyba , Liam Neeson , Clark Sanchez , Alex Knight , Dylan Kenin , Luce Rains , Katheryn Winnick , Ann Barrett Richards Megashare Horizon Line
I like a wide variety of movies and films definitely don't have to be new, slick or technically advanced for me to like them. In that spirit I went in to this thinking I might be in for a good time with all those great people in it that I've liked in so many other movies. Cleavon Little, James Coco, Cloris Leachman and especially Ruth Gordon figured to be very entertaining. Well, they weren't. Scene after scene of agonizingly bad acting, directing, script and whatever else you can name. Mr. Little or Mr. Mulligan who some seemed to have enjoyed did nothing for me here. Even the great Ms. Gordon who did her best couldn't escape from the horribly awkward feeling pervading this turkey. I kept waiting for the one memorable cameo that just never materialized. The closest that came was Arnold's early appearance as a trainer. It was actually stunning although not that amusing to see how long this crew could keep it up without just giving up. Unfortunately it went on for seemingly forever and the only break was that the rental copy I found had a 30 second patch where it blanked out. I am not kidding in the slightest when I say the static on the screen was a welcome change. I have seen movies more offensive, more unpleasant and more boring, but I don't think I've ever seen a movie that was as big a mess as this flop. So shockingly bad I gave it a 2 instead of a 1. Director: Mikael Marcimain Cast: Alexander Dreymon , Allison Williams , Keith David , Pearl Mackie , Jumayn Hunter , Amanda Khan , Lamin Tamba , Orlaith Doherty , Francois Groenewald , Marc Redmond , Danny Bhowaneedin , Dennis Gregory , Privilege Magezi , Daniel O'Neil , Kate Shepard Megashare Born a Champion
A coming of age story in which Ana (America Ferrera) deals with the effects of tradition, gender, social class and race on her future and on her family. The cinematic gaze on Ana is that she is a healthy sized Latin woman with curves and intelligence coming from a lower class family. Certain stereotypes of Latin people and women are reinforced in this movie in the form of Ana's mother, Carmen (Lupe Ontiveros) and sister, Estela (Ingrid Oliu), which are then in turn critiqued by Ana. For example, Ana's sister owns a clothing sweat-shop which relies on the upper class white people for everything. Estela fears the upper/dominant/powerful class, while Ana confronts them and makes her demands perfectly clear without compromising herself. Ana's mother has revolved her life around getting married and raising a family, while Ana refuses to compromise her future and dreams by taking a husband and household on before she really wants to. The movie revolves primarily around Ana's college application. This is the plot device whose effects progress the film. The scholarship to the University is dependent upon the fact that Ana is a minority, and without the scholarship, Ana and her family make it clear that they could not financially afford to send Ana to college, which would then reproduce stereotypes of women and minorities of being less financially stable. Eventually, both despite and with the help of her gender, race and social and economic class, Ana is able to advance herself and develop a sense of confidence in herself and her identity. Director: Alex Ranarivelo Cast: Dennis Quaid , Katrina Bowden , Sean Patrick Flanery , Currie Graham , Maurice Compte , Costas Mandylor , Reno Wilson , Ali Afshar , Chris Boudreaux , Christine Kilmer , Jonathan Kowalsky , Paul J. Alessi , Marshelle Fair , Harrison Xu , William W. Barbour Outside the Wire Megashare (2021)Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Release: January 15, 2021
Megashare Outside the Wire
It find it important to elucidate the misconceptions, misunderstandings and downright ignorance of jamesmoule's racist review made on the 26th Feb 2016 (down the bottom). Yes racist. Covert racism but racism nonetheless. Let me elaborate: 1) jamesmoule erroneously states that "cast an Australian-born Chinese and you just get an Australian with an Asian face, thus lessening the effect of culture." The remarkable cultural insensitivity here, is covert racism. "An Australian with an Asian face!?" First, mr jamesmoule, Benjamin Law (yes, the real Benjamin Law) was born in Nambour! So, the character portrayed by Trystan Go is not an Australian with an Asian face. He is an Australian with an Australian face, which happens to be of Asian decent. Your racism here is just embarrassing, mr jamesmoule. 2) The other side of your "double edged {racist} sword" is premised on the assumption that a person acting in a second or third language would be unable to "express nuances of words." At the risk of postulation, this seems like something a monolingual person who is also an idiot would be inclined to argue. Moreover, to even suggest a "Chinese-born actor" could be a candidate for the role completely disregards the fact the Benjamin Law is is an Australian born man of Chinese decent. In fact, the entire show is situated around the tribulations of an Australian-Chinese family.To say that casting Trystan Go will "lessen the affects of culture" is to equivocate between Chinese culture and Australian-Chinese culture. Yes, it may lessen the affects of Chinese culture, but so what? The show is about an Australian-Chinese family, and to demarcate the two by arguing that an "Australian will lessen the culture" portrayed by the show suggests that you are living centuries too late buddy. 3) The "two women who are old friends" are from DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. Jenny is from Hong Kong and her friend is from Malaysia. The fact that you think that English is NOT the appropriate language for them to communicate in, betrays your racism and orientalism. Not all Asian people speak the same language and many must speak in their common tongue, English! Neither had difficulty with the language, they spoke with quite typical accents from Hong Kong and Malaysia. Your racism is made salient, here, by your suggestion that subtitles could have been used for their conversations. How could subtitles be used when Malaysian and Cantonese are different languages! Here your covert racism is manifested in orientalism- the homogenizing of diverse Asian cultures into one culture. Assuming that two Asian friends from different countries should communicate in the same Asian language is simply ignorant and racist. Do you think that all European people can communicate with each other in a European super-language? And if old friends from different European countries spoke in English with typical accents, would you assume that they were having difficulty and should thus speak in 'European?' If the answer is yes, you are outright racist, if it is no, you are an orientalist (which is still racist, just a very specific kind). Peace out and educate yourself more. I'd be happy to recommend a few books if you struggle to accept your racist dispositions :-) Director: Mikael Håfström Cast: Anthony Mackie , Emily Beecham , Pilou Asbæk , Damson Idris , Michael Kelly , Kristina Tonteri-Young , Bobby Lockwood , Enzo Cilenti , Henry Garrett , Velibor Topic , Alexandra Szucs , Adam Fielding , Nick Wittman , Elliot Edusah , Christine Grace Szarko Megashare One Night in Miami
Why is this movie rated so low? I admit that it is the fourth in the series and that is getting pretty ridiculous but this one has many memorable moments in it. Also where else can you go see Sharon Stone, David Spade, and a speacial appearance by a young kid at the time named Tony Hawke. No where else can you get so many people in one of their first movies. It is also still highly entertaining and causes me to laugh often. This is where you should stop watching the series however b/c they lose Steve Guttenburg and he is the only reason the series kept on for as long as it did. So don't give this a low score. Help it get out of the lowest 100 where other real horrible films belong. Director: Regina King Cast: Kingsley Ben-Adir , Eli Goree , Aldis Hodge , Leslie Odom Jr. , Lance Reddick , Christian Magby , Joaquina Kalukango , Nicolette Robinson , Michael Imperioli , Lawrence Gilliard Jr. , Derek Roberts , Beau Bridges , Emily Bridges , Amondre D. Jackson , Jerome A. Wilson Megashare Synchronic
Another of those series I had high hopes for. Jessica Raine is a truly talented and very beautiful actress, but her agent seems to be working for the competition, firstly Partners in Crime, which flopped quite miserably, and then Jericho. The format of the show is interesting, and I find the subject matter quite intriguing, sadly I find the finished product rather lacking on several levels. The dialogue is definitely wrong, a few attempts with the odd 'yonder' and 'me fine lady,' but largely it felt out of place. I am struggling to believe that Jessica Raine is old enough to be the mother of her daughter, surely they're sisters? Everyone is too immaculate, for the time I could imagine it being a little more rugged, a bit more grimy and Earthy, it all feels too fresh and shiny. Quite a poor attempt. Channel Four made a drama called The Mill a few years ago, which captured the true harshness of the time, Jericho seems devoid of it. Mehh 4/10 Director: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead Cast: Jamie Dornan , Anthony Mackie , Katie Aselton , Ally Ioannides , Bill Oberst Jr. , Natasha Tina Liu , Devyn A. Tyler , Aaron Groben , Betsy Holt , Martin Bats Bradford , Lawrence Turner , Kate Adair , Shane Brady , Walker Babington , Carl Palmer News of the World Megashare (2020)Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Release: December 25, 2020
Megashare News of the World
Tom Hanks is a 19th century newsman who reads newspaper stories to townsfolk in Texas. On his route of numerous locations, he comes across a young German-born girl who has been living under the care of native Americans who have been slaughtered. He takes it upon himself as her new guardian to escort her across the countryside to safety in the hope of finding her a new home. Along the way, they achieve an expected bond as two lonely souls in a treacherous world of danger of adversity. Director: Paul Greengrass Cast: Tom Hanks , Steve Boyles , Helena Zengel , Tom Astor , John Travis Johnson , Andy Kastelic , Ray McKinnon , Mare Winningham , Jeffrey Ware , Chris Bylsma , Justin Tade , Darrin Giossi , Brenden Wedner , Elizabeth Marvel , Michael Angelo Covino Megashare Redemption Day
This is one of the best thrillers to emerge from the 1980s. It has assured direction from Joseph Reuben. An excellent script by Donald E. Westlake.And an absolutely mesmerizing performance from Terry O'Quinn, who invests his character with enough repressed fury to make most screen psychos look like Mr Rogers. The film starts out with a real sense of style as O'Quinn washes his bloody hands in a bathroom sink then proceeds to alter his appearance drastically before walking downstairs to his murdered family; its a startling and creepy beginning and the rest of the film is as stylish and well done. I think its biggest strength is the well-developed psychopathology of Terry O'Quinn's character. His behavior actually makes sense in terms of his madness. This is a refreshing change of pace from most films of this type, where the killers have zero motivation and are just plot-devices. Director: Hicham Hajji Cast: Gary Dourdan , Serinda Swan , Andy Garcia , Brice Bexter , Ernie Hudson , Martin Donovan , Robert Knepper , Samy Naceri , Don Bigg , Jay Footlik , Lilia Hajji , Mehdi Ouazzani , Brahim Rachiki , Karim Saidi , Joe Drago Megashare Savage
it is a well done intriguing plot that will keep you entertained however i must admit it is predictable right at the beginning of first five episodes you know what will happen to the somewhat unattractive but determined and naive journalist. we all know what kind of level of dirty money we are dealing with here. just like in damages show where it was a way over the top on murder count but it kept you going for its chaotic time line story telling. here in bedrag it is more realistic and diversified with different characters and their personal drama so it will keep your attention. is it on the level of thrillers like killing, bridge, frikjent, trapped, spring tide? No. but is it on the level of modus, mammon, borgen? yes but way better. Director: Sam Kelly Cast: Jake Ryan, John Tui, Chelsie Preston Crayford, Seth Flynn, Haanz Fa'avae-Jackson, James Matamua, Jack William Parker, Alex Raivaru, Olly Presling, Lotima Pome'e, Italiyah Wilson, Eden Flynn, Poroaki Merritt-McDonald, Taiti Ahiao, Tui Rererangi Aitken Megashare Fatale
"Deutschland bleiche Mutter" or "Germany Pale Mother" is a West German 2-hour movie from 1980, so this one already had its 35th anniversary last year. The writer and director is Helma Sanders-Brahms, a filmmaker who died 2 years ago and was probably among Germany's most impactful female directors of the 20th century. This one here is her most known work I guess. But sadly, I cannot share the praise. The question if and how much you end up liking this film is closely connected with how much you like lead actress Eva Mattes in here as she is in basically every scene from start to finish. I have liked her much more in some other films I saw and she feels sometimes pretty much off the mark and over-the-top in here. This is especially disappointing as the topic deserves a much better film. I also cannot say that I was too fond of the script in general or the male lead actor Ernst Jacobi in here. Mattes plays a woman who lives on her own in Nazi Germany after her husband goes off to war and also after the war has ended she is still alone for quite a while until her man finally returns home from imprisonment. In the meantime she is mother of a daughter and a lot more has changed, also her man's state of mind and, last but not least, her own sanity. At times, it is a pretty tough watch and there is no other appropriate description for this film in terms of genre other than drama. It is not a failure by any means, but I also did not think it was a worthy addition to the best watches in terms of "Trümmerfrauen" films. But then again, it seems as if the focus is much more on the two protagonists than on the historic context and this was a negative aspect as well in my opinion. All in all, the bad outweighs the good and this film dragged considerably during its 120 minutes runtime. I give it a thumbs-down. Director: Deon Taylor Cast: Hilary Swank , Michael Ealy , Mike Colter , Kali Hawk , Danny Pino , Damaris Lewis , Geoffrey Owens , Dallas Chandler , Sam Daly , Tyrin Turner , Oakley Bull , Juliana Donald , David Hoflin , Denise Dowse , Lexa Gluck Megashare Pieces of a Woman
Martha and Sean are a Boston couple on the verge of parenthood whose lives change irrevocably when a home birth ends in unimaginable tragedy. Thus begins a yearlong odyssey for Martha, who must navigate her grief while working through fractious relationships with her husband and her domineering mother, along with the publicly vilified midwife, whom she must face in court. A deeply personal, searing, and ultimately transcendent story of a woman learning to live alongside her loss. Director: Kornél Mundruczó Cast: Vanessa Kirby , Shia LaBeouf , Ellen Burstyn , Iliza Shlesinger , Benny Safdie , Sarah Snook , Molly Parker , Steven McCarthy , Tyrone Benskin , Frank Schorpion , Harry Standjofski , Domenic Di Rosa , Jimmie Fails , Juliette Casagrande , Gayle Garfinkle Megashare Penguin Bloom
I am watching this mini-series on TV now having recently finished reading the book. It's terrible. Not only is it a terrible adaptation of a great book, it's also a terribly dull feature in it's own right. What annoys me about it is that little things have been changed that really don't need to be. For example, in the book, Ben takes a snow globe from the house, in the feature, he takes spectacles. In the book he sees Hubie Marten's body hanging (or the ghost thereof) and thats what scares him off, in the feature, he actually sees the man hang himself. If you really can't read the book, and have to watch a film version of 'Salems lot, watch the 70s one. it's better, by a long long margin! Director: Glendyn Ivin Cast: Rachel House , Andrew Lincoln , Naomi Watts , Jacki Weaver , Leeanna Walsman , Gia Carides , Lisa Hensley , Randolph Fields , Felix Cameron , Griffin Murray-Johnston , Abe Clifford-Barr Megashare Shadow in the Cloud
I'm ashamed to admit I watch this show. The 4 "reviwers, need to take a good look in the mirror-particularly Kelly-although she seems the least bitchy of them all. The poor girls lavender hair has become a joke- she needs to watch Mrs Slocum in the BBC comedy "Are You Being Served" and Edna Everage. The looks is the same, and its not even flattering to her skin tone, WHY are the other participants not telling her this? Or are they and the poor misguided twit just doesn't listen? Joan Rivers has gone beyond bitch, she is now just a C***. Sorry, but if she has Gay fans-and I am gay- her hatchet job on Jodie Foster's private life on the Golden Globes review was sickening.. In a few words she need to THINK, just spouting sexual content is not funny in itself. The participants and network should tell her to "Shut the F*** up" Director: Roseanne Liang Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz , Nick Robinson , Beulah Koale , Taylor John Smith , Callan Mulvey , Benedict Wall , Byron Coll , Joe Witkowski , Liam Legge , Asher Bridle Megashare Nomadland
Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad. The third feature film from director Chloé Zhao, NOMADLAND features real nomads Linda May, Swankie and Bob Wells as Fern's mentors and comrades in her exploration through the vast landscape of the American West. Director: Chloé Zhao Cast: Frances McDormand , Gay DeForest , Patricia Grier , Linda May , Angela Reyes , Carl R. Hughes , Douglas G. Soul , Ryan Aquino , Teresa Buchanan , Karie Lynn McDermott Wilder , Brandy Wilber , Makenzie Etcheverry , Bob Wells , Annette Webb , Rachel Bannon Megashare Promising Young Woman
What a gem of a show. I watched the whole series in one go and just can't believe it was over so quickly. Very impressive how much they packed into a 25 minute sit com. So much so I wondered if it would sit better in a longer format. Each character had a compelling arc and while keeping the laughs at a spectacular high (particularly episode 3) the characters are simultaneously deepened with each episode. The show seemed to fixate on people not being able to tell the truth of themselves. Brilliant place to start for comedic characters. Everyone is in love with the wrong person while pining after the right person but we are left constantly wondering if the right person is in fact right after all. Even though I was rooting for certain couples to get together - Lulu/ Anthony, Sam/Fred I wasn't sure if it would be actually the best thing for them. I laughed, I cringed, I wretched and I have told everyone to watch it so I can talk about it in depth. The characters have remained in my mind long after I finished watching. A show with it's own identity is truly rare and this one came Crashing in with exactly that. A personal highlight is the introduction to the phrase "fanny gallop". Director: Emerald Fennell Cast: Adam Brody , Ray Nicholson , Sam Richardson , Carey Mulligan , Timothy E. Goodwin , Clancy Brown , Jennifer Coolidge , Laverne Cox , Alli Hart , Loren Paul , Scott Aschenbrenner , Bo Burnham , Christopher Mintz-Plasse , Alison Brie , Gabriel Oliva Megashare Pixie
This show captures your attention from the very first minute! Every episode is better than the last and keeps you yearning for more. The characters are so easy to identify with and very funny. It's kind of disappointing that the show has not received as much advertising as other shows that I've seen with less quality characters and less quality story lines. All the characters including Jenna, Kelly, Tara, and even Donovan are all keepers. This is very rare. Usually you find at least one character that you could do without but not here! Let's just hope that someone like Tyler Perry hears about the show or catches a glimpse of the show so that he can support it bringing more light to the phenomenal scripts. I am absolutely thrilled the show has been renewed for a second season and can't wait for it to air! Director: Barnaby Thompson Cast: Olivia Cooke , Fra Fee , Rory Fleck Byrne , Pat Shortt , Frankie McCafferty , Esme Thompson , Chris Walley , Ben Hardy , Daryl McCormack , Colm Meaney , Packy Lee , Turlough Convery , Olivia Byrne , Brenda McNeill , Alec Baldwin Megashare The Father
Have to agree with a previous reviewer. Some outfit called Platinum Disc has put out a videotape of this movie that is not the theatrical version, but was instead apparently taped off a TV broadcast: low quality, no nude scenes, bleeped language. And the worse part is, way dated. This version gets a "2". Even with the missing 6 minutes restored, probably no higher than 3-4. Director: Florian Zeller Cast: Olivia Colman , Anthony Hopkins , Mark Gatiss , Olivia Williams , Imogen Poots , Rufus Sewell , Ayesha Dharker , Roman Zeller , Scott Mullins Megashare Wonder Woman 1984
Iranian director Jafar Panahi's Golden Lion winner of 2000, "Dayereh", is a critical and extremely powerful film about women who suffer from the injustices of the laws of the Islamic Republic. As an atheist I support no religions, and I do not think one is better or more respectful to human lives than any other. "Dayereh" is a film that is concerned with religion only as far as it is a film that takes place in Iran, a country where Islamic Law dominates or even rules over the secular law. I am not an expert on Iranian law, but I do hold "Dayereh" to be the TRUTH, not a propaganda fiction of no concern to reality. Therefore, I admire Iranian directors who constantly produce magnificent films although they have to battle against censorship and the strict rule of the Ayatollah. This perhaps forces filmmakers to adapt a more poetic film semiotics, perhaps only suggesting cruelty and injustice, not showing it directly like Western directors are allowed to do. Like Mohsen Makhmalbaf and Abbas Kiarostami before him, Jafar Panahi has succeeded in producing a small, but superb film. Kambuzia Partovi's script is great, linking the misfortune and fates of several young Iranian women together into a whole narrative. All four or five women (one is not as thoroughly described) have committed unlawful acts, but their crimes are not explicitly stated in the dialogue of the film. However, we understand that their crimes would not be considered near a crime in most other countries, because it is related to sex and female independence, not to real criminality. Bahram Badakshani's camera is always close to the women, and their acting is nothing less than brilliant. The tracking movement of the camera and the shots composed by a hand-held camera result in many long takes, where the actresses get to show their skill wihtout editing. This is also a marvellous success for the director Panahi. This film also contains a subtle symbolic factor, namely the wish for several of the women to smoke a cigarette. Different interruptions and laws concerning females and cigarettes prevent the women to smoke until one of the last scenes, when a women is arrested for travelling alone in a car with a man to whom she is not married (prostitution?). When a male prisoner is lighting up his cigarette, the woman does the same, and this time no one stops her. The smoking of the cigarette is not a symbol of freedom, because all the young women end up back in prison, but the cigarette does create a symbol of escape, although it is an escape from society, and not from the persecution of women who act like human beings (in Iran, read men). The smoking becomes Virginia Woolf's room of their own, the escape from a society that does not want them to be free. Director: Patty Jenkins Cast: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen, Lilly Aspell, Amr Waked, Kristoffer Polaha, Natasha Rothwell, Ravi Patel, Oliver Cotton, Lucian Perez, Gabriella Wilde, Kelvin Yu Soul Megashare (2020)Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music
Release: December 25, 2020
Megashare Soul
There are two big problems with this series. First, with only three episodes, this series is far too short to cover the subject properly. Secondly, the series is heavily focused around Islam's interaction with the Christian West, which distorts the history. The episodes cover the early years of Islam, the Eastern Crusades and the Ottoman conquests in the West. Nonetheless, this might still have been a decent introduction - which is clearly what it is intended to be. Unfortunately, this is very much a post 9/11 series which reacts (understandably) against the more indiscriminate rage felt by some Americans at that time (which was also understandable). The result is a very politically correct series that distorts history quite badly. For instance, the series describes Janissaries as Christian boys who were "recruited" by the Turks and "brought into the Muslim faith". In fact, the devshirme process involved kidnapping the young male children of Christians whose lands had been conquered by the Turks, forcibly converting them to Islam and turning them into slave-soldiers. These sort of mealy-mouthed attempts to obscure or excuse away the nastier parts of Muslim history are a constant in the series and totally undermine it; this is politics, not history. I'd recommend Joseph Hogarty's "Europe from its Origins" for a much better view of Islam from a Western perspective. Director: Pete Docter, Kemp Powers Cast: Jamie Foxx , Tina Fey , Graham Norton , Rachel House , Alice Braga , Richard Ayoade , Phylicia Rashad , Donnell Rawlings , Questlove , Angela Bassett , Cora Champommier , Margo Hall , Daveed Diggs , Rhodessa Jones , Wes Studi PopularWandaVision Season 1 Episode 1The Walking Dead Season 10 Episode 17WandaVision Season 1 Episode 2Vikings Season 6 Episode 13Vikings Season 6 Episode 16Vikings Season 6 Episode 15Vikings Season 6 Episode 14Vikings Season 6 Episode 18Vikings Season 6 Episode 19Vikings Season 6 Episode 17Vikings Season 6 Episode 20Shameless USA Season 11 Episode 4The Stand Season 1 Episode 5American Gods Season 3 Episode 1The Expanse Season 5 Episode 7The Rookie Season 3 Episode 2Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service Season 18 Episode 4NCIS: Los Angeles Season 12 Episode 8The Challenge Season 36 Episode 5Your Honor Season 1 Episode 6Search keyword: |
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