'Vive Akugha
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I write on various things: social issues, well-being, cinema and out of curiosity. For contact and all other things, click this. Inactive.
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Surface leaves you questioning a lot
Surface is a 2022 Apple Tv+ series starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Sophie Ellis. A spoiler and sensitive topics (including suicide) warning are in effect! If you like this, you can get more of my articles when you subscribe to my account. We follow the life of Sophie recovering from a claimed suicide attempt of jumping from a ferry. She lost her long-term memory and is working with her therapist, her husband and friends to return to normalcy.
By 'Vive Akugha7 months ago in Geeks
Look both ways focuses on determination
Lili Reinhart stars as Nat or Natalie in the 2022 Netflix movie. A spoiler warning is in effect! If you like this, you can get more of my articles when you subscribe to my account. Natalie had a five-year plan laid out and had it drawn in her sketchbook. This shows determination, a path and her focus but sometimes things happen or change making it a guide to navigate the current state. She stated the quote "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail" which people use to motivate structure in their life.
By 'Vive Akugha7 months ago in Geeks
Country Queen is making it's stride
Melissa Kiplagat (Akisa), Nini Wacera (Vivienne), Blessing Lung'Aho (Max), and Melvin Alusa (Kyalo) are the actors that make up the main cast. This is spoiler free! If you like this, you can get more of my articles when you subscribe to my account. Country Queen is a Netflix original series and the first Kenyan series on Netflix. There is more representation for African countries as this comes after South Africa's How to ruin Christmas series and Nigeria's Blood Sisters series all on Netflix.
By 'Vive Akugha7 months ago in Geeks
Bridget Jones returns to the screen for a 4th time?
Renée Zellweger stars as Bridget in Bridget Jones's Diary(2001), Bridget Jones: The edge of reason(2004), Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) and..? A fourth movie from the Bridget Jones film series is being considered and many are interested.
By 'Vive Akugha7 months ago in Geeks
"Office Invasion" is exactly what you expect
Office Invasion is a 2022 South-African Netflix movie focused on an office invasion. This is a raunchy movie exploring the lives of three friends and co-workers of a mining company called AMI as they decide to get financial compensation their way.
By 'Vive Akugha7 months ago in Geeks
Dynasty's season 5 finale is coming up
Dynasty (2017)has 5 seasons as the rebooted series from the 1981 Dynasty series. This is spoiler free! If you like this, you can get more of my articles when you subscribe to my account. This series focuses on the Carrington family, their businesses and their dynasty. I have not watched the 1981 show but have seen clips of Diahann Carroll in her role as Dominique Deveraux. I am aware from some E! News videos I watched that there are multiple changes and adaptations to the time it's set in.
By 'Vive Akugha7 months ago in Geeks
Canada's first black award show, "The Legacy awards" are happening in September 2022
Founders Shamier Anderson & Stephan James both actors and Scarborough natives formed The Black Academy in 2020 to celebrate black Canadian talent. They have contributed through various forms and through the B.L.A.C.K (Building a Legacy in Acting, Cinema and Knowledge-Canada) initiative formed in 2016. The Legacy awards, when unnamed were initially announced early in 2021 but have been set for Sunday 25th September 2022. The Black Academy in collaboration with three other organizations including the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Bay Mills Studios and Insight Productions are working on creating The Legacy awards. This award show would be Canada's first nationally televised award show honouring black excellence and at Live Nation Toronto's newest live entertainment venue, History. The show would be a duration of 90 minutes and aired on CBC as well as CBC Gem at 8 pm ET. The co-founding brothers claim it would be a show "like nothing you have ever seen before, BIG, BOLD AND COLORFUL. You'll see iconic music performances, awards, tributes and more".
By 'Vive Akugha9 months ago in Geeks
Netflix's Blood Sisters series and the importance of most characters.
Blood Sisters is a recent Netflix series addition from Nollywood. A spoiler warning and sensitive topics (including domestic violence, drugs etc.) warning are in effect! The series centers on various sensitive topics such as domestic violence, culture, overprotection and more issues necessary to be aware of. It follows the lives of Sarah (Ini Dima-Okojie) and Kemi (Nancy Isime) before and after the death of Sarah's abusive fiancé, Kola (Deyemi Okanlawon). Kola is the CEO of Ademola Pharmaceuticals, the family company he runs after the death of the head. We get a glimpse of his power financially and socially as he draws during a business pitch meeting. He uses a helicopter to his wedding and the lyrics of the soundtrack state " I got the drip and they know it". Kola's power is also shown in his relationship. His speaking carries a harsh tone as he coerces Sarah to change her dress to one he prefers disregarding her appreciation for the dress she wore. His power is also shown as he signalled his bodyguard, Uncle B (Ramsey Nouah) to rough up Kenny (Ibrahim Suleiman), the man who tried to protect Sarah, stop the wedding and portray his love. Kola embraces his power in all forms and is depicted to be savvy as he led and overpowered Blade(Maurice Sam), the hitman sent to kill him. During a life-ending strangle after Sarah tried to cancel the wedding, Kemi's action of shooting Kola after an attempt to stop him, killed him.
By 'Vive Akugha10 months ago in Geeks
The Bob's Burgers movie is coming out soon, so let our family meat you!
Bob's Burgers is about a man running a restaurant with his wife and three children as they encounter the daily adventures they are met with. This animated television show first aired in 2011 and is still on the air with its twelfth season of the Belchers. The show has great cameos, beautiful songs and will now have a movie called The Bob's Burgers Movie.
By 'Vive Akughaabout a year ago in Geeks
