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Sonal Pandya

Times Now and Zoom

Sonal Pandya is the Associate Producer for Times Now and Zoom, and earlier worked at Hindustan Times, and Cinestaan.com as deputy editor. Prior to becoming a film journalist, she worked as a CG artist and digital compositor in the animation industry.

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Image of scene from the film Heartstopper S03
Director:Andy Newbery
Cast:Joe Locke, Kit Connor, William Gao, Yasmin Finney, Corinna Brown, Kizzy Edgell, Tobie Donovan, Rhea Norwood, Jenny Walser, Leila Khan
Writer:Alice Oseman

Heartstopper S03

Drama (English)

Queer Teen Romance Is Unapologetically Heartwarming And Meaningful

Sat, October 5 2024

The third season of Heartstopper goes a bit darker and focuses on Nick and Charlie's friendship group maturing and thinking about their futures. Read our review of the Netflix coming-of-age teen drama.

Nick and Charlie are back with a summer to remember. The third season of Heartstopper, based on the best-selling graphic novel by Alice Oseman, continues with the love story between Kit Connor’s Nick and Joe Locke’s Charlie as their relationship grows stronger despite their fears and insecurities. There is a whole new vibe to the series (the teens are now allowed to curse and become sexually active) that shows how the material has evolved along with its characters. At its heart, Heartstopper is a sweet romance with depth, especially due to the sparkling chemistry of its leads.

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Image of scene from the film Young Woman and the Sea
Director:Joachim Rønning
Cast:Daisy Ridley, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Stephen Graham, Kim Bodnia, Jeanette Hain, Glenn Fleshler, Sian Clifford, Christopher Eccleston, Ethan Rouse, Olive Elise Abercrombie
Writer:Jeff Nathanson

Young Woman and the Sea

History, Drama (English)

Daisy Ridley's Predictable Yet Inspirational Sports Biopic Has Plenty Of Heart

Mon, September 30 2024

Based on a true story, the feature film tells the courageous journey of a young American woman's fight to swim across the English Channel in 1926. Starring Daisy Ridley, the film is streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.

Young Woman and the Sea is a typical sports drama, like the ones that were made often in Hollywood two to three decades ago. The period drama, directed by Joachim Rønning, follows the real-life story of Trudy Ederle, a young American who set some extraordinary records and inspired a whole generation of women after her.

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