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Deep Water, Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas

Deep Water, Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas' relationship drama, shimmers in its shallowness The lovemaking sequences are hurried; horniness is tolerated but not celebrated the way it was in Adrian Lyne’s 9 ½ weeks. A possible reason for this could be Ben Affleck, who is more a tragic bloke than a libidinous lad. Deep Water, the first film in 20 years by the high-priest of mainstream erotica Adrian Lyne, is not a deep film. It is not meant to be. It is designed as a confectionary aphrodisiac with good-looking actors [in some cases, sinfully eyecandy-ish] moving in posh homes and automobiles, swimming in personal backyard swimming pools, and drowning in champagne as if there is no tomorrow. One of the toyboy-lookers chooses to drown in the swimming pool rather than the champagne, and that is when the drama really kicks in. Like the champagne that is really bubbly and the characters who are truly unfettered in their surface values, the drama when it kicks in, is  done in that breathless
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The prospect of watching a new Shefali Shah performance

Shefali Shah would make for a terrific supervillain. Just not this time The prospect of watching a new Shefali Shah performance is always an exciting one. The new series Human, streaming on DisneyPlusHotstar, features the maddeningly expressive actor as Dr Gauri Nath - a celebrity surgeon renowned for her brilliance and benevolence, but with a dark side that’s hidden from most. More on the character and the actor later. This show displays what seems to be a persistent problem with so many Hindi OTT shows, particularly those made by filmmakers moving from the big screen to the small screen. In the former, the excuse of packing in a little extra seems relatively valid, considering many diverse people with different tastes are experiencing it together. However, for stuff that’s meant to be streamed in the comfort of one’s home, you’d think creators would, by now, be wise to the fact that you’re always catering to a niche. Different people, different moods, different reasons for watching.
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