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Isaiah Stannard is an American actor who rose to fame for his role as Ben Marks on on NBC’s runaway sensation Good Girls. Stannard got a start to his career as a voice actor, lending his voice to cartoons.  From there he would go on to dub translations for foreign films and TV shows such as the role of Young Carl Sagan in the film Star Stuff. He also landed several small parts in films including Party Dress and Brad’s Status.  Brad’s status saw him starring alongside big Jenna Fisher, Michael Sheen, Luke Wilson and Ben Stiller.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the original novel and season 5 episode 4. The philosopher Plato once told a story about a group of prisoners who had been trapped inside a cave their entire lives. All they could see were the shadows dancing on the walls. Those shadows were their reality. They represented the ideas and objects that humans use to define everything around them. According to him, that was all most humans were capable of seeing. Should a prisoner venture outside the cave, the light would hurt their eyes, and they would be blinded by it, unable to perceive the outside world. The pain would be too much and they'd retreat back into the comfortable darkness. This story, commonly referred to as the Allegory of the Cave, is mostly meant to outline our limited perception. We don't understand the world around us, and we certainly can't look inside ourselves and perceive our own nature. The public would never accept the science behind why we do things and the way we think. It goes against our most ingrained beliefs about who and what we are. That is a light we cannot withstand. It's like when someone insults us. We get defensive and shield ourselves from the truth because it hurts.Fiction reflects that. There are all sorts of rules that writers follow to avoid the darkest aspects of human nature and the world around us. Some truths are too uncomfortable, so they we skip those parts, focusing instead on beautiful lies. Margaret Atwood doesn't gloss those things over. She grabs a mirror, shoves it in our faces, and demands that we look. That's why so much of her work seems outlandish and counterintuitive. It's real. She refuses to give us anything other than an objective view of what we are and what we're capable of. She doesn't write about heros or heroines. She doesn't do happily ever afters. She gives us probable conclusions--decades of Gilead, no hope, and very little chance of escape. She lives in our world, not the world of fiction. 'The Handmaid's Tale' series reproduces Atwood's blinding objectivity, and it can be overwhelming. They challenge our notions of what it means to be good and evil. They go to places fiction doesn't go. Sometimes it's uncomfortable and unfamiliar, but that's because it's realistic. If we take a step back, focus our eyes, and see it for what it is, we can begin to understand it better.

The third installment of the black comedy-drama film Clerks III has received interesting reviews based on both fans' and critics' strong opinions. Clerks III finally debuted on September 13 2022, coming sixteen years since the second film, released in 2006. A huge time gap also relapsed between the debut film and the second, with Clerks dropping in 1994.See what the audience has to say about Kevin Smith’s Clerks III now that the trilogy is complete.

Netflix has been releasing riveting and blood-curdling documentary series in recent years, such as Catching Killers (2021), The Women and the Murderer (2021), The Raincoat Killer: Chasing a Predator in Korea (2021) and Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi (2022), to mention a few.The streamer’s newest installment Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, premiered on September 21, 2022, and is based on the life of the psychopathic murderer Jeffrey Dahmer (May 21 1960- November 28 1994). The limited series sheds light on corruption in the police force that encouraged Dahmer's notorious killing behavior for over a decade.Here’s everything to know about this biographical crime drama series.

Our Netflix boyfriend has returned (and in a brand new way). As a part of the new thriller series The Recruit, Noah Centineo will make a comeback to the medium that first made him famous. Netflix just unveiled information and the first image of The Recruit, the 26-year-old actor's entry into the action-thriller genre. about the series during its Annual Tudum event, despite the fact that it won't premiere until December 16.Consider Noah Centineo's upcoming film as a sequel to To All the Spies I've Flew Before. For The Recruit, Centineo is not only tackling the intense realm of spy games, but also donning his executive producer hat for the first time.

Netflix's new Italian series Supersex is currently in development, produced by Fremantle-owned The Apartment and Groenlandia, both of which are part of the Banijay Group of production firms.

Despite canceling several shows, HBO Max maintains the glory with original shows and progressive installments to keep its viewers fully engaged. The streaming platform recently revealed the launch date for the second season of Batman: The Audio Adventures to be within this fall. Inspired by the Batman comics of the 1960s, Batman: The Audio Adventures debuted last year’s fall and performed excellently with a 7.7 out of 10-star rating on IMDb.

Disney Plus has been one of the streaming platforms working overtime to keep its viewers glued to their couches. The streamer recently revealed a new Australian-based show, Shipwreck Hunters Australia, a documentary scheduled to launch in early October.

For years now, Amazon Prime Video has been upholding and strengthening various talents through movies and shows. The streaming platform's most recent talent-oriented show, Jungle, seeks to promote the glory of the long-lived rap music and the respective artist with six complete episodes. Prime Video's Jungle will bring the hardly known life in London through the stories of numerous renowned rap artists. London has led the rap industry for years, producing the most famous and well-performing icons like McCann, Tinie Tempah, and many more. Alongside the artists' experiences, Jungle will bring in various non-related strangers, each narrating their battles and consequences for actions they once did and imagined doing.

Warning: This article contains spoilers up to season 5 episode 3Many members of the 'The Handmaid's Tale' fandom can point to a specific scene that makes them cry every time they watch it. It's different for everyone. It could be Rita walking off the plane, or maybe it's Moira searching through a cloud of smoke in Chicago. Whatever it is, it's proof that the show is a masterpiece.For me it was the beginning of season 2. The handmaids were ripped from their homes, chased down by dogs, and lined up on a gallows with nooses wrapped around their necks.  The horror and desperation became an unstoppable force, crashing down on millions of viewers. We didn't have a choice. We sobbed our eyes out as we watched the girls reaching to hold hands with one another. They were shaking so hard they could barely breathe. June looked up and we saw what looked like the light at the end of the tunnel. She was going to die.A guardian called out, 'By his hand!' A lever was pulled, and the world gasped. The girls did drop, but not far enough to be hung.  Instead, Aunt Lydia's voice rang out from a loudspeaker. 'You will love the Lord thy God with all your heart.'Had they not been tied up, they probably would've salvaged her for that. It was impossible to imagine how anyone could be so ruthless. They didn't do anything wrong. They just refused to stone Janine. Aunt Lydia didn't stop there, either. She used a torture technique, forcing them to undergo propaganda sessions while holding a stone up in the middle of the rain. She handcuffed Alma's hand to a lit stove. She even cut out one of the handmaid's tongues. This all started because Janine was losing touch. She was convinced that Commander Putnam loved her and that he would come for her after she was transferred to another posting. He had been lying to her and abusing her, and she bought into it.When Janine realized what had happened, she kidnapped Angela, and threatened to jump off a bridge with the child in her arms. June was able to talk her into handing the child over. But she still jumped off, injuring herself in the fall. Strangely enough, this was one of the first times we saw Lydia show any sign of compassion. It wasn't much, just a remark when she visited Janine's bedside. But the woman was so cruel that it was like seeing Ann Down step out of character.

Peacock is a streaming platform popularly known for its excellent capability to deliver true crime series in the most captivating way possible. A Friend of the Family is the most recent addition to the genre, with the Broberg family showcasing the real-life events of how their 12-year-old daughter, Jan, was kidnapped severally. Jan was initially kidnapped and returned home but then disappeared again at the age of 14 years. The main suspect in Jan’s disappearance was Broberg’s immediate neighbor, whom the family thought was a friend all while.

If you’re a fan of DC characters, HBO Max got some more for you in its newest show, Pennyworth, season three. The streamer has been embracing superhero shows for years now with the likes of Doom Patrol, Harley Quinn, Stargirl, Batwheels, and many more.Pennyworth is a three-season show set in the 1960s, starring the members of the Wayne family. The series first premiered on Epix before progressing to HBO Max for its third season. Thanks to the incredible showrunners and cast, Pennyworth has managed an outstanding 7.9 out of 10-star rating on IMDb, an 86% average audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, and a 60% score on TV Guide.

Hulu is one of the streaming platforms going overboard to maintain the love and loyalty of its fans. The streamer recently revealed the launch of Abominable and the Invisible City, an upcoming show adding to the plate of Hulu kids’ content.Abominable and the Invisible City is a spin-off show of 2019’s Abominable, a movie that hit the screens with excellent animation skills and comedy effects. The upcoming show expounds more on the mother series with new destinations and creatures, thanks to DreamWorks Animation. Abominable scored a whopping 95% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes with more than 5,000 verified ratings and 7 out of 10-star ratings on IMDb.

In the upcoming season of Netflix's You, Joe Goldberg will be sporting an entirely new appearance.Although the teaser for the program doesn't reveal much about the plot, it does provide a glance into the upcoming season. For example, Joe Goldberg is now Professor Jonathan Moore, according to the teaser.After killing his wife Love (Victoria Pedretti), Joe leaves the American suburbs for Paris in search of his mistress Marienne (Tati Gabrielle), where the next season will pick up.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for season 5 episode 3 and The Testaments.There's no one more polarizing in 'The Handmaid's Tale' universe than Nick Blaine, and the reason for that is simple. We don't know him or anything that goes on inside his head. We have to glean clues from his actions and his words. This began with Margaret Atwood's initial novel. In it, Nick and Offred develop a relationship organically, starting with a moment in Serena's forbidden sitting room. Later, after Serena orders Offred to sleep with him, they develop feelings for one another. Offred doesn't understand him. People in her world kept to themselves. They didn't talk or get to know one another. That was too dangerous. But she thinks he is too casual. He's not stiff or scared like a Guardian. This leads her to believe that he is an Eye. She still opens up when they're together. She tells him about her life in the time before, Luke, and Hannah. There is intimacy, but he's still a closed book. He does seem saddened when he finds out that Offred is pregnant, especially since he won't be able to take part in the child's life. That showed us that he had compassion. When Offred is dragged away by the Eyes near the end of the novel, he comes to collect her in her room, which seems to confirm her suspicions that he is an Eye. He reassures her, telling her that he is part of Mayday and that these men have come to rescue her. Serena and the Commander ask to see a warrant. They want to know what her crimes were. They're told that Offred is being arrested for violating state secrets. It sounds made up, which also lends creedence to the claims that they are in fact Mayday. In the epilogue, it's revealed that an audio tape was found in an old home. It's the fictional source material for the novel. Historians think she recorded it in a safe house at the border.