Son of a Binge

Wuthering Heights, people either love it right now or hate it. H. Alan Scott, Senior Culture Reporter at Newsweek, joins Son of a Binge host Reshma Gopaldas to break down Wuthering Heights, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as Catherine and Heathcliff, in Emerald Fennell's adaptation of Emily Brontë's classic book, "Wuthering Heights." Scott gives his hot take on the film, and suggests that Elordi was miscast is in the film. 

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Son of a Binge production credits:
Hosted by: Reshma Gopaldas (TW: @reshingbull, IG @reshmago)
Artwork by: Laura Valencia (IG @iamlauravalencia)
Music by: Kevin Calaba (IG @airlandsmusic)

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Motaz Malhees joins host Reshma Gopaldas to talk all about his impactful film The Voice of Hind Rajab, based upon the recent true story of 5-year-old Hind, who came under fire by the Israeli army in Gaza. Malhees stars as Omar, the Red Crescent operator who receives the ill-fated call from young Hind, who begs for help. Kaouther Ben Hania directs and writes the film, which has been short-listed for an Oscar. Malhees stars alongside Saja Kilani, who plays Rana. 

Malhees opens up about working with Kaouther Ben Hania, and what she did to create a set like he's never been on. He also talks about how Hind's mother told him a story that gave him hope recently. And he confesses which scene broke him, and required them to stop filming for a bit.

The Voice of Hind Rajab is playing now in theaters in the US & UK.

Son of a Binge production credits:
Hosted by: Reshma Gopaldas (TW: @reshingbull, IG @reshmago)
Artwork by: Laura Valencia (IG @iamlauravalencia)
Music by: Kevin Calaba (IG @airlandsmusic)

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Saja Kilani, star of The Voice of Hind Rajab, joins host Reshma Gopaldas to kick off the road to the Oscars with her film that's been short-listed for the Oscars. Kilani plays Rana, who is one of the Red Crescent workers who spoke to Hind on that fateful day. 

The Voice of Hind Rajab is based on real-life events where Red Crescent workers receive a phone call from 5-year-old Hind Rajab, who is trapped in a car under Israeli fire in Gaza. The film follows the devastating recordings of Hind's conversations begging for help. Writer and director Kaouther Ben Hania captures the archival audio in this gutting re-enactment. Kilani and Motaz Malhees play the two key rescue operators who speak to Hind.

The Voice of Hind Rajab is playing now in theaters in the US & UK.

Son of a Binge production credits:
Hosted by: Reshma Gopaldas (TW: @reshingbull, IG @reshmago)
Artwork by: Laura Valencia (IG @iamlauravalencia)
Music by: Kevin Calaba (IG @airlandsmusic)

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Actor and writer Aizzah Fatima (High Maintenance, The Good Wife ), joins Son of a Binge host Reshma Gopaldas to talk all about her live comedy show Muslim Girls DTF, her film Americanish, and the shows and movies that made her fall in love with filmmaking. 

Fatima talks about her first role as an extra in Shah Rukh Khan's Kal Ho Naa Ho, the shows that she grew up watching, from Friends to ER, how she had to learn how to write authentic women, the worst feedback she got from an audience member, and why she decided a long time ago to create her own content.

Watch Americanish on Prime Video. 

Son of a Binge production credits:
Hosted by: Reshma Gopaldas (TW: @reshingbull, IG @reshmago)
Artwork by: Laura Valencia (IG @iamlauravalencia)
Music by: Kevin Calaba (IG @airlandsmusic)

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Jakob Oftebro (Black Crab, Lillyhammer) joins Son of a Binge host Reshma Gopaldas to talk all about his role as media mogul, Jan Stenbeck in Vanguard, which is being hailed as the Swedish Succession. Imagine if Kendall Roy, Shiv Roy, Roman Roy, and Connor Roy were actually competent. What'd you get is Jan Stenbeck. Based on the true story of the Stenbeck family empire, Oftebro leads the cast.

Vanguard is streaming now on Viaplay.

Also starring: Zoe Boyle (Merrill McCloud), Irene Lindh (Märtha Stenbeck), Malin Crépin (Margaretha af Ugglas), Julia Marko Nord (Elisabeth Silfverstolpe), Iggy Malmborg (Oskar), Nils Wetterholm (Marcus).

Son of a Binge production credits:
Hosted by: Reshma Gopaldas (TW: @reshingbull, IG @reshmago)
Artwork by: Laura Valencia (IG @iamlauravalencia)
Music by: Kevin Calaba (IG @airlandsmusic)

Show Description (from Viaplay):

Vanguard tells the story of an unlikely media mogul and trailblazer of technological reform, torn between passion and duty. It’s a tale of fearless entrepreneurship, a desire to change the world — and a sibling rivalry in a powerful family fractured by old wounds. 

At 35, Jan Stenbeck appears to have it all: a prestigious career at Morgan Stanley, a glamorous life in New York, and a budding romance with American socialite Merrill McCloud. But when tragedy strikes his family in Sweden, he's suddenly thrust into a leadership role at Kinnevik, the family’s industrial empire. 

Armed with bold ideas from the U.S., Jan has no interest in continuing the legacy of steel and forestry. Instead, he launches a radical transformation, turning the conservative conglomerate into a telecom and media powerhouse. What follows is a high stakes battle between tradition and innovation, as Jan’s vision clashes with his siblings’ resistance to change. His relentless drive reshapes the Nordic media and telecom landscape: he breaks Sweden’s telephone monopoly, launches TV3 - Scandinavia’s first commercial channel - and pioneers’ strategies that inspire Rupert Murdoch’s Sky TV model and lay the groundwork for Vodafone’s rise. 

At his peak, Jan is worth 800 million dollars, founds 20–30 companies annually, and helps shift Sweden from a traditional industrial society into a leader in global communications. But his meteoric rise comes at a cost. Haunted by loneliness and broken family ties, Jan’s life proves as turbulent as it is transformative. 

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Edvin Ryding joins Son of a Binge host Reshma Gopaldas to talk all about his new limited series, A Life's Worth, where he plays a young soldier whose life is changed after fighting in the war in Bosnia. Edvin talks all about going to boot camp, and the toughest scenes he had to do. He also looks back on the Young Royals and whether he would ever re-visit the show, should it come back. 

He also talks about his role in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping and reacts to the rumor that Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson are making a cameo.

A Life's Worth is now streaming on Viaplay.

Son of a Binge production credits:
Hosted by: Reshma Gopaldas (TW: @reshingbull, IG @reshmago)
Artwork by: Laura Valencia (IG @iamlauravalencia)
Music by: Kevin Calaba (IG @airlandsmusic)

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Benjamin Wainwright (Belgravia: The Next Chapter, Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim) joins Son of a Binge host Reshma Gopaldas to talk murder, mayhem, and Maigret. Wainwright takes on the iconic inspector role, in PBS Masterpiece's new Maigret series. Based on the book series by George Simenon novels about Parisian Chief Inspector Jules Maigret, this is the first modern day adaptation of the books.

Wainwright talks all about playing the eerily calm detective who empathizes with the criminals as much as he does with the victims. From the unlit smokeless pipe he carries around, to why he thinks this murder show is a like a "warm bath." He's not wrong!

Maigret is airing now on PBS Masterpiece. The season finale of the 6-episode murder mystery series airs on Sunday, November 9.

Maigret also stars Stefanie Martini (The Gold, Last Kingdom, Emerald City) stars as Madame Louise Maigret. Blake Harrison (World on Fire, I Hate Suzie Too), Reda Elazouar (Sex Education, Pirates), Kerrie Hayes (The Responder, Criminal Record), Shaniqua Okwok (The Flatshare, It’s a Sin) and Rob Kazinsky (Star Trek: Section 31, Eastenders) make up the “Les Maigrets,” Maigret’s loyal team of detectives, with Nathalie Armin (Showtrial, Juice) as Prosecutor Mathilde Kernavel.

Son of a Binge production credits:
Hosted by: Reshma Gopaldas (TW: @reshingbull, IG @reshmago)
Artwork by: Laura Valencia (IG @iamlauravalencia)
Music by: Kevin Calaba (IG @airlandsmusic)

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The cast of The Couple Next Door season 2, Sam Palladio (Nashville), Annabel Scholey (Being Human), Sendhil Ramamurthy (Never Have I Ever), and Aggy K. Adams (The Witcher) join host Reshma Gopaldas to chat all about their thrilling, suspenseful and slightly murdery show. The season finale revealed which of the four turned out to be a stone cold killer. 

*Spoiler Alert* - Sendhil Ramamurthy reveals who the killer is. So if you haven't finished watching, proceed with caution.

Season one starred Sam Heughan, Eleanor Tomlinson, Jessica De Gouw and Alfred Enoch. Seasons 1 and 2 are streaming now on Starz. Hugh Dennis also stars in seasons one and two.

Son of a Binge production credits:
Hosted by: Reshma Gopaldas (TW: @reshingbull, IG @reshmago)
Artwork by: Laura Valencia (IG @iamlauravalencia)
Music by: Kevin Calaba (IG @airlandsmusic)

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Alexandra Rapaport joins host Reshma Gopaldas to talk about her new film, Little Did I Know, where she plays a woman, Petra, who has just turned 50, who is the last to know that her marriage is over. The film is based on the two bestselling books, 'There Is Something Going On' and 'Life Goes So Fast,' by Martina Haag, who also directs the film in her directorial debut. Petra is forced to face her marriage coming undone, a cheating spouse, a successful career, and children. In a parallel story, we see Petra at age 15, played by Ella Hammarsten Liedberg, navigating love and life.

The film also stars Gustaf Hammarsten (Thunder in My Heart, Together 99) and Jessica Liedberg (The Congregation, Paradis City), Shanti Roney (Tusenbröder, Vägen Ut, Nymphomaniac) as Petra’s husband, and Adrian Macéus (Veronika) as young Petra’s love interest.

Little Did I Know is streaming now on Viaplay.

Son of a Binge production credits:
Hosted by: Reshma Gopaldas (TW: @reshingbull, IG @reshmago)
Artwork by: Laura Valencia (IG @iamlauravalencia)
Music by: Kevin Calaba (IG @airlandsmusic)

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Lauren Lyle and Emer Kenny join host Reshma Gopaldas to chat all about the second season of their show Karen Pirie. Lyle plays the Scottish detective who has a knack for solving old cases that male detectives failed to solve 20 plus years ago. Lyle also opens up about her emotional last day on the long-running Outlander, her final scenes with Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan.

Karen Pirie is streaming now on BritBox.

Son of a Binge production credits:
Hosted by: Reshma Gopaldas (TW: @reshingbull, IG @reshmago)
Artwork by: Laura Valencia (IG @iamlauravalencia)
Music by: Kevin Calaba (IG @airlandsmusic)

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