The Critic

As big city life buzzes around them, lonely souls discover surprising sources of connection and companionship in three tales of love, loss and longing.

When a woman wakes tied to a bed, her captor tries to manipulate her into believing they are a couple.

A mystical cave, a nettle pie and an unexpected betrayal spur a romantic adventure between two childhood friends.

Maya, a smart, wry nurse, is swept up in an immersive love, that sets her life on a trajectory she never would have imagined.

In order to avoid the death of the husband (the criminal boss Don Vincenzo, "King of the Fish"), Donna Maria sends her henchmen to kill a lookalike (a shoe-seller) and then she sets up a fake funeral,

Kate screams, burns, kisses furiously. But the times are tepid, the music "cold," and Kate can no longer come. Until Julien, who died ten years ago, gives her pleasure again.

A young woman hell-bent on revenge takes a job as an intern at a megachurch to expose a corrupt pastor's dark secrets.

A determined reporter interviews the infamous Alex Murdaugh and hopes for answers pertaining to the alleged murders of his wife and son.