If you’ve already binge-watched through Money Heist, there’s another Netflix show worth spending your weekend on. The third season of Sex Education released on Netflix on Friday features more awkward situations in this British sitcom and a lot of teen questions around sex. If you’re in the mood for drama-based binge TV, The Morning Show has a second season Apple TV+. And not only that on streaming services and in theaters this weekend.
Shimmy: Amazon Mini TV
Prateek Gandhi is in the lead role in Shimmi.
Directed by Disha Noyonika Rindani and produced by Guneet Monga, Shimmi is about a day in the life of a young girl who is on the verge of becoming a teenager and her father, who is trying to bring her up alone. The film, which is about 20 minutes long, presents a heartwarming and relatable story of a father-daughter relationship. Prateek Gandhi plays the role of a father who handles his relationship with his teenage daughter with maturity. There are moments in the film that will remind you of your growing up with your father.
Maestro: Disney Plus Hotstar
Ustad is a remake of Bollywood movie Andhadhun.
Maestro is the official Telugu remake of the Bollywood thriller Andhadhun. Actor Nitin has replaced Ayushmann Khurrana in the film, and Tamannaah Bhatia has replaced Tabu. nabha natesh drama Radhika ApteOriginal role. But Ustad fails to live up to the standard of Andhadhun. According to Manoj Kumar R indianexpress.com, “Filmmaker Merlapaka Gandhi turns the pulsating white-knees ride with Maestro into a distressed tale.” So, if you want to watch the maestro, don’t expect noir as you will be served a potboiler instead.
The Morning Show Season 2: Apple TV Plus
Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon in the Apple TV+ series The Morning Show 2 (Photo: Apple TV+)
Picking up after the explosive events of season one, season two of The Morning Show sees the two main characters, Alex (Jennifer Aniston) and Bradley (Reese Witherspoon) deal with their own crisis, one professional and the other emotional. Through its various characters, the show also tries to raise the current issues of homophobia, systemic racism, sexual harassment and ageism. But, the biggest drawback of the show is the pace of progress of the story. It takes a while to get into the groove, but once it’s done, there’s no looking back. In addition to Aniston and Witherspoon, the cast includes Steve Carell, Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Hasan Minhaj, Holland Taylor and Julianna Margulies.
Read The Morning Show S2 review here.
Wedding Scenes: Disney Plus Hotstar
Oscar Isaacs and Jessica Chastain in Scene from a Marriage. (Photo: HBO)
Scene from a Marriage, starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain, is said to be a “reimagining” of the 1973 Swedish miniseries of the same name by writer-director Ingmar Bergman. The HBO series, streaming on Disney Plus Hotstar in India, re-examines the original portrayal of “love, hate, desire, monogamy, marriage and divorce” through the perspective of an American couple. The first episode of the five-part series has a strong script and establishes that the series is going to be a fascinating watch.
Read first impressions of a wedding sequence here.
Free Guy: In Cinemas
Free Guy is co-produced by Ryan Reynolds. (Photo: Ryan Reynolds / Instagram)
Free Guy stars actor Ryan Reynolds as a bank teller who one day learns he is a non-playing character in a video game. He regains consciousness and begins to plunge into existential crisis. The film also features cameos by Killing Eve star Jodie Comer, dinosaurs, a gun-wielding rabbit, crashed helicopter and Channing Tatum, the late Jopardi host Alex Trebek, and famous gaming YouTubers. The film has received positive reviews. It has scored 80 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes.
Ankahi Kahaniya: Netflix
Ankahi Kahaniya is streaming on Netflix.
Netflix’s latest anthology features three stories directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, Abhishek Choubey and Saket Choudhary. The three volumes of the film present the stories of love, full of pain, the dilemma of ending a marriage, attraction and the urge to escape from loneliness. It is backed by an ensemble cast including actors Abhishek Banerjee, Zoya Hussain, Kunal Kapoor, Nikhil Dwivedi, Palomi, Rinku Rajguru and Deljad Hiwale. Though the film leaves its mark, it is worked in bits and parts.
Read the review of Ankahi Kahaniya here.
Sex Education S3: Netflix
Sex Education Season 3 is streaming on Netflix. (Photo: Netflix)
The third season of Sex Education released on Netflix on Friday. The series revolves around Otis Milburn (Asa Butterfield), an awkward, introverted teenager who discovers that he can help his peers with their sex-related issues. The show tackles themes of gender identity, adolescent sexuality and middle age crises without preaching. Indian Express’ Ekta Malik suggests, “Watch this show and be impressed by this beautiful series and a stellar third season. Not everything is ha-ha funny, but almost everything touches your heart.”
Read the review of Sex Education S3 here.
Old: In theaters
Old is directed by M Night Shyamalan. (Photo: Universal Pictures)
M. Night Shyamalan’s supernatural thriller Old is an adaptation of Frederick Peters and Pierre Oscar Levy’s graphic novel Sandcastle. The film tells the story of the misadventures of two families who land on a mysterious beach where they grow up and suddenly realize that there is only one day left in their lives. Night Shyamalan, who has given us some good horror movies, tries to do it once again but is not entirely successful. In the opinion of The Indian Express’ Shalini Langer, “By the time the film comes to its point, takes a pause and becomes almost beautiful, it is too little, too late.”
Annabelle Sethupathi: Disney Plus Hotstar
Annabelle Sethupathi stars Vijay Sethupathi and Taapsee Pannu.
Not in the mood to watch a chilling horror drama? Try watching this Vijay Sethupathi and Taapsee Pannu starrer horror-comedy Annabelle Sethupathi. To be honest, not much is happening in this Deepak Sundararajan directorial. It revolves around a large palace built by Vijay Sethupathi’s character for her lover Annabelle (Taapsee Pannu) in the late 1940s. Sethupathi refused to sell it to anyone. Cut down to the current time. A young girl who looks like Annabelle (Taapsee again) dares to live in a haunted house. What happens when she starts living in the house becomes the story of the film.
Read Annabelle Sethupathi’s review here.
Pavitra Rishta 2: ZEE5
Shaheer Sheikh plays the role of Manav in Pavitra Rishta 2. (Photo: Shaheer Sheikh / Instagram)
A digital spin-off of Zee TV’s popular show Pavitra Rishta, the eight-episode series revolves around ‘Vishesh Rishta’, which forms between two strangers, Manav and Archana. The show that made the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput A household name, now Shaheer Sheikh is stepping into the role of Manav. Ankita Lokhande reprises her role of Archana.
our recommendations
Invincible: Amazon Prime Video
Invincible is a house-length animated series. (Photo: Amazon Prime Video/Twitter)
The animated adaptation of the eponymous Image Comics series, Invincible, is a lot of fun. The film received overwhelmingly positive reviews upon its release in May this year. It scored 96 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. The critical consensus reads, “With bold animation, bloody action, and an all-star cast led by charming Steven Yeun, Invincible deftly adapts its source material without sacrificing its nuanced approach at the expense of superpowers.” So, if you haven’t seen it yet, we recommend that you watch it later this week.
Eternal Sunshine of the Immaculate Mind: Netflix
in their column ‘The movie you should watch this weekend’Manoj Kumar R of indianexpress.com suggests director Michel Gondry’s 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. He wrote, “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind presents more than a deeply profound question for us to contemplate. It is a visually comforting film despite the chaotic rhythm.” Kate Winslet and Jim Carrey lead the film. are in the role.
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