The fun, relaxing weekend is here once again and so is the quest to find that perfect watch for the coming two days. If you are looking for the latest releases and wanna know which one is worth a shot then you are definitely at the right place. The following list will help you out of your confusion and decide on what and where to watch of the latest releases this weekend. Our categories include must watch, good, passable and poor.
Must Watch
Tangerine (2015)
Category: Film
Platform: Mubi
Language(s): English, French, Portuguese
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Tangerine is the story of a transgender sex worker who found out that her boyfriend/pimp cheated on her while she was in jail. Now that she is out, she and her best friend start to search him and his new lover and teach them a lesson.
Starring: Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, James Ransone, Karren Karagulian
Cruella (2021)
Category: Film
Platform: Disney+ Hotstar, YouTube, Google Play, Apple TV Plus,
Language(s): English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil
Genre: Comedy
Cruella is set in 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, follows a young grifter named Estella, a clever and creative girl determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets.
Starring: Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, John McCrea, Mark Strong
Good
The Family Man Season 2 (2021)
Category: Tv show
Platform: Amazon
Language(s): Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
While The Family Man Season 2 had premiered earlier already the show was recently made available in Tamil and Telugu on the platform. So those interested in catching the series again in their native languages can give the show a shot once more.
Starring: Manoj Bajpayee, Samantha Akkineni, Sharib Hashmi, Priyamani, Sharad Kelkar, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Sunny Hinduja
The Vault (2021)
Category: Film
Platform: Lionsgate Play, Book My Show
Language(s): Spanish, Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu
Genre: Action, Thriller
While the whole of Spain is busy watching the soccer World Cup a group of thieves led by an engineer plan a heist into the mysterious, impenetrable fortress hidden under the Bank of Spain.
Starring: Freddie Highmore,Àstrod Bergès-Frisbey, Sam Riley, Liam Cunningham, Luis Tosar, Axel Stein, José Coronado and Famke Janssen.
Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam (2021)
Category: Film
Paltform: Mubi, Neestream, iTunes, Firstshows, Saina Play, Roots Video
Language(s): Malayalam
Genre: Drama
A first of its kind experiential Malayalam film Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam is a 85 minute single shot movie. It follows a couple, young journalist Maria (Rima Kallingal) and an aspiring actor Jitin (Jitin Puthenchery), who take a car ride to the clinic to confirm if the girl is pregnant. The ride is filled with tension as they aren’t ready to become parents and discuss how the baby could change their lives and future.
Starring: Rima Kallingal, Jitin Puthenchery, Neeraja Rajendran
Passable
Gemini Man (2019)
Category: Film
Platform: Netflix, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube
Language(s): English
Genre: Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
The film by Academy Award winning director Ang Lee follows retired hit man Henry Brogan (Will Smith). He is forced on the run and finds himself hunted by his ultimate adversary – a younger clone of himself. The movie is packed with epic fight scenes and groundbreaking visual effects.
Starring: Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen, Benedict Wong
Boomika (2021)
Category: Film
Platform: Netflix
Language(s): Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi
Genre: Horror, Thriller
‘Boomika’ follows Gayathri and Gowtham, who want to convert a dilapidated school into a resort. But strange things and scary incidents start occurring when they try to do so. Will they be able to survive these horrific circumstances?
Starring: Aishwarya Rajesh, Vidhu, Pavel Navageethan, Madhuri, Surya Ganapathi, Ayaan Abhishek and Avantika Vandanapu.
Vivaha Bhojanambu (2021)
Category: Film
Platform: SonyLIV
Language(s): Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Mahesh (Satya), a stingy miser falls in love with Anitha (Aarjavee) who hails from a rich family. Though Anitha’s father is initially reluctant about their marriage, he finally agrees. It’s the tradition on the bride’s side that the groom’s family bears the expenses of all the wedding rituals. Mahesh is left with no choice than to agree. But the real shocker for him comes when a countrywide lockdown gets announced. How will Mahesh manage the expenses of such a huge family now?
Starring: Satya, Sundeep Kishan, Aarjavee, Sudarshan, Srikanth Tyangar
The Empire (2021)
Category: Tv show
Platform: Disney+ Hotstar
Language(s): Tamil, Telugu, Hindi
Genre: Drama
Based on the novel series Empire of the Moghul by Alex Rutherford, The Empire is a historical fiction show that follows the rise and fall of Mughal empire beginning from Babur. It’s the story of a king battling against enemies, fate, family, death and even himself, in search of his kingdom.
Starring: Kunal Kapoor, Dino Morea, Shabana Azmi, Drashti Dhami, Aditya Seal, Sahher Bambba, Rahul Dev
Poor
Pidikittapulli (2019)
Category: Film
Platform: Jio Cinema
Language(s): Malayalam
Genre: Drama
On one side, Shambhu (Sunny Wayne) decides to elope with his love Awasthy (Ahaana) and on the other side Shivan (Anoop) and Disney (Saiju Kurup) plan to kidnap Kurup (Major Ravi). On the third side, a driver named Sudhakaran walks in to take revenge against Kurup. All are unaware that they are all in the same place at the same time. Soon a series of confusions begin to occur. What happens next is a set of quirky comedy of errors.
Starring: Sunny Wayne, Ahaana Krishna, Anoop, Saiju Kurup, Lalu Alex, Baiju Santhosh, Mareena Michael
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