Every week there are a tons of releases and with that comes a lot of confusion. What should you watch? What should you skip and so on. Well, we highly recommend that you watch Kuttaram Purindhavan. But here is your guide on what to watch and skip this week.
1. Kuttaram Purindhavan
Streaming on: SonyLIV
A Tamil crime-thriller where Pasupathy anchors a morally tangled story about a missing girl, a suspicious death, and a desperate family man whose choices spiral into powerful consequences. It stands out for its excellent performances, slow-burn tension, and the emotional weight it attaches to guilt and truth.
Our verdict: Watch it
2. Dies Irae
Streaming on: JioHotstar / ManoramaMAX
A Malayalam horror-thriller from Rahul Sadasivan, known for unsettling atmospheres rather than loud scares. Pranav Mohanlal plays a privileged young man haunted after a dancer’s death. It blends psychological dread with supernatural menace and delivers a chilling, lingering experience.
Our verdict: Watch it
3. Stephen
Streaming on: Netflix
A psychological crime drama built almost entirely on mind games. A soft-spoken man confesses to multiple murders, and a psychiatrist begins peeling back his version of reality. What makes it notable is the tight two-hander dynamic and the twisty, unreliable-narrator structure.
Our verdict: Watch it
4. Jay Kelly
Streaming on: Netflix
A reflective comedy-drama led by George Clooney and Adam Sandler, directed by Noah Baumbach. The film follows an ageing actor drifting through festivals, fame, and old regrets. Its charm lies in its emotional honesty, sharp writing, and the way it quietly dissects ego and loneliness.
Our verdict: Watch it
5. The New Years
Streaming on: MUBI
A Spanish limited series that checks in on a couple’s relationship only on New Year’s Eve across a decade. Minimalist, intimate, and beautifully acted, it turns small moments into emotional landmarks. Its unique structure makes it feel like watching time itself unfold. This is easily one of the best series you can watch and we suggest that you do watch it.
Our verdict: Watch it
6. The Girlfriend
Streaming on: Amazon Prime Video
A domestic psychological thriller where a mother and her son’s new girlfriend lock horns in a tense battle of suspicion, desire, and manipulation. Robin Wright and Olivia Cooke power the drama with sharp, layered performances that keep you guessing.
Our verdict: Watch it
7. The Great Pre-Wedding Show
Streaming on: ZEE5
A Telugu slice-of-life drama set around a small-town wedding photographer who gets pulled into the messy emotional knots of the families he films. Warm, relatable, and gently funny, it captures the charm and chaos of rural celebrations.
Our verdict: Watch it
8. Aukaat Ke Baahar
Streaming on: Amazon miniTV / MX Player
A youth-driven campus drama following a small-town boy navigating an elite Delhi college and its tangled social hierarchies. Ambitious in theme but generic in execution, it doesn’t fully rise to the potential of its premise.
Our verdict: Skip it
9. The Abandons
Streaming on: Netflix
A Western action-drama set in 1850s Oregon, built around outcasts fighting a ruthless land-owning dynasty. Despite strong leads like Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson, the writing leans heavily on familiar tropes and struggles to build emotional depth.
Our verdict: Skip it
10. The Hunter: Chapter 1
Streaming on: Aha
A Telugu mystery-thriller about a crime novelist recovering from memory lapses who gets drawn into a nurse’s suspicious death. It delivers a handful of tense moments but feels more like a standard, mid-range thriller than a must-watch.
Our verdict: Skip it
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