Weekend Watchlist: Here's what you can binge on Netflix, Amazon Prime and other streaming services
Dec 13, 2019, 16:07 IST
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- Every week, Business Insider India picks up all the new releases across theatres and different OTT platforms in India for the readers.
- This week you can watch The Sky is Pink on Netflix.
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Here’s what you can watch this weekend:
The Sky is Pink on Netflix
Director: Shonali Bose
Stars: Zaira Wasim, Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar
IMDb: 6.7/10
Description: The Sky is Pink is an emotional love story of a couple — Aditi and Niren. They struggle to save the life of their teenage daughter — Aisha who is suffering from a terminal illness.
What critics say: The writer and director Shonali Bose bounces from tone to tone, livening the somber subject matter with bright hues, quippy dialogue and an ever-jubilant score, says Teo Bugbee from New York Times
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Ribbon on Hotstar and Apple TV
Director: Rakhee Sandilya
Stars: Kalki Koechlin, Sumeet Vyas, Abhudar-Al-Hasan
IMDb: 6.9/10
Description: Ribbon is a story about a young working couple who have to deal with an unplanned pregnancy.
What critics say: It addresses subjects that Bollywood and even parents sometimes shy away from addressing their children, writes Kriti Tulsiani from News 18.
Inside Edge 2 on Prime Videos
Director: Aakash Bhatia and Gurmmeet Singh
Stars: Vivek Oberoi, Angad Bedi, Richa Chadha, Aamir Bashir and Sapna Pabbi
Description: Inside Edge 2 is the second season of the behind-the-scenes story of a powerful cricket league. It also introducers viewers to the politics of cricket and its two villains-- Bhaisaheb -- the president of ICB and his arch nemesis Dhawan played by Vivek Oberoi.
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What critics say: The Game gets murkier and more thrilling, writes Rohit Vats from News18.Spider Man: Far from home
Director: Jon Watts
Stars: Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal
IMDb: 7.6/10
Description: Spider Man’s sequel deals with the aftermath of Avengers:Endgame. Peter Parker is taken aback by the death of his mentor. However, he has to deal with another catastrophic event that might wipe out Earth.
What critics say: It feels comfortably like the end of a chapter, the beginning of a new one, an epilogue, and a palate cleanser all at once, says Clarisse Loughrey Independent (UK)
Saaho on Netflix
Director: Sujeeth
Stars: Prabhas, Shraddha Kapoor, Jackie Shroff
IMDb: 5.4/10
Description: Saaho, the mega-budget movie of South Indian superstar Prabhas is an action thriller. An undercover cop and his partner realises that the robbery case they were trying to solve is actually a murder case of a crime lord.
What critics say: “The movie is crisply, sometimes stylishly shot, but it's too muddled to be slick and too lacking in charm to establish any emotional stakes,” said Rachel Saltz from the New York Times