If it's one trip to the cinema this week, make it Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups; 7.9 is as clear a signal as ratings give, and most of the talk is about the performances. Skip the queue and open JioHotstar: Stuart Fails to Save the Universe at 8.9 is the week's real winner.
In Theatres
TOP 7 Releases from the past three weeks
Tony
A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer…
Good word from critics, with the performances and music earning most of the praise.
Mirzapur: The Movie
TrendingThe battle for Mirzapur’s throne intensifies as old enemies resurface and a new threat emerges in the form of Babban Babua, a ruthless businessman…
Critics highlighted the performances and writing, with the pacing the weak link.
Sardar 2
New releaseWhen the mysterious Black Dagger threatens national security, Inspector Vijay embarks on his most dangerous mission yet.
Critics can't agree — high marks for the performances and writing, complaints about the visuals.
Epic - First Semester
New releaseRohan, a middle-class student studying abroad due to family expectations, explores romance, identity, and growing up with honesty and emotional depth.
Tom & Cherry
When Tom suddenly disappears, a mysterious man named Cheer becomes part of an extraordinary journey that no one sees coming.
Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups
TrendingA powerful drug cartel pulls the strings behind a facade of sun-soaked beaches as a gritty, violent underworld power struggle emerges…
Strong marks for the performances and story, less love for the pacing.
I'm Game
A fearless gambler who trusts luck more than life gets caught in a series of crazy and unexpected events that turn his world upside down.
Reviews swing both ways; the performances and action earns praise even from the doubters.
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
JioHotstarNew on JioHotstarAfter accidentally creating a new multiverse, comic book store owner Stuart Bloom must locate a quantum-interference device to restore reality.
The critical consensus tilts firmly positive.
Gandhari
NetflixWhen a mother loses her eyesight and her daughter in a kidnapping, she takes matters into her own hands to hunt down those responsible.
Mayday
Apple TV TrendingWhen a U.S. Navy pilot on a top-secret mission during the Cold War gets trapped behind enemy lines, his only chance at survival is to form…
Genuinely divisive — critics can't settle this one. Viewers beg to differ — audience scores run well above the critics' line.
Drawn Together
Amazon Prime VideoNew releaseMarfil Cortés, a daughter of a wealthy Spanish businessman, is kidnapped and released, leading her father to hire Sebastian Moore as a bodyguard.
The Court
JioHotstarNew showA young lawyer, brilliant with case details, struggles to find her place within the legal fraternity.
The Runner
Amazon Prime VideoMaia Marten, a brilliant London lawyer, has her life shattered by a single call on her morning run: her son has been taken.
Reviewers came away cold on this one.
Magudam
Amazon Prime VideoNew on Amazon Prime VideoPeaceful medical representative and shipping harbor worker Linga's life changes because of betrayal and conflict in a coastal community.
A drubbing from reviewers, with the direction the main casualty.
Pyaar Prema Kalyanam
NetflixWhen a bride refuses to leave her family home after marriage, her husband must find out if he can adjust to life under his in-laws' roof.
Lanterns
JioHotstar TrendingTwo intergalactic cops, new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, are drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate…
Critics liked it: the performances and lead chemistry won praise, though the themes drew some flak.
Ted Lasso
Apple TVTed Lasso, an American football coach, moves to England when he's hired to manage a soccer team—despite having no experience.
Near-universal acclaim, with the music singled out most often.
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