Operation Safed Sagar
Drama (Hindi)
A squadron of Indian Air Force pilots push beyond their limits to attempt a daring and dangerous mission. (more…)
The Last Salute
Documentary (English)
Chronicles the MiG-21's final chapter in the Indian Air Force, showcasing stories of generations of fighter pilots who flew it. (more…)
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The Gentlemen S02
Comedy, Drama, Crime (English)
When aristocratic Eddie inherits the family estate, he discovers that it's home to an enormous weed empire — and its proprietors aren't going anywhere.
Cast:
Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings, Joely Richardson, Vinnie Jones, Giancarlo Esposito, Benedetta Porcaroli
Sat, September 5 2026
The Gentlemen season 2 finds Guy Ritchie leaning harder into his enduring theme: men who mistake owning something with being someone. This season, Eddie (Theo James) leans into this even harder than ever. Among other things, he spends this run muscling into Italian mafia territory, even as he is chasing a seat in the House of Lords. And at the same time, the Netflix series, which is a spinoff of 2019’s action comedy movie of the same name, drops the zany energy that made season 1 so much fun. It’s a riskier season than the first. It is also colder and darker and, for my money, it is a better one, even when its reach outpaces its grip.
Fri, September 4 2026
Theo James is back as the Duke of Halstead in Guy Ritchie's entertaining crime thriller as Edward Horniman tries to reclaim his legacy.
Created by Guy Ritchie, Netflix’s crime drama The Gentlemen is back for a darker and more serious second season. Eddie Horniman (Theo James) and Susie Glass (Kaya Scodelario) have even more ambitious plans for their illegal drug business that face several obstacles. With several returning and new characters popping up in the gangster thriller, the Netflix series takes an unexpected twist at the halfway mark of Season 2, leaving audiences gasping with every twist and betrayal depicted in eight episodes. Written by Ritchie and Matthew Read, The Gentlemen Season 2 is more about purpose as Eddie and Susie try to break out from the expectations set upon them by others. Bold and ambitious, the second season does not repeat any formulas of previous Ritchie productions.
Mayday
Action, Comedy (English)
When 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 an alliance with an eccentric ex-KGB agent.
Cast:
Ryan Reynolds, Kenneth Branagh, Maria Bakalova, Marcin Dorociński, David Morse, Lovell Adams-Gray, Clark Johnson, Wendy Crewson, Louis Cancelmi, Donald Sales
Director:
Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley
Writer:
John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
Fri, September 4 2026
Co-directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, the period comedy plays off Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh's odd couple energy.
The filmmakers behind Game Night and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, bring a Cold War comedy that is far more entertaining than it looks on paper. Ryan Reynolds plays an American pilot who crash lands in enemy territory, aka the former USSR, during a covert mission, while Kenneth Branagh plays his new Russian friend, a former KGB agent, who is his only way out. With great Top Gun (1986) references and gasp-inducing action sequences, the streaming entertainer ideally deserved a big-screen outing.
Fri, September 4 2026
A downed American pilot and a former KGB officer discover that they have been told lies about each other’s countries all their lives, in this film set in the height of the US-Soviet Cold War years.
Ryan Reynolds repurposes his Deadpool routine in Mayday, the new Apple TV action-comedy film, in which he plays a downed American pilot during the height of the Cold War. With the blockbuster Deadpool and Wolverine (2024) having proven that his fast-talking, quip-based acting style works only in short doses and when it’s offset by an on-screen foil, Reynolds is made to team up in Mayday with Kenneth Branagh, who plays a stoic former agent of the KGB (Soviet intelligence and internal security agency), having a crisis of conscience. Together, they make a bid for freedom in a stylishly made, briskly paced and surprisingly sensitive entertainer that has no business being this good.
The Magic Faraway Tree
Adventure, Family, Fantasy (English)
A modern family relocates to the countryside where the children discover a magical tree with eccentric residents. They're transported to fantastical lands, rekindling their family bond through adventures.
Cast:
Billie Gadsdon, Nicola Coughlan, Delilah Bennett-Cardy, Phoenix Laroche, Nonso Anozie, Andrew Garfield, Rebecca Ferguson, Claire Foy, Jessica Gunning, Dustin Demri-Burns
Director:
Ben Gregor
Writer:
Simon Farnaby
Fri, September 4 2026
Andrew Garfield just tries too hard to be a cute hapless man-child. Claire Foy is a joy, especially when she is around the family.
On paper, this should come easy to screenwriter Simon Farnaby, with the Paddington movies and Wonka behind him, and Enid Blyton’s beloved The Magic Faraway Tree book series the source. But magic is hardly as easy as a fruit picked off a tree. It is either there, or it is not. And the more this film juggles its many British thespians, two known faces in Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy, and a very modern message about a childhood lost to electronic devices, the less and less it seems magical.
Onslaught
Action, Thriller, Horror (English)
When a rogue squad of genetically engineered super soldiers break loose in the desert, a badass Army sniper must unleash hell to protect her young daughter.
Cast:
Adria Arjona, Dan Stevens, Eric Wareheim, Reginald VelJohnson, Michael Biehn, Blake Kennedy, Alex Pereira, Drew Starkey, Rebecca Hall, Jacob Scipio
Director:
Adam Wingard
Fri, September 4 2026
There is not enough slash for a slasher, if that is your thing; and there is not enough surprise for it to be a thriller.
Celeste (Adria Arjona) is a troubled ex-Marine roughing it out in a trailer park in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by similar misfits and discontents, and guns, loads and loads of them. When others shoot the breeze, she literally takes her guns out and does target practice, on carved Halloween pumpkins. Having her ex drop their young daughter (Blake Kennedy) for the weekend to this trailer park is a dangerous enough proposition. But that’s not the half of it.
Romanchakam
Romance, Comedy (Telugu)
A cocky engineering grad starts a dating app to prove he can succeed at anything. But a mysterious online connection turns his world upside down. Between a failed startup, money trouble, and crazy moments with his friends, things get messy when a strange encounter hints at something darker. What starts as a desperate chase for a girl becomes a tough journey inward--where he learns the hardest person to understand isn't someone else, but himself.
Cast:
Sumanth Prabhas, Ananthika Sanilkumar, Upendra Limaye, Venkatesh Kakumanu, Narendra Ravi, Mani Aegurla
Director:
Venu Gopal Reddy
Writer:
Venu Gopal Reddy
Fri, September 4 2026
Venu Gopal Reddy’s Telugu film works better as a buddy comedy than a love story, and could have benefited from sharper writing
In the final portions of Romanchakam, written and directed by Venu Gopal Reddy, the comedy of errors is in full swing. The narrative wants us to root for the lead pair, Anvesh (Sumanth Prabhas) and Mythili (Ananthika Sanilkumar). However, what lands better is the commotion created by Anvesh’s friends as they try to salvage the situation. Despite being consistently silly and overly talkative, their bond feels more convincing than the romance at the centre of the story. For a love story to work, the female protagonist needs to be well written. Perhaps in an attempt to keep the narrative breezy and humorous, the writing holds back from establishing who Mythili is. We know little about her background, aspirations or what stands in the way of her getting what she wants. A passing scene hints at differences between her and her parents, but the idea is not explored further. There are also sporadic references to suicide, but these remain vague and are never treated with much sincerity. At one point, an incident involving a suicide attempt is even played for humour. This imbalance between comedy and emotional depth makes it difficult to fully invest in the love story.
Mahaprabhu Jagannath
Animation, Family, Fantasy (Hindi)
In Kaliyug, the evil asur Aham traps devotees in a mercury-made world, but their faith in Jagannath never breaks. Guided by young Balram's devotion, Mahaprabhu Jagannath defeats Aham through divine wisdom and frees all, proving that true bhakti always triumphs over ego.
Cast:
Prachi Save Saathi, Sonal Kaushal, Aditya Raj Sharma
Director:
Shripad Warkhedkar
Writer:
Pallavi Sharma
Fri, September 4 2026
छोटे पर्दे पर धूम मचाने वाली महाप्रभु जगन्नाथ की भक्तिमय कहानी तमाम कानूनी लड़ाइयां जीतने के बाद अब बड़े पर्दे पर पहुंच चुकी है। प्रभु जगन्नाथ की महिमा का गुणगान करती यह ऐनिमेटेड फिल्म बुराई पर अच्छाई की जीत की एक सरल-सहज पौराणिक गाथा है, जो बच्चों को पसंद आएगी।
The Last Salute
Documentary (English)
Chronicles the MiG-21's final chapter in the Indian Air Force, showcasing stories of generations of fighter pilots who flew it.
Director:
Kushal Srivastava
Fri, September 4 2026
‘अर्जुन का तीर था, उड़ती शमशीर था। देवों में सूर्य था, वायु रणवीर था। सेना का जोश था, बादल मदहोश था। सीमा के पार जो जाता था तीर सा, दुश्मन काे मारकर आता था वीर सा।’ डॉक्यूमेंट्री ‘द लास्ट सैल्यूट: अ लव लेटर टू मिग-21’ की ये शुरुआती पंक्तियां ही ये साबित कर देती हैं कि कुछ मशीनें सिर्फ मशीनें नहीं होतीं। वे इतिहास का हिस्सा बन जाती हैं, पीढ़ियों की यादों में बस जाती हैं और उनसे जुड़े लोगों के लिए एक भावनात्मक रिश्ता बना लेती हैं। भारतीय वायुसेना के साथ मिग-21 का रिश्ता भी कुछ ऐसा ही है, जिसे डॉक्यूमेंट्री ‘द लास्ट सैल्यूट: अ लव लेटर टू मिग-21’गर्व, रोमांच और भावुकता के साथ दिखाती है। खुद पूर्व वायुसेना सदस्य रह चुके डायरेक्टर कुशल श्रीवास्तव की यह डॉक्यूमेंट्री भारतीय वायुसेना संग 62 साल लंबे रिश्ते के बाद अलविदा कहने वाले मिग 21 को सलामी है। कहानी उन 23 स्क्वॉड्रन से शुरू होती है, जो मिग 21 को ऑपरेशनल भूमिका में उड़ाने वाली आखिरी स्क्वॉड्रन थी। फिर 26 सितंबर 2025 को चंडीगढ़ में हुए मिग-21 के विदाई समारोह को भावुक अंदाज में दिखाती है। दिलचस्प बात यह है कि 1963 में इसी चंडीगढ़ एयर स्टेशन पर मिग-21 को भारतीय वायुसेना का हिस्सा बना था। यानी जहां से इसकी यात्रा शुरू हुई, वहीं उसका अंतिम अध्याय भी पूरा हुआ।
Mon, August 31 2026
The Last Salute celebrates the MiG-21's immense power while honouring the pilots who flew it
The heady roar of the legendary supersonic fighter jet that served the Indian Air Force (IAF) for 62 years is muffled by nostalgia-dripping voices, an emotionally redolent background score, and a mind seeking to absorb loads of information. The “kick” inherent in the MiG-21 story is, however, given full rein in this engaging Netflix documentary conceived and executed as a companion piece to the hit web series Operation Safed Sagar. “Kick” is the word that several retired and serving pilots interviewed on camera use in describing what they felt when they sat in the cockpit of the now-retired-from-active-service MiG-21 and revved up the engine for take-off. The documentary transmits much of that to the audience.
Mon, August 31 2026
From the creator of ‘Operation Safed Sagar,’ this neat little documentary features the final hurrah of the Indian Air Force’s prized possession, the MiG-21 fighter jet
There’s something innately sincere about The Last Salute, a documentary about the 62-year-old marriage between the MiG-21 and the Indian Air Force (IAF). It revolves around the retirement of the iconic Soviet fighter jet in 2025, leading up to its farewell ceremony while telling its story through the lens of the chosen few who were qualified to fly them. “A Love letter to MiG-21” is part of the title, so it’s more of a personal ode than a formal chronicling; its reputation as “a flying coffin” is hastily dismissed and neatly glided over. It’s just like watching one partner say goodbye to another after a long and eventful relationship, choosing to remember them fondly despite all the flaws and illnesses. Given that it’s from the creator of the recent Kargil series, Operation Safed Sagar, perhaps this apolitical and isolated wistfulness isn’t surprising.
Hi!
Romance, Drama (Tamil)
Two individuals initially exchange a simple "Hi," but through a series of chance encounters, shared experiences, and deep conversations, they gradually develop a strong connection and eventually fall in love.
Cast:
Kavin Raj, Nayanthara, K. Bhagyaraj, Prabhu, Radhika Sarathkumar, VTV Ganesh, Fefsi Vijayan, Renji Panicker, Sathyan Sivakumar, Adithya Kathir
Director:
Vishnu Edavan
Writer:
Vishnu Edavan
Mon, August 31 2026
Nayanthara and Kavin are great when it’s all fun and games in director Vishnu Edavan's 'Hi,' but they’re not able to navigate the film through the more serious portions
There’s a forgotten brand of humour that works really well for the most part in Vishnu Edavan’s Hi. Reminding one of the loud, but likeable comedies from the ’90s made by directors like Ezhil and Sundar C, the intentional old-schoolness of Hi has a way of surprising you with its silliness. It doesn’t even attempt to play it safe or try the logical approach. If there’s a joke to be milked, the film will do anything, even if means hitting someone on the head with a pole. It’s desperate and immatur, but oftentimes also feels oddly sincere.
Mon, August 31 2026
The journey of Hi is made even more beautiful by the easy charm exuded by Nayanthara and Kavin, who ensure the romance doesn’t overshadow the comedy, and the comedy doesn’t overpower the romance
Desire. Almost every relationship is based on a desire of some sort. It can be a desire for companionship, touch, love, family, respect, and of course, lust. But at the base of it all is a desire to feel desired. Wanting someone to want you for who you are is a high that many go through life without ever feeling. It is in pursuit of this uns that people give their all. Vishnu Edavan’s Hi is about one such guy, Mayilsamy (A wonderfully understated Kavin), who has everything but love of the romantic kind. He meets a down-in-the-dumps woman, Devayani (A superb Nayanthara), who has nothing but the belief that love is destined for the more fortunate ones. No prizes for guessing where the movie goes from here, and the best part? Vishnu isn’t interested in making you play the guessing game, and just wants you to sit back and enjoy a simple, cheery romcom that hits you right at the feels.
Sun, August 30 2026
Director Vishnu Edavan's Hi, starring Nayanthara and Kavin, is a harmless romantic comedy that has some delightful stretches. The film aims for low-stakes and achieves them too.
Rom-coms have a timeless charm. They make you smile, tug at your heartstrings and, at their best, leave you walking out of the theatre with a little more hope than you walked in with. But very few films manage to get that emotional balance right these days. Last week, the Malayalam film Bethlehem Kudumba Unit did it effortlessly. This week, Tamil film Hi attempts to recreate that magic with a story rooted in romance, family and second chances. But does it work? Let’s find out.
Tony
Drama, Comedy (English)
A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.
Cast:
Dominic Sessa, Antonio Banderas, Emilia Jones, Leo Woodall, Stavros Halkias, Michael Jibrin, Monica Raymund, Rich Sommer, Dagmara Dominczyk, Liam Fitch
Director:
Matt Johnson
Writer:
Matt Johnson, Matthew Miller, Todd Bartels, Lou Howe
Mon, August 31 2026
Mon, August 31 2026
It repositions a cultural rockstar as a wannabe punk – dealing with life’s punches, which eventually contributed to his tough-but-fair demeanour.
“It’s going to be a bildungsroman…” Tony (Dominic Sessa) announces at the dinner table “… a coming-of-age novel.” He’s talking about a novel he has pitched at a prestigious scholarship interview. His father (Rich Sommers) is excited, his mother (Dagmara Dominczyk) is more circumspect. He’s almost certain he will be chosen for the scholarship, after which he will embark on his journey to be what he already believes is a crucial part of his identity. “I’m a writer,” our 19-year-old protagonist says while introducing himself at a bar in an earlier scene. As we all know now, the debut novel (Kitchen Confidential) would only arrive 25 years later. Before Anthony Bourdain became a renowned chef and a worldwide phenomenon – he was just a kid. An arrogant, entitled, insufferable young man, who thought the world owed him a stage to showcase his brilliance. He was also an incessant and effortless liar. In Matt Johnson’s film, we meet Bourdain when he’s – as the title suggests – Tony, and follow him over an eventful summer. His mother calls him Anthony, which the rebel can’t stand. Hence, he goes out of his way to ask people to not call him that.
Sun, August 30 2026
In Matt Johnson's ‘Tony’, a young Anthony Bourdain is pulled towards discipline and craft on one side, and recklessness and transgression on the other
Before Anthony Bourdain became the chef, author and TV host who taught an audience to eat, travel and look at the world with curiosity, he was Tony, a 19-year-old who didn’t quite know what to do with himself. “I was—to be frank—a spoiled, miserable, narcissistic, self-destructive and thoughtless young lout, badly in need of a good ass-kicking,” Bourdain wrote of himself in Kitchen Confidential, his 2000 memoir. It is an unusually unsparing assessment, and very much the man we meet in director Matt Johnson’s coming-of-age film about the young Bourdain. Johnson and his co-writers Matthew Miller, Todd Bartels and Lou Howe take their ideas and inspiration from early chapters of the bestselling Kitchen Confidential, particularly Bourdain’s experiences in Provincetown, while taking cinematic liberties to shape it into a comic drama. Tony is less interested in recreating a life than in capturing a formative moment.
Once More
Music, Romance, Comedy (Tamil)
Raghu, a man caught up with a deep hold of grief comes across Anjali, who is spinning everything in her capacity to win him over. The love you gave away always comes back they say. In one way or other. Sometimes from a different human. This is a story of love coming back into the life of someone who doesn’t want to take it. A tale of second chances.. happy healing and bitter sweet closures.
Cast:
Arjun Das, Aditi Shankar, Dravid Selvam, Sona Olickal, Anusha Prabhu, Chitra Lakshmanan, Prithviraj, Jenson Dhivakar, Devadarshini, Rama
Director:
Vignesh Srikanth
Writer:
Vignesh Srikanth
Sun, August 30 2026
Director Vignesh Srikanth's Once More, starring Arjun Das, Aditi Shankar and Sona Olickal, is a romantic drama that works in parts. The film tries to explore closure, second chances and finding love again, but occasionally falls back on familiar cliches.
If you are a believer in destiny, life is all about second chances. Once More takes that idea and builds a romantic drama around a man who has almost forgotten what happiness feels like. Raghuvaran is stuck in a depressive state, barely pushing through each day, when Anjali, a woman who is quite literally walking sunshine, enters his life. She refuses to let him remain in his shell and slowly gives him another shot at happiness.
Fri, August 28 2026
Director Vignesh Srikanth’s romance drama finds charm in its quieter moments, but its emotional core wobbles in the latter half
Guy sees girl. Guy follows girl. Guy stalks girl. Eventually, girl falls for him. This is a template Tamil cinema has used several times over the last few years; some heroes have actually made entire careers doing just this. It is due to this overall situation that Once More’s first sequence grabs your attention. Raghu (Arjun Das) is seated at the Velachery bus stop — his bike has broken down, and he has to find some other means of transport to get home. With cab drivers unwilling to take up the ride, Raghu is wondering what to do. Enter a bright red car, with his college junior, Anjali (Aditi Shankar), offering him a lift.
Fri, August 28 2026
Shuffling between the naive optimism of a Vineeth Sreenivasan film and an ultra messy Gautham Menon romance, this is a neatly narrated and ably performed ‘whodunnit’ about a man, the person who killed him and the one that brought him back alive.
To call Once More an intense love story would be to reduce it to just one aspect that make this film wonderfully frustrating. Instead, I’d prefer to look at this story of a man named Raghuvaran (Arjun Das) as something of a cruel whodunnit. I call it that because the Raghu we first meet can barely be called a person who is well and alive. He’s a corpse, that’s just about capable of walking and talking. When we see him in constant conversation with both a priest as well as a psychiatrist, we see him grappling with spirituality and/or science to bring him alive. Instead of saying ‘Raghu is…’, the film trains you to say ‘Raghu was…’
Part Timers
Drama (Telugu)
Two roommates, worlds apart, barely stay together. But these two women share one grand dream: a start-up.
Cast:
Thanuja Puttaswamy, Gnaneswari Kandregula, Vajja Venkata Giridhar, Swapna Sankuratri, Sunandini, Ramesh, Swathi, Rajesh Khanna, Bhel Prasad, Koushik Mekala
Director:
Sampath Kumar Thota
Fri, August 28 2026
Teju is a rich businessman’s daughter, living independently on her terms and driving a cab for her livelihood. Her liberated lifestyle is a cause of concern for nagging neighbours. They use every trick in the book to kick her out of the apartment. All hell breaks loose when she has a new roommate in Sindhu, a corporate employee looking to escape her uncle’s rigid norms at home. While both the lead actors fit their parts in terms of appearance and styling, their performances are just okay and nothing great to write home about. Gnaneswari Kandregula is a decent casting choice to play the rebellious Teju. Thanuja Puttaswamy brings a good contrast with her role as a meek yet ambitious girl.
Operation Safed Sagar
Drama (Hindi)
A squadron of Indian Air Force pilots push beyond their limits to attempt a daring and dangerous mission.
Cast:
Dia Mirza, Jimmy Shergill, Siddharth, Abhay Verma, Mihir Ahuja, Taaruk Raina, Arnav Bhasin, Prajakta Koli, Adil Hussain, Vinay Pathak
Director:
Oni Sen
Thu, August 27 2026
1999-ம் ஆண்டு நடந்த கார்கில் போரின் பின்னணியில், அணு ஆயுதப் போர் மூளும் அபாயத்துக்கு இடையே நடக்கும் அரசியல், ராணுவ மோதல்களைப் பேசும் நெட்ஃபிளிக்ஸ் இந்தித் தொடர் இது. (தமிழ் டப்பிங் உண்டு).
18,000 அடி உயரத்தில் பாகிஸ்தான் ராணுவத்தின் ஊடுருவலை முறியடிக்க, இந்திய விமானப்படையின் ‘கோல்டன் ஏரோஸ்’ (Golden Arrows) ஸ்க்வாட்ரன் நடத்திய சவாலான வான்வழித் தாக்குதலை விவரிக்கிறது இந்தத் தொடர். ஸ்க்வாட்ரன் லீடர் அஜய் அஹுஜா (சித்தார்த்), விங் கமாண்டர் டோனி (ஜிம்மி ஷெர்கில்) இணைந்து தங்கள் இளம் விமானிகளைப் போருக்கு எப்படித் தயார்படுத்தி வழி நடத்துகிறார்கள் என்பதே இதன் விறுவிறுப்பான மையக்கதை. நிஜப் போர் வீரர்களாக சித்தார்த்தும் ஜிம்மி ஷெர்கிலும் எந்தவிதமான மிகைப்படுத்தலுமின்றி, தங்களின் முதிர்ச்சியான நடிப்பால் கதாபாத்திரங்களுக்கு உயிர் கொடுத்திருக்கின்றனர். பாகிஸ்தான் பிரதமர் நவாஸ் ஷெரீஃபாக வினய் பதக், அவரைத் தந்திரமாக இயக்கும் ஜெனரல் முஷாரஃபாக மனு ரிஷி சத்தா ஆகியோரின் நடிப்பும் தொடருக்குப் பெரும் பலம். அபய் வர்மா, மிஹிர் அஹுஜா, பிரஜக்தா கோலி, தியா மிர்ஸா எனத் துணைக் கதாபாத்திரங்களின் பங்களிப்பிலும் நேர்த்தி.
Mon, August 10 2026
Sat, August 8 2026
‘Operation Safed Sagar’ occasionally drags and doesn't shun its propaganda duties. But it's a rare war narrative that keeps a cool head and focuses on strategy, processes and individual skill
Two months into the Kargil War, Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif determines to see with his eyes what his heart already suspects: that they’re losing the battle. At Skardu base, he’s received by Maj Gen Javed Hassan, who invites him to the officer’s mess for a briefing. Sharif fixes with a stare and says, “The truth of democracy is revealed at the polling booth, and the reality of war in the hospital.” The condition of the wounded and general despondency in the hospital tent tells him all he needs to know, prompting a rare act of rebellion and a covert trip to Washington.