The greatest draw of OTT companies is its wide selection of content material. And this week, there are some fascinating films and reveals on provide – Looop Lapeta (Netflix), The Great Indian Murder (Disney Plus Hotstar), Suspicion (Apple TV Plus) and The Tinder Swindler (Netflix). Also value watching is Rocket Boys (SonyLIV) which tells the story of two extraordinary Indian males, Homi J Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai.
Looop Lapeta: Netflix
Looop Lapeta marks Taapsee Pannu and Tahir Raj Bhasin’s first mission collectively. (Photo: PR Handout)
Taapsee Pannu and Tahir Raj Bhasin lead this remake of the German movie Run Lola Run. Helmed by Aakash Bhatia, the movie revolves round Taapsee’s character Savi who has to save lots of her boyfriend Satya’s (Tahir Raj Bhasin) life from a mobster whose cash he misplaced and she or he has solely 50 minutes to take action. In her assessment of the movie, The Indian Express movie critic Shubhra Gupta wrote, “Looop Lapeta takes much too long to warm up, and gets into its stride only after the interval. Its USP, the looping back of time upon itself, where certain things will happen differently depending upon how it all starts, starts to creak too soon, despite all its stylistic flourishes and cool psychedelic lighting. The film makes you wait for it to get into its stride, and that’s never a good thing.”
Read the review of Looop Lapeta here.
The Great Indian Murder: Disney Plus Hotstar
The homicide thriller, directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia, has Pratik Gandhi taking part in a CBI officer and Richa Chadha is seen as DCP Sudha Bhardwaj. Together, they’ve to research the homicide of a minister’s son at his social gathering. There are six main suspects on this homicide. The nine-episode sequence relies on the novel Six Suspects by author Vikas Swarup. Shubhra Gupta discovered the sequence ‘a mixed bag’ and wrote in her assessment, “The Great Indian Murder provides us moments of pleasure as it winds its way from start to finish of the first season, if you manage to stick with it.”
Read the review of The Great Indian Murder here.
Rocket Boys: SonyLIV
Jim Sarbh in a nonetheless from Rocket Boys. (Photo: SonyLIV)
SonyLIV sequence chronicles the lives and works of India’s two famend physicists, Dr Vikram Sarabhai and Dr Homi J Bhabha. It has Pataal Lok fame Ishwak Singh essaying the function of Vikram Sarabhai and Jim Sarbh has gotten into the pores and skin of Homi Bhabha. In her assessment, Shubhra Gupta wrote, “Season one of ‘Rocket Boys’, streaming on SonyLIV, makes the most of its incredible source material and comes up with a well-produced, absorbing state-of-the-nation saga. Both Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh, in the titular parts of Homi J Bhabha and Vikram A Sarabhai, are excellent.”
Read the review of Rocket Boys here.
One Cut Two Cut: Amazon Prime Video
A nonetheless from One Cut Two Cut. (Photo: PR handout)
Directed by Vamsidhar Bhogaraju, the comedy thriller One Cut Two Cut stars Danish Sait within the lead function. The satirical comedy revolves round an artwork and crafts instructor Gopi, performed by Sait, whose first day at work has him saving the varsity from 4 radical social media activists who’ve taken it hostage. The movie has most of its jokes falling flat. Indianexpress.com’s Manoj Kumar R wrote in his assessment, “The blatant mistreatment of the protagonist seeps into other parts of the movie. The camera movement, sound, music and editing does very little to improve the narration. The whole movie seems purposeless as its humour feels recycled and churlish, drama is non-existing, conflict is not strong enough, and social commentary is not fresh enough.”
Read the review of One Cut Two Cut here.
Suspicion: Apple TV Plus
Apple TV Plus thriller Suspicion follows the lives of a bunch of British residents who’re accused of abducting the son of an American PR specialist. They are decided to show their innocence, however will anybody imagine them or are they even telling the reality varieties the crux of this Chris Long directorial. It stars Uma Thurman, Kunal Nayyar, Angel Coulby, Noah Emmerich, Georgina Campbell, and Elyes Gabel, amongst others.
The Tinder Swindler: Netflix
Starring Cecilie Fjellhoy and Pernilla Sjöholm, the crime documentary The Tinder Swindle is directed by Felicity Morris. It follows the story of three ladies who went on the lookout for their Prince Charming on a relationship app, however ended up conned by a person who loots them whereas pretending to be a diamond mogul. In his assessment of the documentary, indianexpress.com’s Rohan Naahar wrote, “Netflix’s twisted true crime documentary puts an empowering spin on a cautionary tale. What makes The Tinder Swindler significantly better than your average flavour-of-the-week true crime documentary is its admirable dedication to not sit on the fence about the whole thing.”
