So you wanna watch something…
Big Bull: Based loosely on the dealings, stock market scam and crimes of Harshad Mehta, this Abhishek Bachchan-starrer is the highly anticipated financial crime thriller after Scam 1992. The trailer looks awesome, but Indian Express isn’t impressed with the movie. Streaming now on Disney+Hotstar VIP.
Joji: The powerful head of a wealthy Kottayam-based family is felled by a stroke. Think ‘Succession’ meets Macbeth—which is the inspiration for this movie. Joji (Fahadh Faasil) is an engineering drop-out with wayward ways, the dark horse in more ways than one. Firstpost says “the slow burn of tension and dread is skillfully built up,”while Indian Express calls it a “sharp tale of amorality and intrigue.” Available on Amazon Prime!
This is a Robbery: This is a four-part documentary about a 1988 heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. This one is about the biggest heist that shook the art world—which should also be a relief from the gruesome real-life crime docs we brace for. As Collider says: “[S]hocking and unsettling to be sure, but after a flood of increasingly gruesome documentaries that seem to linger on crime scene photos to the point of exploitation (lookin’ at you, Night Stalker), the non-violent nature of this four-hour series is a relief.” It’s out on Netflix.
The Way of the Househusband: A legendary former mafia kingpin nicknamed “The Immortal Dragon” who vanishes and suddenly emerges as… a fully devoted househusband! Reversing gender roles, he does the house chores to support his working wife. We can’t find any decent reviews but we kinda love the premise. Available to watch on Netflix!
A list of good reads
- Scott Rudin is one of the most successful producers in Hollywood. He may also be the worst—the kind who breaks an Apple monitor on the heads of his assistants. Hollywood Reporter has an exclusive investigation.
- Do you have ‘nafas’, that ineffable quality that makes your cooking irresistible? New York Times helps you put your finger on this wonderful culinary talent that all of us recognize but can’t quite pinpoint.
- Love the Oscar-nominated film ‘Promising Young Woman’? Well, Ayesha A. Siddqui’s here to set you right.
- Could the future of scriptwriting be a collaboration between AI and human creativity? Vice looks at the future of films.
- It is easy to celebrate Work From Home as a panacea for the pandemic. But what is its economic fallout? Vivek Kaul in Mint takes a clear-eyed look.
- Bloomberg Quint traced Adani’s journey to his current Port Tycoon status.
- So how could Frasier afford his apartment? Devoted fans really want to know, and GQ has you covered lol!
- How do you remember a truly traumatic event and not be shattered by it? Wired looks for answers.
- We loved this in-depth account of the Keeladi excavation—one of southern India’s most important archeological digs—in FiftyTwo by Sowmiya Ashok.
- Santosh Desai in Times of India has a delightful riff on the Indian male’s obsession with facial hair—be it Narendra Modi or Virat Kohli.
