What to Watch This Week: 10 New Movies and Series in UAE and Saudi Arabia

What to Watch This Week: 10 New Movies and Series in UAE and Saudi Arabia

Netflix is bringing yet another movie with an A-list cast this week, as Oscar winners Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali join Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke in Leave the World Behind. Moviegoers are also in for a treat, with several new movies from different genres coming to theatres near you! Starting with the horror movie Thanksgiving,…

The 10 Best Movie Songs of All Time: Unforgettable tunes that stay in your head even if the movie doesn’t

The 10 Best Movie Songs of All Time: Unforgettable tunes that stay in your head even if the movie doesn’t

Music can make or break a movie, and a well-curated soundtrack can make a film go down in history. Here is my list of the 10 most iconic movie songs of all time, originating from sci-fi films, indie movies, family films, and beyond! 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – Thus Spoke Zarathustra First on the…

Best Cinemas in Dubai: The Top Movie Experiences in the best malls

Best Cinemas in Dubai: The Top Movie Experiences in the best malls

Dubai is known for its luxury and entertainment offerings, and one of the most popular pastimes in this vibrant city is watching films in some of the best cinemas it offers. From state-of-the-art sound and visual technology to comfortable seating and gourmet treats, Dubai’s cinemas take the movie-going experience to a new level. Best Cinemas…

Animal Review – Ranbir Kapoor is Terrific as the Alpha Male and Bad Beta

Animal Review – Ranbir Kapoor is Terrific as the Alpha Male and Bad Beta

The Hindi movie Animal is directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga and stars Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Tripti Dimri, Shakti Kapoor, Prem Chopra Where can you watch Animal in the UAE? Animal is currently playing in cinemas across the UAE. You can book your tickets at VOX Cinemas or Novo Cinemas. Animal…

The Good Mother review: An underwhelming and inconsequential drug drama

The Good Mother review: An underwhelming and inconsequential drug drama

The U.S. opioid epidemic seems to have spanned a heap of movies and limited series tackling the issue. Director Miles Joris-Peyrafitte’s The Good Mother is one such entry to this ever-growing genre. While billed as a crime thriller, the Academy winner Hillary Swank starring film is more of a sleepy family drama where everyone involved…

The Ghost Within review: Full of cliches, terrible performances, and not very scary

The Ghost Within review: Full of cliches, terrible performances, and not very scary

The Ghost Within is a British horror film directed by Lawrence Fowler that promises spine-tingling terror inside an old manor house. Sadly, the unconvincing acting, amateur direction, and subpar script ruin what could have been a chilling ghost story. Where can you watch The Ghost Within in the UAE? The Ghost Within is currently playing…

Aadikeshava Review: A formula movie that doesn’t attempt anything new

Aadikeshava Review: A formula movie that doesn’t attempt anything new

The Telugu film Aadikeshava is directed by Srikanth N Reddy. Cast includes Panja Vaisshnav Tej, Joju George, Sreeleela, Jayaprakash, Sada, Suman, Radhika Sarathkumar, Aparna Das, Tanikella Bharani. Where can you watch Aadikeshava in the UAE? Aadikeshava is currently showing in cinemas across the UAE, such as VOX Cinema and Novo Cinemas. It will probably be a while before…

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes review: An exciting return to the early days of Panem

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes review: An exciting return to the early days of Panem

Eight years after the film series that made Jennifer Lawrence a household name concluded, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes takes us back to Panem and the dystopia’s disturbing yearly event. Francis Lawrence, who sat in the director’s chair for the last three Hunger Games movies, returns to direct this prequel based…

Phoenix Review – A horror movie that niftily sidesteps genre cliches

Phoenix Review – A horror movie that niftily sidesteps genre cliches

The Malayalam movie Phoenix is directed by Vishnu Bharathan and stars Aju Varghese, Anoop Menon, Nilja K Baby, Abhirami Bose, Bhagath Manuel, Chandhunadh Where can you watch Phoenix in the UAE? Garudan is currently playing in cinemas near you. You can book your tickets from Vox Cinemas or Novo Cinemas. Phoenix review 3 /5 Pros:…

The Marvels review: a formulaic yet perfectly adequate superhero movie

The Marvels review: a formulaic yet perfectly adequate superhero movie

Three may not be a magic number at the moment for the MCU. The Marvels is the third superhero movie the franchise released this year, the 33rd film overall, and it features an unlikely team of three heroines trying to save the universe. But the film directed by Nia DaCosta is also the least lucrative…

Japan review: Karthi’s energy is not enough to salvage this otherwise predictable ride

Japan review: Karthi’s energy is not enough to salvage this otherwise predictable ride

The Tamil movie Japan is now playing in cinemas across the UAE. It is directed by Raju Murugan and stars Karthi, Anu Immanuel, Sunil, Vijay Milton, Sunil, K S Ravikumar How to watch Japan in the UAE Japan is currently showing in cinemas across the UAE, such as VOX Cinema and Novo Cinemas. It will probably be a…

Freelance review: Mildly entertaining but mediocre action comedy

Freelance review: Mildly entertaining but mediocre action comedy

Freelance is the most recent action comedy flick by Taken director Pierre Morel. Featuring John Cena in the lead, the movie about a former ex-special forces operative on a mission to protect a washed-out journalist and a charming dictator from a military coup wasn’t exactly well-received by critics or moviegoers. And it’s easy to see…

Garudan Review – Suresh Gopi & Biju Menon are solid in this slow-burn thriller

Garudan Review – Suresh Gopi & Biju Menon are solid in this slow-burn thriller

The Malayalam movie Garudan is directed by Arun Varma and stars Suresh Gopi, Biju Menon, Thalaivasal Vijay, Abhirami, Divya Pillai, Dileesh Pothan, Siddique, Jayan Cherthala, Nishanth Sagar Where can you watch Garudan in the UAE? Garudan is currently playing in cinemas near you. You can book your tickets from Vox Cinemas or Novo Cinemas. Garudan…

Five Nights at Freddys review: It has its campy horror moments but takes itself too seriously

Five Nights at Freddys review: It has its campy horror moments but takes itself too seriously

Based on the beloved video game franchise created in 2014 by Scott Cawthon, Five Nights at Freddys was probably the most highly anticipated horror movie of the year. Directed by Emma Tammi, the film spent years in production limbo, changing directors and production companies several times before finally reaching cinemas this October. While the result…

57 Seconds review: A disappointing science fiction flick despite its promising premise

57 Seconds review: A disappointing science fiction flick despite its promising premise

57 Seconds loosely adapts the short story Lucifer! by author E.C. Tubb. Directed by Rusty Cundieff, the science fiction film follows an investigative journalist with a dark past who finds a time-travelling ring that can take him back in time, but only for 57 seconds. Where can you watch 57 Seconds in the UAE? 57…