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,…

Once Upon a Studio review: A short, sweet, and magical love letter from Disney to all its fans

Once Upon a Studio review: A short, sweet, and magical love letter from Disney to all its fans

To celebrate 100 years of Disney, directors Dan Abraham and Trent Correy put together something special to honour the studio’s impressive storytelling legacy. Once Upon a Studio is a 9-minute movie on Disney+ that brings together 543 characters from over 85 movies and short films. Where can you watch Once Upon a Studio in the…

Aarya Season 3 Review – Sushmita Sen again holds together this gory saga

Aarya Season 3 Review – Sushmita Sen again holds together this gory saga

The Hindi webseries Aarya Season 3 is directed by Ram Madhvani and stars SSushmita Sen, Vishwajeet Pradhan, Sikander Kher, Vikas Kumar, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Viren Vazirani, Indraneil Sengupta, Ila Arun, Maya Sarao. Where can you watch Aarya Season 3 in the UAE? Aarya Season 3 is currently streaming on Disney+ Hotstar. Aarya Season 3 review 3.5…

Master Peace Review – A tad long, but the jokes land in this new-age family drama

Master Peace Review – A tad long, but the jokes land in this new-age family drama

The Malayalam webseries Master Peace is directed by N Sreejith and stars Nithya Menen, Sharaf U Dheen, Shanthi Krishna, Renji Panicker, Ashokan, Maala Parvathi, Jude Anthany Joseph, Srikanth Murali, Anand Manmadhan, Divya Pillai Where can you watch Master Peace in the UAE? Master Peace is currently streaming on Disney+ Hotstar. Master Peace review 3 /5…

Loki Season 2 review: Tom Hiddleston’s anti-hero is still the best of the MCU

Loki Season 2 review: Tom Hiddleston’s anti-hero is still the best of the MCU

Loki Season 2 returns the MCU’s resident God of Mischief, as portrayed by Tom Hiddleston- a fan favourite since he first tried to weasel his way onto the Asgardian throne by getting Thor exiled to Earth. Loki’s first season marked the first time Marvel made a series centred on a villain, and it centred on…

I Am Groot season 2 review: The hilariously adorable misadventures of Baby Groot

I Am Groot season 2 review: The hilariously adorable misadventures of Baby Groot

I Am Groot is a series of shorts featuring the mini adventures of Baby Groot, aka the cutest Marvel character to come out of the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. Created by Kirsten Lepore, the series’ first season premiered last year as part of the MCU’s Phase Four, while the new season is included in…

Ahsoka review: A less-than-exciting live-action Star Wars Rebel continuation

Ahsoka review: A less-than-exciting live-action Star Wars Rebel continuation

Ahsoka is the live-action continuation story from the Emmy-winning animation Star Wars Rebels. Set over a decade after the events in the animated show, the miniseries created by Dave Filoni premiered its first two episodes on Disney+, with each subsequent instalment set to release on a weekly schedule. Where can you watch Ahsoka in the…

Only Murders in the Building season 3 review: The murder-mystery show is back in full force

Only Murders in the Building season 3 review: The murder-mystery show is back in full force

The Emmy-nominated hit comedy mystery series, Only Murders in the Building, returned with yet another murder for the three Upper West Side apartment building true crime aficionados to solve. Created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman, the witty whodunit is known for its refreshing approach to the crime genre and clever commentary on online sleuthing….

Disney Plus Ad-Supported Subscriptions coming to the UAE by November

Disney Plus Ad-Supported Subscriptions coming to the UAE by November

Disney Plus has recently announced its plans to roll out ad-subscription pricing models to Europe and the Middle East markets this year. “Internationally, Disney Plus is also expanding choice and value options with the launch of a new Standard tier, as well as Standard with Ads in select EMEA markets and Canada,” says in one…

Dayaa Review: A pulpy, twisty thriller that keeps you interested

Dayaa Review: A pulpy, twisty thriller that keeps you interested

The Telugu series Dayaa is directed by Pavan Sadineni and stars JD Chakravarthy, Eesha Rebba, Remya Nambeesan, Babloo Prithviraj, Kamal Kamaraju, Josh Ravi. Where can you watch Dayaa in the UAE? Dayaa is currently streaming on Disney+ in the UAE and the Middle East. Dayaa review Those who had seen the Bengali web series (from…

Disney Plus in the UAE is getting tons of new Japanese and Korean content

Disney Plus in the UAE is getting tons of new Japanese and Korean content

Disney Plus has announced that it will add over 20 new movies and TV shows from Japan and Korea for subscribers in the Middle East. The slate of content will debut exclusively on the platform and will be a mix of originals and third-party content from exciting filmmakers. From Korea, Disney Plus subscribers can watch…

The Bear season 2 review: Chaotic, anxiety-inducing, and excellent storytelling

The Bear season 2 review: Chaotic, anxiety-inducing, and excellent storytelling

It’s rare for TV shows to receive the universal critical acclaim FX’s The Bear got. But in this case, the acclaim is very much deserved. The Emmy-winning show created by Christopher Storer uses extreme close-ups and fast-moving shots to brilliantly show the trials and tribulations of an ambitious young Chef who takes over his family’s…

9 Best Indian Biopics – movies based on real-life personalities

9 Best Indian Biopics – movies based on real-life personalities

This week, the movie Tarla arrives on Zee5. Headlined by Huma Quereshi, the film is a biopic of one of the most famous chefs in India, Tarla Dalal. Irrespective of how it is, biopic or films of real-life personalities are a fascinating genre.  Here we have collated a list of films based on real-life personalities….

Great Expectations 2023 review: Yet another unnecessary adaptation

Great Expectations 2023 review: Yet another unnecessary adaptation

Charles Dickens’s 19th-century classic coming-of-age tale has seen more film and television adaptations than we can count. This year, Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight brought his rendition of the familiar story to the small screen. The six-episode miniseries had a talented cast and a Gothic atmosphere going for it, yet the result is a lacklustre…

Secret Invasion Review: Less flashy superheroes and more political spy thriller

Secret Invasion Review: Less flashy superheroes and more political spy thriller

Where can you watch Secret Invasion in the UAE? Secret Invasion is streaming on Disney Plus in the UAE. There is no free trial currently available for Disney Plus in the UAE, and you’ll have to sign up for it to watch it. Secret Invasion review Released as a part of the MCU’s Phase Five, Secret…