Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti return, as writers and producers this time, with another film about young people. Arjun Varain Singh’s film follows three perpetually online friends, Ahana (Ananya Panday), Imaad (Siddhant Chaturvedi) and Neil (Adarsh Gourav). (Netflix)
In 1972, a flight carrying a Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes mountains. Rescue efforts were soon called off but the passengers who survived persevered in the freezing cold and hostile environment for 72 days, resulting in the eventual rescue of some. J.A. Bayona (The Rings Of Power) has adapted Uruguayan journalist Pablo Vierci’s book of the same name into a feature film. The film is in the final shortlist for the Oscars as Spain’s official entry. (Netflix)
We are getting more stupid as a species, says Ricky Gervais. “You can now do a university degree course in Taylor Swift. How fucking low, academically, can you go?” In his attempt to show how the meaning of the word “woke” has changed, the humour is often overshadowed by his need to provoke. (Netflix)
Universal’s latest offering is about a family of ducks who undertake a maiden journey to the Caribbean. Directed by Benjamin Renner, and featuring the voices of Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Awkwafina and Danny DeVito. (In theatres)
