First Day First Show | ‘Varisu’ vs ‘Thunivu’ for Pongal, ‘Aftersun’ review

Bollywood Ranbir Kapoor’s first look from Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s film ‘Animal’ out Anupam Kher starts shooting for Vivek Agnihotri’s ‘The Vaccine War’ Trailer of ‘Trial By Fire’, Netflix series on Uphaar Cinema tragedy, released Sequel to ‘The Big Bull’ in works, says producer Anand Pandit Hansal Mehta to commence filming on series ‘Gandhi’ later this year Pratik Gandhi says he is blessed to play Mahatma Gandhi and Jyotirao Phule on-screen Regina Cassandra’s next is ZEE5’s original series ‘Jaanbaaz Hindustan Ke’ Hollywood Jeremy Renner sustains injuries in snow plouhing accident, undergoes surgery ‘Stranger Things’ actor Noah Schnapp comes out as gay ‘Romeo & Juliet’ stars sue Paramount Pictures over 1968 film’s teen nude scene Netflix cancels ‘1899’ after one season Nicole Kidman joins cast of Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Lioness’ series James Wan says ‘The Conjuring 4’ could be the last in the franchise George RR Martin says changes at HBO Max have “impacted” future ‘Game of Thrones’ projects Regional Cinema Trailers of Ajith Kumar’s ‘Thunivu’ and Vijay’s ‘Varisu’ released; films to clash for Pongal on January 11 Kamal Haasan to Rahul Gandhi: ‘Hey Ram’ was my way of saying sorry to my Bapu Release dates of NTR, Samantha, Kalyan Ram and Naga Chaitanya’s films announced Omar Lulu’s ‘Nalla Samayam’ withdrawn from theatres following excise case Malayalam lyricist Beeyar Prasad passes away Malayalam director Rajesh Mohanan to make a big budget Bhojpuri film, ‘Mahadev Ka Gorakhpur’ More than 90% of Malayalam movies released in 2022 flopped; over ₹300 crores loss New in streaming Coming to Netflix: Danish thriller series Copenhagen Cowboy, series on Uphaar Cinema tragedy, Trial by Fire, true crime series MADOFF: The Monster of Wall Street, and more Coming to Netflix in 2023: Raj & DK’s Guns and Gulaabs, Sidharth Malhotra-starrer Mission Majnu, Anushka Sharma’s sports drama Chakda ‘Xpress, and more New on Disney+ Hotstar in January: Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy starrer The Menu, Bhuvan Bam starrer Taaza Khabar, superhero adult animated series Koala Man, and more New on Amazon Prime Video: Prithviraj Sukumaran-starrer Gold, Hindi horror comedy Phone Bhoot, Tamil thriller film Parole, and more Coming to Apple TV Plus: Harrison Ford-starrer Shrinking, drama series Dear Edward, fourth season of M Night Shyamalan’s Servant, and more Essential reading 1) The best films of 2022: From ‘Aftersun’ and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ to ‘RRR’ >> We pick ten stand-outs and some near-misses in what was a glorious year at the movies 2) Charlotte Wells, Paul Mescal discuss ‘Aftersun’ and its broader themes of reflection and memory >> The director and actor discuss ‘Aftersun’ and their experiences in making the movie and taking it across the globe 3) An open letter to the Indian film industry >> The onus of furthering constitutional values is on the film fraternity and on other progressive forces, says the writer 4) Aditi Balan on ‘Story of Things’ and why she craves a light-hearted role >> The actor opens up on why we haven’t seen more of her post-’Aruvi’, what she looks for in a script, and more 5) Dirk Maggs: Audio is a visual medium >> The director of the audiobook adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s ‘The Sandman’ says he creates pictures with sound 6) Santosh Sobhan: A moment of epiphany made me realise I am living my dream >> The ‘Kalyanam Kamaneeyam’ actor says a film has to be great to draw people to theatres post lockdowns 7) Malayalam movies to watch out for in 2023: From ‘Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam’ to ‘King of Kotha’ >> 2023 promises to do better than 2022, and here are 12 Malayalam films that are eagerly awaited at theatres 8) Hiding behind monsters: spotting the queer in Hollywood’s horror movies >> The genre of horror has been used by openly gay filmmakers as a way of coded self-expression What to watch 1) Charlotte Wells’ stunning debut, ‘Aftersun’, is a quiet rumination of the lost daughter Read the full review here 2) ‘Story of Things’ is an ingenious supernatural anthology that makes you want more Read the full review here 3) ‘Kaleidoscope’ is a well-executed non-linear caper drama from Netflix Read the full review here 4) Despite few bright spots, ‘Djinn’ fails in trying to do too many things Read the full review here 5) Song Hye-Kyo is terrific in ‘The Glory’, a disturbing tale of bullying and revenge Read the full review here 6) ‘Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ is a drab recollection of the iconic pop star’s life Read the full review here 7) Noah Baumbach’s absurdist drama ‘White Noise’ is eerily-topical Read the full review here 8) ‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical’ is a canorous adaptation of a remarkable children’s classic Read the full review here 9) Saim Sadiq’s film ‘Joyland’ is a poignant drama about desire Read the full review here