Every Valentine’s Day, we’re bombarded with a slew of unsolicited romantic sagas and romcoms. Their aim is to fill up our date nights or home-alone plans with stories that culminat ... Read more
Every Valentine’s Day, we’re bombarded with a slew of unsolicited romantic sagas and romcoms. Their aim is to fill up our date nights or home-alone plans with stories that culminate in those happily-ever-afters. But art is supposed to be a reflection of reality and it’s well established that not all love stories are meant to be. So, this brings us to consider and acknowledge the sub-genre of anti-romance movies that capture the pain, hurt and devastation of heart-break and fragmented relationships. Boy meets girl, they briefly have a good run and then, it’s time to check into splitsville. So if you’ve had it up to your nose in mushy movies and want a reality break, here’s a list of anti-romance movies to keep you entertained this Valentine’s Day: Let’s get going. Read more
Every Valentine’s season, many rummage through watchlists struggling to find just the kind of movie that would capture the emotion and hit the spot. After all, date night movies ca ... Read more
Every Valentine’s season, many rummage through watchlists struggling to find just the kind of movie that would capture the emotion and hit the spot. After all, date night movies can be a struggle and finding a watch that’s worthy and compatible with the significant other can be a challenge. Mainstream media and pop culture have carved a certain construct for romantic relationships which have translated into various eternal love stories. A popular subgenre happens to be teenage romantic fantasies which serve as love stories and escapist adventures that effectively capture the imagination of young adults across the globe. So for today’s List hai toh hit hai, we have curated a list of teen fantasy films you can stream on OTT platforms. Read more
Hollywood’s powerhouse of talent Viola Davis made history at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards when she won the Best Spoken Word Album category. But Davis has been making history for a ... Read more
Hollywood’s powerhouse of talent Viola Davis made history at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards when she won the Best Spoken Word Album category. But Davis has been making history for a while. She became the first actress of colour to win the Emmy for Lead Actress in a drama in 2015 for her role Annalise Keating in How To Get Away with Murder. She also won an Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in Fences and is also a proud recipient of two Tony Awards. With her Grammy for the audiobook recording of her memoir Finding Me this year, Davis has joined the elite league of EGOT winners — those who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and a Tony. She is the third black woman to join the EGOT club after Whoopi Goldberg and Jennifer Hudson. For today’s podcast, let’s look at other Hollywood actors who have won a Grammy. Read more
The Oscar nominees announced for this year by the Academy featured some stellar names and a few surprise omissions. Films such as Aftersun, despite receiving rave reviews garnered ... Read more
The Oscar nominees announced for this year by the Academy featured some stellar names and a few surprise omissions. Films such as Aftersun, despite receiving rave reviews garnered only a single nomination, whereas a few other films such as The Woman King, The Northman, and Nope were shockingly deprived of any nominations this year. So for today’s List hai toh hit hai we have curated a list of critically-acclaimed films that were overlooked by the Academy but surely deserve a watch. Read more
Hollywood star Viola Davis is an acting powerhouse who has won the Triple Crown of Acting; which includes an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy, and a couple of Tony Awards for theatr ... Read more
Hollywood star Viola Davis is an acting powerhouse who has won the Triple Crown of Acting; which includes an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy, and a couple of Tony Awards for theatre as well. The talented 57-year-old has also been nominated for a Grammy this year. Her latest film, The Woman King, is a period drama set in 1820 West Africa and revolves around an all-female warrior unit called the Agojie. The film has been universally lauded and has also bagged 2 BAFTA nominations. So in today’s List hai toh hit hai, we take a look at films that pack the same action and revolt and feature feisty female characters like in The Woman King. Read more
For today’s List hai toh hit hai we have picked our contenders for who should win an Oscar and who the Academy is most likely to pick as the winner. Does our vote match yours? Let’ ... Read more
For today’s List hai toh hit hai we have picked our contenders for who should win an Oscar and who the Academy is most likely to pick as the winner. Does our vote match yours? Let’s find out. Read more
HBO’s The Last of Us has received rave reviews and has become the only HBO Original series in over 12 years to attract over 4.7 million viewers for its premiere. The video-game ada ... Read more
HBO’s The Last of Us has received rave reviews and has become the only HBO Original series in over 12 years to attract over 4.7 million viewers for its premiere. The video-game adaptation is co-created by the video game director Neil Druckmann and Chernobyl showrunner Craig Mazin, and is set in a post-apocalyptic zombie-infested dystopia. So for today’s List hai toh hit hai, we have curated a list of TV shows to stream if you loved The Last of Us. Read more
The Malayalam film Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey has managed to pull off something really remarkable. The dark comedy that revolves around domestic abuse has actually managed to draw hum ... Read more
The Malayalam film Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey has managed to pull off something really remarkable. The dark comedy that revolves around domestic abuse has actually managed to draw humour out of a particularly grim subject. The film stars Darshana Rajendran in the lead as a young wife who is mocked by her husband for her desire to complete her education. The role of the husband is played by Minnal Murali director Basil Joseph, and the film narrates the story of how Rajendran’s character who is a classic MCP is in for a surprise when he resorts to physical abuse. So for today’s List hai we take a look at some of the best Malayalam dark comedies available to stream online. Read more
Drishyam 2, the Hindi remake of the eponymous Malayalam mystery thriller was one of the biggest hits of 2022 in another lackluster year for major theatrical releases in Bollywood. ... Read more
Drishyam 2, the Hindi remake of the eponymous Malayalam mystery thriller was one of the biggest hits of 2022 in another lackluster year for major theatrical releases in Bollywood. The film is now available to stream on Prime Video and for today’s List hai toh hit hai we have curated a list of riveting mystery thrillers like Drishyam 2 available on OTT platforms. Read more
The Hollywood Foreign Press announced the winners of this year’s Golden Globes in a star-studded ceremony. We at OTTplay listed out our predictions for this year’s winners last wee ... Read more
The Hollywood Foreign Press announced the winners of this year’s Golden Globes in a star-studded ceremony. We at OTTplay listed out our predictions for this year’s winners last week and it appears we were right on the money for some of our predictions. So for today’s List hai toh hit hai we will tell you where you can stream these Golden Globe-winning films and TV shows. Read more
