Medieval heroes, cursed heroes, monsters, scamsters, there's no dearth of action on OTT this week, Sukanya Verma tells us.
The Witcher Season 2
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: English
The Witcher fan base has much to rejoice as season two drops with a promise of bigger, better adventures starring the charismatic Henry Cavill as monster hunter Geralt of Rivia.
The Hand of God
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: Italian (with subtitles)
Hailed as one of the best in world cinema this year, director Paolo Sorrentino's most personal creation is an autobiographical, coming-of-age tale about a teenager grappling with grief and growing up in 1980s Naples.
Kurup
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: Malayalam (with subtitles)
Real life fugitive Sukumaran Kurup's life gets the cinematic treatment in Dulquer Salman's portrayal of a criminal in pursuit of a lookalike he can bump off and claim insurance money.
Antlers
Where to watch? Disney Hotstar
Language: English
Adapted from Nick Antosca's short story The Quiet Boy, Antlers revolves around a school boy's traumatising encounters of the monstrous kind in a small-town of Oregon, prompting his teacher and her brother to come to his rescue.
Kadaseela Biriyani
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: Tamil (with subtitles)
There are a great many dark twists and turns in Nishanth Kalidindi's well-crafted directorial debut about three brothers looking to avenge their father's murderer.
The Whistleblower
Where to watch? SonyLIV
Language: Hindi
Based on the Vyapam scam, SonyLIV's nine-part Web series unravels a final year medical student's journey from scammer to whistleblower.
Bunty Aur Babli 2
Where to watch? Amazon Prime Video
Language: Hindi
Rani Mukerji returns to her Babli roots along with Saif Ali Khan in place of Abhishek Bachchan as Bunty for a sequel that tries super hard to recreate the magic of its original.
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Where to watch? Amazon Prime Video
Language: English
Feel some more shiver down your spine as The Conjuring's successful franchise of demonic possessions continues in a brand new iteration.
Bulgasal: Immortal Souls
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: Korean (with subtitles)
A cursed, immortal soul out to settle a 600-year-old vendetta forms the crux of Bulgasal's riveting drama starring Miss Granny's Lee Jin-wook and Itaewon Class's Kwon Na-ra.
Swan Song
Where to watch? Apple TV+
Language: English
Two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali is reliably solid as a terminally ill patient opting for a clone replacement in this sci-fi melodrama.
Decoupled
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: English, Hindi
R Madhavan underscores his appeal as a terribly toxic character in a shabbily written script about a married couple on the brink of divorce in a series tailor-made for hate-watch.
