Cream Of The Stream
First They Killed My Father
(Netflix)
Loung Ung is 5 years old when the Khmer Rouge assumes power over Cambodia in 1975. They soon begin a four-year reign of terror and genocide in which nearly 2 million Cambodians die. Forced from her family's home in Phnom Penh, Ung is trained as a child soldier while her six siblings are sent to labor camps. The 2017 release has been written and directed by Angelina Jolie and has been nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
The Black Prince (Netflix)
Set in the 19th century (India’s pre-independence years), The Black Prince is the agonising true tale of Duleep Singh (Satinder Sartaaj), the last Sikh king of Punjab, who was robbed off his mother, Kingdom, faith and lineage by the British. Raised as a Christian 'prince' in England by Queen Victoria (Amanda Root), Duleep's yearning to embrace his faith, reclaim his identity and trace his roots, forms the story. The fearless woman who fans and reignites the fire within him to discover who he really is and regain his lost kingdom, freedom and glory, happens to be his mother Rani Jindan (Shabana Azmi). But his struggle to be reunited to his motherland was endless. Directed by Kavi Raz the movie was released in 2017.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime Video)
An American period comedy-drama web television series, created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, first premiered on March 17, 2017, on Prime Video. The series stars Rachel Brosnahan as the eponymous Miriam "Midge" Maisel, a housewife in 1958 New York City who discovers she has a knack for stand-up comedy. Following the premiere of the pilot episode to critical acclaim, the series was picked up by Amazon for a two-season order on April 10, 2017.
The first season was released on November 29, 2017, to positive reviews. The series won three Golden Globe Awards (Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and two Best Actress – Musical or Comedy for Brosnahan) and five Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Brosnahan. The second season was released on December 5, 2018. The series has been renewed for a third season consisting of eight episodes to premiere in 2019.
NTR (Amazon Prime Video): If you were wondering why in India, especially Andhra Pradesh and Telangana the number 1116 is considered a fancy number and car owners even pay a reservation fee of Rs. 20K to own that number, then you must watch the movies on the megastar Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao popularly known as NTR which were released this year. Watch the two part movie which tells us his transformation from a reel hero to the ‘Messiah of the Masses.’
NTR Kathanayakudu: In the first part, you can watch the journey of Nandamuri Tarakarama Rao from a government Sub-Registrar to becoming a Superstar in Telugu Cinema and his motivation to enter politics.
NTR Mahanayakudu: In the second and concluding part, the journey of Nandamuri Tarakarama Rao from childhood to become a superstar, entering into poiltics and how he takes telugu pride to a national level is shown. The movie stars the sixth son of NTR, Nandamuri Balakrishna who plays his own father with Vidya Balan, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Rana Daggubati, Prakash Raj, Sachin Khedekar and Bengal’s Jisshu Sengupta in lead roles.