This week’s Film Friday features movies that cross several genres, including science fiction, action comedy, thrill, and adventure drama comedy. Prepare to enjoy your weekend by viewing some of the top films that the WhatsOn editor Tama has selected for you.
Luther: The Fallen Sun
Jamie Payne and Neil Cross are the authors of the crime thriller Luther: The Fallen Sun, which they also directed. It serves as a film prequel to the eponymous British television series that ran from 2010 to 2019. In the movie, Idris Elba, who is also a producer, reprises his role as John Luther with Cynthia Erivo and Andy Serkis.
John Luther, a brilliant but dishonored investigator, escapes from jail to find a nasty serial killer terrorizing London.
Prior to being made available on Netflix’s streaming service on March 10 of 2023, Luther: The Fallen Sun is slated for release in a few select theaters on February 24, 2023.
Sharper
American psychological thriller Sharper has released in 2023 and has written by Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka with direction by Benjamin Caron. In addition to Julianne Moore, Sebastian Stan, Justice Smith, Briana Middleton, and John Lithgow all appear in the movie.
While a scam artist preys on Manhattan billionaires, motives are dubious and expectations are disregarded.
Prior to its release on Apple TV+ on February 17, 2023. Sharper was released by A24 on February 10, 2023, in a few U.S. cinemas.
My Fathers’ Violin
This film is mainly a Turkish film where Ozlem (Gulizar Nis Uray) is around 8. The daughter of Ali Rizi (Selim Erdogan), a road violinist who performs people’s tunes together. Along with his younger daughter boldly sings, dances, and passes the hat to admiring crowds. Ozlem does not have a mom and does not visit school, but she’s bright, warm, charming, outgoing, and amazingly self-possessed. When her father dies, coughing up blood, toddler welfare takes over and contacts Ali’s brother Mehmet (Engin Altan Duzyatan). Which is a hit violinist with a solo profession, wealth, renown, and an approach to taking care of Ozlem. He consents to legally benefit custody that allows you to hand her over to the loving road musicians who need her. However, toddler welfare sees the scam. As Mehmet softens, he demonstrates that loving others is greater essential than his profession.
Farzi
Raj & DK are the creators, producers, and directors of Farzi, a 2023 Indian Hindi-language black comedy crime thriller television series about counterfeit money. Farzi is known globally as Fakes. The cast includes Raashii Khanna, Kay Kay Menon, Vijay Sethupathi, Shahid Kapoor, and Bhuvan Arora.
A fast-paced, edgy, one-of-a-kind thriller with an artist who is drawn into the murky high stakes of a con and a fiery task force officer on a quest to rid the country of his threats.
Farzi, which was once planned as a movie in 2014, eventually became a television series in 2019. In July 2021, principal photography commenced in Mumbai. Moreover, Alibaug, Goa, Nepal, and Jordan were used for filming.
Shikarpur
Ankush Hazra, Kaushik Ganguly, and Sandipta Sen are the main characters of the Bengali crime drama Shikarpur, which is currently streaming on Netflix. This season’s inventive presenter is Kaushik Ganguly. Nirjhar Mitra is in charge of directing the show. The first airing was on ZEE5 on January 6, 2023.
The protagonist of the movie is a photographer named Keshto, played by Ankush Hazra, who wants to become a detective like his mentor Dindayal Biswas, played by Kaushik Ganguly. The series, which is set in a small hamlet in north Bengal, follows Keshto as he attempts to solve a string of killings that are thought to have been committed by a ghost. The web series, which starred Kaushik Ganguly and Sandipta Sen as a father and daughter, included various heartwarming connections and came to a tear-jerking conclusion.
