What to watch this week: ‘Adagio’, ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ and more
War for the Planet of the Apes, ape king Proximus Caesar wages war on other clans, while chimpanzee Noa and human Mae set out on a perilous journey. This fourth instalment in the rebooted Planet of the Apes series is directed by Wes Ball, who made the Maze Runner films. Starring Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon and William H.
Macy. (In theatres) Sometimes you just want to see Toni Servillo break bad. Adagio is aslow burn Italian film about a teenager who, finding himself hunted by powerful men, turns to old mafia friends of his father’s.
Stefano Sollima’s film, reminiscent of the neo-noirs of Michael Mann, is consistently tense and well-performed (Pierfrancesco Favino is memorable as The Camel). (Netflix) This new series is based on a 2017 novel of the same name by Jerry Pinto. Inspector Jende (Vijay Raaz) is assigned the case of a young man who turns up dead in a washroom.
Soon, Peter, a friend he’s fallen out with, gets in touch, and they form a partnership. Matters are complicated when Jende’s son becomes a suspect in the case. This series is directed by Raj Acharya and is written by Mustafa Neemuchwala and Udai Singh Pawar.
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