There's a new dating show on TV and this one's for Muslims looking to find their partner without the help of dating apps or casual encounters. Meanwhile, following her recent turn as a mysterious millionaire in Netflix hit series Sirens, Julianne Moore returns in a thriller about a mother who will go to great lengths to protect her daughter.
Here are some of the latest films, shows and music to stream this week.
New movies to stream
Titan: The OceanGate Disaster (Netflix)
The implosion of OceanGate's Titan while on an expedition to the Titanic wreck in June 2023, in which all five men on board died, made headlines around the world for weeks. Two years later, the US Coast Guard’s Marine Board of Investigation has yet to release its final report on who should ultimately be held responsible. To date, no criminal charges have been filed in connection with the Titan’s implosion and the fatalities it led to.
This new Netflix documentary traces the events and key decisions that culminated in the disaster, featuring interviews with experts as well as people close to Stockton Rush, the American entrepreneur and OceanGate founder who also perished in the disaster.
Echo Valley (Apple TV+)
Sydney Sweeney pairs up with Oscar-winner Julianne Moore in this thriller. Moore plays Kate, a mother whose troubled daughter Claire (Sweeney) suddenly shows up at her door covered in someone's blood. As Kate pieces together what happened, she learns just how far a mother is willing to go to protect her daughter.
Deep Cover (Prime Video)
In this action comedy, Bryce Dallas Howard plays Kat, an improv comedy teacher who is offered the role of a lifetime by an undercover cop. She recruits two of her students, Marlon (Orlando Bloom) and Hugh (Nick Mohammed), to infiltrate dangerous gangs in London by impersonating criminals.
Mohammed will be familiar to fans of the Apple TV+ hit Ted Lasso in which he plays Nathan Shelley, a kit manager who becomes head coach.
New shows to stream
Call Her Alex (Disney+)
Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper is one of the world's most popular podcasters. This new two-part documentary by Hulu follows Cooper prepping for her first tour to support the podcast, also documenting her childhood in Pennsylvania and her rise to fame.
“I’ve shared my life with the Daddy Gang since I started Call Her Daddy, but this documentary series takes it even deeper,” Cooper said. “It’s a behind-the-scenes look at the moments that shaped me – the raw, the messy, the personal stuff I’ve never felt comfortable sharing until now. My hope is that by bringing people along for this part of my journey, they’ll feel both more connected to my life and more empowered in their own.”
Muslim Matchmaker (Disney+)
Professional matchmaker Hoda Abrahim joins comedian and lawyer Yasmin Elhady to host this Hulu show where the pair help Muslim Americans navigate modern courtship in their search for the right partner.
Produced by Indian Matchmaking creator Smriti Mundhra's Meralta Films, the eight-episode series follows Abrahim and Elhady as they set off on a mission to help people match with each other without relying on dating apps, and using their rule of three: three dates, three months, three hundred questions.
New music to stream
Tha Carter VI by Lil Wayne
Rapper Lil Wayne's 14th studio album is his sixth in Tha Carter album series.
Coming five years after his last release, the 10-track album features a mixed bag of guest appearances, from Jelly Roll, 2 Chainz and Big Sean to Bono and Andrea Bocelli. Wayne's sons, Kameron Carter and Lil Novi, also feature.
“If there’s one thing about this album that’s different, it’s me approaching it like: 'Man, what would I sound like on something with such and such?'" Lil Wayne told Rolling Stone ahead of the release.
Load (Remastered Deluxe Box Set) by Metallica
The follow-up to Metallica's blockbuster 1991 self-titled album, Load was released in 1996 to huge fanfare, including hits such as Hero of the Day, Until It Sleeps and the band’s only country-inspired track to date, Mama Said.
A remastered deluxe box set of Load is being released, which includes 245 previously unreleased tracks split across 15 CDs, three of which feature full live recordings. Also included are four DVDs of live concert footage, a 128-page hardcover book packed with never-seen-before photos from the recording sessions, a poster and a set of guitar and bass picks.
The Facility’s Versatility
Between the start of the 2020 IPL on September 20, and the end of the Pakistan Super League this coming Thursday, the Zayed Cricket Stadium has had an unprecedented amount of traffic.
Never before has a ground in this country – or perhaps anywhere in the world – had such a volume of major-match cricket.
And yet scoring has remained high, and Abu Dhabi has seen some classic encounters in every format of the game.
October 18, IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders tied with Sunrisers Hyderabad
The two playoff-chasing sides put on 163 apiece, before Kolkata went on to win the Super Over
January 8, ODI, UAE beat Ireland by six wickets
A century by CP Rizwan underpinned one of UAE’s greatest ever wins, as they chased 270 to win with an over to spare
February 6, T10, Northern Warriors beat Delhi Bulls by eight wickets
The final of the T10 was chiefly memorable for a ferocious over of fast bowling from Fidel Edwards to Nicholas Pooran
March 14, Test, Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by six wickets
Eleven wickets for Rashid Khan, 1,305 runs scored in five days, and a last session finish
June 17, PSL, Islamabad United beat Peshawar Zalmi by 15 runs
Usman Khawaja scored a hundred as Islamabad posted the highest score ever by a Pakistan team in T20 cricket
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
Various Artists
Habibi Funk: An Eclectic Selection Of Music From The Arab World (Habibi Funk)
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Killing of Qassem Suleimani
Earth under attack: Cosmic impacts throughout history
- 4.5 billion years ago: Mars-sized object smashes into the newly-formed Earth, creating debris that coalesces to form the Moon
- 66 million years ago: 10km-wide asteroid crashes into the Gulf of Mexico, wiping out over 70 per cent of living species – including the dinosaurs.
- 50,000 years ago: 50m-wide iron meteor crashes in Arizona with the violence of 10 megatonne hydrogen bomb, creating the famous 1.2km-wide Barringer Crater
- 1490: Meteor storm over Shansi Province, north-east China when large stones “fell like rain”, reportedly leading to thousands of deaths.
- 1908: 100-metre meteor from the Taurid Complex explodes near the Tunguska river in Siberia with the force of 1,000 Hiroshima-type bombs, devastating 2,000 square kilometres of forest.
- 1998: Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 breaks apart and crashes into Jupiter in series of impacts that would have annihilated life on Earth.
-2013: 10,000-tonne meteor burns up over the southern Urals region of Russia, releasing a pressure blast and flash that left over 1600 people injured.
ESSENTIALS
The flights
Emirates flies from Dubai to Phnom Penh via Yangon from Dh2,700 return including taxes. Cambodia Bayon Airlines and Cambodia Angkor Air offer return flights from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap from Dh250 return including taxes. The flight takes about 45 minutes.
The hotels
Rooms at the Raffles Le Royal in Phnom Penh cost from $225 (Dh826) per night including taxes. Rooms at the Grand Hotel d'Angkor cost from $261 (Dh960) per night including taxes.
The tours
A cyclo architecture tour of Phnom Penh costs from $20 (Dh75) per person for about three hours, with Khmer Architecture Tours. Tailor-made tours of all of Cambodia, or sites like Angkor alone, can be arranged by About Asia Travel. Emirates Holidays also offers packages.
DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin
Director: Shawn Levy
Rating: 3/5
Company Profile
Company name: Fine Diner
Started: March, 2020
Co-founders: Sami Elayan, Saed Elayan and Zaid Azzouka
Based: Dubai
Industry: Technology and food delivery
Initial investment: Dh75,000
Investor: Dtec Startupbootcamp
Future plan: Looking to raise $400,000
Total sales: Over 1,000 deliveries in three months
Key facilities
- Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
- Premier League-standard football pitch
- 400m Olympic running track
- NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
- 600-seat auditorium
- Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
- An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
- Specialist robotics and science laboratories
- AR and VR-enabled learning centres
- Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
Results
Stage 7:
1. Caleb Ewan (AUS) Lotto Soudal - 3:18:29
2. Sam Bennett (IRL) Deceuninck-QuickStep - same time
3. Phil Bauhaus (GER) Bahrain Victorious
4. Michael Morkov (DEN) Deceuninck-QuickStep
5. Cees Bol (NED) Team DSM
General Classification:
1. Tadej Pogacar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates - 24:00:28
2. Adam Yates (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers - 0:00:35
3. Joao Almeida (POR) Deceuninck-QuickStep - 0:01:02
4. Chris Harper (AUS) Jumbo-Visma - 0:01:42
5. Neilson Powless (USA) EF Education-Nippo - 0:01:45
