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The 7 best new movies and shows to stream this weekend

From a puppeteering thriller to a punk band comedy, here's what to watch this weekend

Total Film

We Are Lady Parts series two review – brilliant punk TV that’ll leave you in tears

It’s brimming with confidence, bursting with enthusiasm and totally anarchic. What other show could go from quoting Marxist Pakistani poets to covering nu-metallers Hoobastank?

The Guardian - UK

‘I dreamed of being a brown Bob Dylan’: We Are Lady Parts creator Nida Manzoor on fear, fun and Malala

Her wildly successful sitcom about a Muslim punk band is back, better than before – and features the Nobel laureate in a Stetson. This time round, the writer-director is more confident than ever

The Guardian - UK

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Why I can't wait to jam out to We Are Lady Parts season 2 after three long years

After causing a stir with its first season in 2021, We Are Lady Parts season 2 finally returns and I am here for it.

WhatToWatch

‘We Are Lady Parts’ is back for season 2 and it’s an irresistible binge

'We Are Lady Parts' returns for a long-awaited second season of catchy songs and personal empowerment

Tom’s Guide

You Need to Watch the Best Genre-Blending Superhero Movie of 2023 on Prime ASAP

It’s the Khan sisters against the world in this frantic, hilarious movie that effortlessly mixes tones, genres, and influences in a smart look at sibling relationships.

Inverse

What to stream this week: The Rolling Stones, John le Carré, 'Living for the Dead' and Harry Bosch

This week’s new entertainment releases include a Rolling Stones album, a revealing documentary about spy novelist John le Carré and “Living for the Dead,” a new Hulu series that's like “Queer Eye” meets “Ghost Hunters.”

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The Guide #100: From Beyoncé to Bluey, a hundred of our cultural highlights

As we reach a milestone issue of our pop-culture newsletter, here’s an irreverent (and mildly exhaustive) trawl through the last two years of TV, music, film and more

The Guardian - UK

Streaming: Polite Society and the best ‘stop the wedding!’ films

Nida Manzoor’s fizzing comedy joins cinema’s long procession of disrupted nuptials, from The Philadelphia Story to Muppets Most Wanted

The Guardian - UK

Polite Society on Peacock is a must-watch — and it’s 91% on Rotten Tomatoes

If you're a fan of the show We Are Lady Parts, the series creator has a new movie on Peacock. And even if you've never watched that show, Polite Society is still a fun action-comedy about two sisters.

Tom’s Guide

Martial arts, Bollywood & rageful women

Nida Manzoor on her new pop culture-rich comedy critiquing arranged marriages, class and gender expectations

Salon

Polite Society review – Nida Manzoor’s kickass celebration of sisterhood

A martial arts-obsessed teenager intervenes in her sibling’s forthcoming nuptials in this pinballing genre mashup from the director of C4’s We Are Lady Parts

The Guardian - UK

Polite Society’s Breakout Star Talks Breaking Social Norms And Making A Kick-Ass Movie For Young Brown Girls

CinemaBlend spoke to Polite Society's Priya Kansara about how she relates to her aspiring stuntwoman character.

Cinemablend

"Polite Society" star on sisterhood

The young star talked about her latest role along with her training in martial arts and favorite Bollywood films

Salon

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Cinemablend

Talking 'Polite Society' With Director Nida Manzoor

ReelBlend talks Polite Society with director Nida Manzoor, Sean reacts to new footage out of CinemaCon and more!

Chicago Sun-Times

Fun comedy ‘Polite Society’ marries matchmaking and martial arts

Movie about two British-Pakistani sisters is propelled by an infectious and genuine punk-rock energy.

Cinemablend

Polite Society Director Explains Her Continued Focus On Action, And Wanting To Tell More Women-Centric Stories In Genre Movies

The ReelBlend podcast spoke to writer/director Nida Manzoor about helming action sequences and her vision for the future of her career.

ABC News

Polite Society casts Priya Kansara and Ritu Arya as kung-fu-fighting sisters contending with a hastily arranged marriage

Polite Society, by British writer-director Nida Manzoor, mixes the kooky comedy of Everything Everywhere All At Once with the spunky charm of Bend It Like Beckham and the action thrills of Jackie Chan movies.

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Total Film

Polite Society director and star on using the action genre to explore the "violence" of being a teenage girl

Exclusive: Director Nida Manzoor and actor Priya Kansara tell Total Film all about their charming new action-comedy

The Independent UK

Polite Society review: A homegrown martial arts comedy that delivers a roundhouse kick to the heart

The directing debut of ‘We Are Lady Parts’ creator Nida Manzoor blends emotional honesty with stylistic verve

The Guardian - UK

Polite Society review – fun action comedy mashes Jane Austen and the Chuckle Brothers

A pointed satire of the marriage market from We Are Lady Parts’ Nida Manzoor delivers the laughs – and some full tilt comedy action

Total Film

Polite Society review: "A charm-bomb of a movie"

Hissing "I am the Fury", suburban schoolgirl Ria Khan (Priya Kansara) throws herself into a stream of kung fu leaps, punches and roundhouse kicks for her YouTube channel. A wannabe stuntwoman, she’s the surprise heroine of this rowdy and wildly charming action comedy, whose writer/director Nida Manzoor – in her…

The Guardian - UK

‘Haven’t we all wanted to kick an aunty at one point?’ martial arts meets Desi wedding in Polite Society

This British action comedy is a nuptials-based kung fu homage. Leads Priya Kansara and Ritu Arya discuss auditions, stereotypes – and being the next Tom Cruise

The Guardian - UK

Director Nida Manzoor: ‘For teenage girls, everything feels so intense it’s almost violent’

Known for We Are Lady Parts, her controversial sitcom about a Muslim punk band, the writer-director has made a feature film, Polite Society, that celebrates young female defiance with martial arts-fuelled energy

Inverse

'Polite Society' review: A joyful coming-of-age movie that absolutely kicks butt

Nida Manzoor's feature directorial debut is an inventive action-comedy that pulls off the greatest stunt: it makes the coming-of-age story feel fresh.

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