07/08/2025
07/08/2025

Staying in Kuwait this weekend? Whether your exit permit is not approved or it's too hot and dusty outside, you're just in the mood to chill at home, we've got your entertainment covered. From gripping thrillers to heartwarming dramas, these are the top 5 picks on Netflix that are perfect for your weekend binge. Grab your snacks, kick back, and let Netflix turn your living room into the ultimate escape.
Wednesday Season 2
IMDB Rating: 8.0
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery
Jenna Ortega is back as the eponymous Addams Family daughter in Wednesday: Season 2, and the first reviews affirm that her return was worth the wait. Three years after the show’s Netflix debut, Ortega remains the primary reason to watch, while Tim Burton fans continue to receive the best of the filmmaker’s trademarks on the small screen. Critics are divided, however, on whether certain changes and uniformities are favorable or not, and the decision to divide the season into two parts sounds frustrating.
Beyond the bar
IMDB Rating: 8.0
Genre : Drama
A young, rookie lawyer with a strong sense of justice joins a top law firm - navigating the complex legal world under a cold, demanding mentor.
Evelyn
IMDB Rating: 7.2
Genre : Documentary
Following his Oscar-winning The White Helmets, Orlando von Einsiedel turns his camera on his own family as they attempt to cope with a devastating loss. When his brother, newly diagnosed as schizophrenic and suffering from intense depression, took his own life at 22, Orlando and his other two siblings buried the trauma, rarely talking about it. Over a decade later, the remaining family set out on a hiking tour, visiting landscapes Evelyn liked to walk, to reflect on his life and death. The result is an intensely personal and moving take on the emotional impact of suicide within a family and a powerful account of the benefits of creating safe spaces for emotional communication. Shot in a subjective style and against the stunning backdrop of the British countryside, Evelyn is an emotionally raw film that documents the difficult, yet rewarding, attempt to navigate the rocky highlands of collective trauma
Happy Gilmore 2
IMDB Rating: 6.2
Genres: Comedy, Sports
Nearly thirty years have passed since Happy Gilmore famously won the 1996 Tour Championship. For nearly twenty years after that victory, his career continued to flourish. That ended when his wife was tragically killed on a golf course. Distraught he gave up golf and turned to looking after his five kids. Over time, however, he has become an alcoholic and is working in a supermarket. Now his daughter has the opportunity to attend a prestigious dance school and the cost sees him contemplate taking up golf again
My Oxford Year
IMDB Rating: 6.1
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
When Anna, an ambitious young American woman, sets out for Oxford University to fulfill a childhood dream, she has her life completely on track until she meets a charming and clever local who profoundly alters both of their lives.
by JCF
Al Seyassah / Arab Times