Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Weekly picks: 'Cocktail 2', 'The End of Oak Street', 'Reacher'
Every week, a newspaper tells people about movies and shows they can watch.
This week it picked three main things.
'Cocktail 2' is a movie about a woman named Diya who is not sure her boyfriend Kunal loves her.
She asks a woman named Ally to try to make Kunal fall for her, to test him.
The movie was in cinemas in June and is now on Netflix.
'Reacher' is an action show about a very big and strong man named Jack Reacher.
In its fourth season, he is in a city called Philadelphia, helping people and stopping bad guys.
'The End of Oak Street' is a movie in theatres about a family whose whole neighborhood gets moved to a place where dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals live.
These are some fun things you could watch this week.
'Cocktail 2', directed by Homi Adajania and starring Rashmika Mandanna, Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon, is now streaming on Netflix after its June theatrical release.
In the film, Diya approaches Ally with a proposal to seduce her partner Kunal while the trio holiday in Sicily, testing his commitment to their relationship.
The fourth season of 'Reacher', based on Lee Child's novels and starring Alan Ritchson, is available on Amazon Prime, with Jack Reacher in Philadelphia helping people in need and breaking heads.
'The End of Oak Street', starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor and directed by David Robert Mitchell, is now in theatres.
The film follows a family of four whose neighbourhood is mysteriously transported to a place where prehistoric creatures roam free.
- Who
- Actors Rashmika Mandanna, Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon ('Cocktail 2'), Alan Ritchson ('Reacher'), and Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor ('The End of Oak Street').
- What
- A weekly guide to movies and shows, spotlighting 'Cocktail 2' on Netflix, 'Reacher' season 4 on Amazon Prime, and 'The End of Oak Street' in theatres.
- When
- This week; 'Cocktail 2' released in theatres in June and is now streaming.
- Where
- Sicily (setting of 'Cocktail 2'), Philadelphia (setting of 'Reacher'), on Netflix and Amazon Prime, and in theatres.
- Why
- To help audiences decide what to watch this week.
- Top picks
- 'Cocktail 2', 'Reacher' (Season 4), 'The End of Oak Street'
- Cocktail 2 director
- Homi Adajania
- Cocktail 2 cast
- Rashmika Mandanna, Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon
- Cocktail 2 availability
- Netflix; released in theatres in June
- Reacher platform
- Amazon Prime
- Reacher source material
- Novels by Lee Child
- The End of Oak Street cast
- Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor
- The End of Oak Street director
- David Robert Mitchell