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Alia Bhatt doesn't get her groove back on 'India's Got Latent'

New Delhi, June 24 -- Netflix's biggest show is not on Netflix. This week Netflix, a brand that insists on bright-red exclusivity for its streaming content, put out an episode of India's Got Latent a... Read More


The unapologetic brownness of 'Deli Boys'

New Delhi, June 19 -- If I was in a gang, I'd want Poorna Jagannathan to run it. The Delhi Belly actor is in sensational form in Deli Boys (JioHotstar) as the badass "aunty" in charge of a criminal e... Read More


'The Four Seasons' feels more relatable the second time around

New Delhi, June 13 -- My drinking partner has not been drinking. This should not affect me an ounce, given that I've been off the sauce for a decade, but the very fact that she isn't having a negroni ... Read More


'Spider-Noir' is a smart and sordid detective story

New Delhi, June 5 -- "It's just a migraine," says the private investigator, touching his hand to the back of his neck as images flood in and out. Are these actual premonitions of danger-part of a heig... Read More


In its final season, 'Hacks' takes on Artificial Intelligence

New Delhi, May 29 -- In a recent interview that I loved, the podcaster David Perrell asked the novelist Yann Martel whether he has ever used AI in order to write. "Why would I?", Martel counters, righ... Read More


An episode of 'Yes Minister' for these troubling times

New Delhi, May 23 -- "Politicians like to panic. They need activity; it's their substitute for achievement." As the world and its politics cease to make sense-at least twice a day these days-I find m... Read More


'The Roast Of Kevin Hart' is distinctly unmemorable TV

New Delhi, May 14 -- Roast comedy works around a fascinatingly self-referential format. The roast is the roast because it claims to be the roast. It is a format I have always watched, from classic De... Read More


Zach Galifianakis' curiosity about gardening is infectious

New Delhi, May 3 -- It's odd to see Zach Galifianakis being sweet. A uniquely gifted comedian with significant acting range - from The Hangover movies to the Baskets TV series - Galifianakis has, in ... Read More


'Beef', once Netflix's best show, doesn't feel gourmet anymore

New Delhi, April 23 -- "They say comparison is the thief of joy," says Lindsey, played by Carey Mulligan, in the new season of Beef on Netflix. This second season, featuring couples in various stages ... Read More


'Splitsville' understands the ridiculousness of romance

New Delhi, April 13 -- I've been dating a mentalist, and he's always reading my mind." Is that a one-liner or is that a metaphor for a bad lover who doesn't understand boundaries? When it comes to re... Read More