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'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


The world has had enough: James Bond goes brown in 'Bait'

New Delhi, April 3 -- It's about the towel. Anybody can look good in a bespoke tuxedo, but aspiring James Bonds traditionally have to audition by re-enacting the From Russia With Love scene where Sean... Read More


'Rooster', 'Scrubs', 'Ted Lasso': The wholesome universe of Bill Lawrence

New Delhi, March 25 -- It takes a while to understand what Rooster is about. Or why this HBO series - streaming in India on JioHotstar- even exists. In the show, a man who writes "airport reads" has b... Read More


Oscars 2026: Winners and Sinners

New Delhi, March 16 -- Robert Redford was not at the Academy Awards. While Sean Penn also did not show up to collect his third Oscar (Best Supporting Actor, One Battle After Another) - possibly becau... Read More


Rachel Weisz is great as a feverishly horny professor in 'Vladimir'

New Delhi, March 14 -- Rachel Weisz has the kind of classical beauty that could launch ships or sink them, cheekbones like alabaster and eyes that smoulder by default, but her real genius is making th... Read More


'Ikkis', and the urgent need for anti-war cinema

New Delhi, March 6 -- There are three wars on right now. Maybe four. By the time you read this, more might have broken out. Allegiances are being declared, dictators are backing dictators, human right... Read More


'Heated Rivalry': The sexiest show on TV

New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- Some people fit. Literally. There is a lot to be said for romance and longing and poetic sighs, but there are times when bodies know better than hearts and minds. Some are meant... Read More