‘The Last Tycoon’ is a refreshingly nostalgia-free look at 1930s Hollywood

The Amazon Prime show teems with secrets that are waiting to explode.

Vikram Johri

· Aug 17, 2017 · 09:15 am

Corruption, murder and intrigue by the truckloads in gripping South Korean TV show ‘Stranger’

In the Netflix acquisition ‘Stranger’, originally titled ‘Secret Forest, a public prosecutor goes deep inside the graft-ridden Korean police force.

Vikram Johri

· Jul 28, 2017 · 01:30 pm

In ‘Ozark’, a bleak house in the middle of paradise

‘Breaking Bad’ meets ‘Twin Peaks’ in the new Netflix drama.

Vikram Johri

· Jul 27, 2017 · 01:30 pm

‘Chasing Coral’ documentary is a reminder that natural beauty comes with an expiry date

Jeff Orlowski’s timely film charts the attempts of scientists to arrest the slow death of the world’s coral reefs.

Vikram Johri

· Jul 23, 2017 · 03:00 pm

‘Nobody Speak’ documentary lionises Gawker as a champion of journalistic virtue

The Netflix film raises some valid questions but tries to be too many things at once.

Vikram Johri

· Jul 02, 2017 · 04:30 pm

What happens when Oliver Stone interviews Vladimir Putin? Empty banter and immense silence

Rather than insight into the Russian president’s controversial policies, what we get is a puff piece.

Vikram Johri

· Jun 29, 2017 · 03:00 pm

Book versus movie: Ang Lee’s ‘Sense and Sensibility’ brings Jane Austen’s words to stunning life

Marriage and its tricky ability to transform fortunes for women are intelligently dealt with on the page and on the screen.

Vikram Johri

· Jun 12, 2017 · 01:30 pm

In ‘The Real Marigold Hotel’, 70-plus foreigners wonder whether to retire in India

The BBC reality show plonked its eight participants at the Le Colonial hotel in Kochi for a month.

Vikram Johri

· Jun 07, 2017 · 12:00 pm

‘Homecoming King’ review: Hasan Minhaj’s journey from Aligarh to America is hilariously familiar

The comedian takes us through his childhood and adolescence, offering a ringside view of his developing politics.

Vikram Johri

· May 25, 2017 · 12:00 pm

The Queen is dead and Prince Charles is on the throne. What’s next?

The BBC drama reminds us why we continue to find an outdated British institution fascinating.

Vikram Johri

· May 23, 2017 · 01:30 pm

‘Genius’ review: Albert Einstein’s private life was as monumental as his achievements

The National Geographic series is about a life touched by politics, love and hubris and scientific accomplishment.

Vikram Johri

· May 16, 2017 · 01:30 pm

‘Guerrilla’ review: Freida Pinto is explosive as a resistance fighter in 1970s Britain

Freida Pinto’s Jas Mitra and her husband take radical measures when faced with a severe immigration law and police persecution.

Vikram Johri

· May 05, 2017 · 12:00 pm