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The BBC drama reminds us why we continue to find an outdated British institution fascinating.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

BBC series on Evelyn Waugh’s ‘Decline and Fall’ is laugh-out-loud funny

The show based on Evelyn Waugh’s school experiences retains the writer’s wit but doesn’t handle the tonal shifts well enough.

Vikram Johri

· Apr 30, 2017 · 03:00 pm

The book versus the movie: Should you read EM Forster’s ‘Maurice’ or watch the James Ivory version?

In a new series that compares books with their screen adaptations, we revisit the movie based on the gay-themed EM Forster novel.

Vikram Johri

· Apr 25, 2017 · 03:00 pm

BBC series ‘Hidden India’ peeks inside its untamed heart

The three-part wildlife series, which is being screened on Sony BBC Earth, explores the amazing diversity of fauna in India.

Vikram Johri

· Apr 22, 2017 · 12:00 pm

Hugh Hefner needed the centrefold treatment in ‘American Playboy’. He gets the cover-up instead

The Amazon series ‘American Playboy’ is a flattering and flattening chronicle of the American magazine publisher.

Vikram Johri

· Apr 11, 2017 · 12:00 pm

‘Five Came Back’ documentary: When Hollywood directors became wartime heroes

Laurent Bouzereau’s film is a fascinating account of five directors who waded into the trenches to bring the horrors of World War II to American viewers.

Vikram Johri

· Apr 05, 2017 · 06:00 pm

What it takes to run the Balaji temple in Tirupati: faith, devotion and management skills

The National Geographic production explores how the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam became a bustling divinity destination.

Vikram Johri

· Mar 26, 2017 · 01:30 pm