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Netflix’s The Gray Man is a fun action ride, but has nothing new to offer

Based on Mark Greaney’s novel of the same name, The Gray Man, with its $200 million budget, is Netflix’s most expensive project to date.

Hotstar’s Shoorveer has the best aerial dogfight scenes on Indian TV. Rest is half-baked

Samar Khan's Shoorveer could have been 'the' Air Force show. It lands the aerial dogfight scenes perfectly, but the rest is a parachute-less jump.

Netflix’s Jaadugar has a magical cast that scores many points. But it keeps shifting goalposts

Sameer Saxena’s Jaadugar has achieved a near-impossible goal of capturing the essence of small-town India. But there are too many loose ends.

No amount of Rajkummar Rao’s acting can save ‘HIT: The First Case’

Written and directed by Sailesh Kolanu, HIT: The First Case is virtually a shot-for-shot remake of Kolanu's Telugu original from two years ago. But did we need it?

Shabaash Mithu not a chest thumping sports film. Taapsee shows Mithali Raj’s resilience

From lack of matches, payments, coaches to even jerseys, Shabaash Mithu highlights heartbreaking struggle of India’s women cricketers and their strong captain.

Saas Bahu Achaar Pvt. Ltd is real ‘vocal for local’ story of Indian businesswomen

Saas Bahu Achaar Pvt. Ltd is the real ‘vocal for local’. Without being noisy, the show hums its way slowly into your heart and...

Ranveer vs Wild on Netflix is a lazy joke. And Bear Grylls is just not that into it

After Modi, Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh is the latest to join Man vs. Wild's Bear Grylls. But the 70-minute 'choose-your-own-adventure' doesn't work.

Partly mediocre, partly predictable—Modern love Hyderabad is pleasing, but fails the city

For the most part, Hyderabad is just a silent performer in this six-part anthology of the much loved Modern Love franchise.

Thor: Love and Thunder is one more love story. But it doesn’t live up to Ragnarok

In the fourth movie in the Thor saga, it's good to see Marvel heroes getting surer of themselves. A pot-bellied Thor is now finding his journey.

Desmond Tutu, Dalai Lama are mischievous spiritual brothers— ‘suffering’ vital for compassion

Both leaders have a shared history of fighting authoritarian regimes in China and South Africa. Directors Psihoyos and Callahan give you exclusive insight.

On Camera

China is silent on the Middle East crisis. It has a new friend to appease

Beijing’s strategy involves delicately balancing its alignment with regional partners while sidestepping direct confrontation with Israel.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India, Oman hold 5th annual high-level meeting to boost maritime security

Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.