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Ananya Panday in CTRL movie

CTRL review: scattershot

Ananya Panday is the lone spark in Vikramaditya Motwane’s Netflix screenlife movie, which aims to do too much.

Bonmati, Griezmann in EA Sports FC 25 Rush

FC 25 Rush is fun, but it has a glaring flaw

EA Sports’ modified take on 5v5 Volta is a great pick-up-and-play entry point but it’s lacking exactly what you would want for a fun night with your friends.

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(from left to right) Taapsee Pannu in Haseen Dillruba, Kartik Aaryan in Dhamaka, and Alia Bhatt in Darlings

Every Indian Netflix original movie, ranked

From Sector 36 to Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba, and from Darlings to Khufiya, film critic Akhil Arora ranks every Indian Netflix original movie ever made.

Darth Vader in Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back

Every Star Wars movie, ranked

From 1977’s A New Hope to 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker, film critic Akhil Arora ranks every Star Wars movie ever made.

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Ananya Panday in CTRL movie

CTRL review: scattershot

Ananya Panday is the lone spark in Vikramaditya Motwane’s Netflix screenlife movie, which aims to do too much.

(from left to right) Taapsee Pannu in Haseen Dillruba, Kartik Aaryan in Dhamaka, and Alia Bhatt in Darlings

Every Indian Netflix original movie, ranked

From Sector 36 to Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba, and from Darlings to Khufiya, film critic Akhil Arora ranks every Indian Netflix original movie ever made.

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Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore in May December, one of the best movies on Netflix

The 25 best movies on Netflix US

What are the best movies on Netflix US? Baby Driver, Everything Everywhere All at Once, and The Matrix lead the way.

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Bonmati, Griezmann in EA Sports FC 25 Rush

FC 25 Rush is fun, but it has a glaring flaw

EA Sports’ modified take on 5v5 Volta is a great pick-up-and-play entry point but it’s lacking exactly what you would want for a fun night with your friends.

podcast

The latest episode of The Long Take, a weekly film podcast co-hosted by Akhil Arora.

all-time highlights

Shloka Mehta, Akash Ambani, Nita Ambani, Mukesh Ambani, Radhika Merchant, Anant Ambani, Isha Ambani, and Anand Piramal with Happy the golden retriever

Can everyone stop fawning over the Ambanis?

While the world is calling for a society without billionaires, Indian media and influencers are busy tripping over themselves to praise the super-rich.

Rachel Brosnahan in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Elle Fanning in The Great, and Jeremy Strong in Succession

The 10 best TV series of 2023

From Beef to Succession, Film Critics Guild member and Rotten Tomatoes-certified critic Akhil Arora lists his favourite TV shows from 2023.

PlayStation 5 vs. Xbox Series X

Which one is the best choice? The short answer is that there isn’t an obvious winner. That’s why I decided to compare them across the board.

The best TV shows of the 2010s

A compilation of my favourite series between 2010 and 2019—from Veep to The Crown.

The inside of a modern saloon

The world of autonomous driving

An inside look at the efforts of European car-makers, private stakeholders and legislators to help mould the future of driving.