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Coronavirus Bingewatch: When Real Life Gets Apocalyptic, Westworld’s Sci-Fi Dystopia is Comforting

Those worried that Westworld had devolved into a stoned humanities student’s ramblings masquerading as a TV show, I’m happy to inform that era of the show has passed. So is it worth returning to Westworld? For fans, detractors, and even people quarantined because of the coronavirus, the answer is a resounding yes.

Dushyant Shekhawat April 3, 2016

Pop Culture

“Winterfell” is the Perfect Appetiser for the Final Season of Game of Thrones

If Game of Thrones were a rock band, then the premiere episode “Winterfell” (and hopefully the rest of this season), will serve as a “Greatest Hits” compilation. When Thrones first emerged in 2011, the world was a different place. Now that the show has become the pop culture juggernaut of our time, are we ready for a world without it?

Dushyant Shekhawat March 9, 2016

Pop Culture

Succession Season 3 Review: Another ballistic season with the Roys

Succession takes place in a surreally caustic world where the word love is more scandalous than the word fuck. But Tv’s most foul-mouthed show is beyond the expletives. It remains unmissable.

Lakshmi Govindrajan March 8, 2016