All in all, season 2 seems a tad better than season 1 in most departments, observes Namrata Thakker.
Enchanted rings, talking teddy bears and arranged marriages of the phony kind, hijack horror and more on OTT this week.
'When you're in Tolkien, you have the feeling of being in a world that wasn't invented, but one that was discovered or one that was sort of excavated. It feels like a real place. Like if you had a time machine, you could actually travel to Middle Earth and because of that, you are immersed in it when you go there.'
The Rings of Power has a visual distinction and vibe entirely of its own, observes Sukanya Verma.
Middle Earth comes to OTT as does a spate of other offerings. Sukanya Verma gives you your OTT menu.
Discover the charming village of Hobbiton in New Zealand.
Between bad writing, hysterical acting and a shoddy blend of CGI and the real deal, Haathi Mere Saathi completely neglects the message of saving our elephants, feels Sukanya Verma.
The OTT scene is bursting with action. Sukanya Verma gives her 10 exciting new recommendations for the week.
From Tolkien's Middle Earth to Shantaram's Mumbai -- these are places you've read about in books. Now visit them!
Here's the update on the latest laptops in the market.
What works, what doesn't?
An unpublished tale, The Children of Hurin, hits stores worldwide this week.
Parallels between the two worlds are mind boggling!
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies will perhaps be best enjoyed by those who have not yet read JRR Tolkien's prequel to the Lord of the Rings series, says Paloma Sharma.
Priced at Rs 247,990, the ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) G752VS laptop sports an unlocked 6th generation Intel i7 processor.
Sukanya Verma treasures every bit of this eventful journey called Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
At 44,990 Sony Xperia XZ1 doesn't have anything new to offer, making it difficult to compete with rivals.
From Atlanta to Killing Eve, the best on the small screen.
ASUS ROG GT51CA Pascal is a beast of a PC, discovers Abhik Sen.
Baahubali is a spectacular achievement, which not only deserves its place in history but also proves filmmakers should dream big and more often, feels Sukanya Verma.
Samrat & Co. might be about an extraordinarily observational man's fight against crime but as far as cinema goes, this film is a crime against the genre.
According to Sukanya Verma, The Hobbit series continues to exhilarate and astound with The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
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