Smita M
Smita M has a Masters in Cultural Studies. She has worked in print and digital newsrooms in India and Nepal, writing on culture, politics, social trends, health, and lifestyle.
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'The Queen's Gambit': Did Anya Taylor-Joy's Beth Harmon give us the Sherlock-like female genius we've craved?
Holmes is known for following his cold logic rather than his emotions and what is chess but a game of logic? It is a world Beth Harmon understands, commands and dominates
'We Are Who We Are' Episode 8: Finale sees Caitlin make out with sexy girl bartender she meets at a concert
Caitlin, with a badly drawn beard, catches the eye of a sexy bartender. They both flirt with gestures across the crowded floor and we see the bartender lead Caitlin out of the venue to her own place
'The Good Lord Bird' Episode 5: Mr Cook is the frenemy from hell, while Mrs Huffmaster is the 'Karen' of 1859
Whether it' a Karen in 2020, or a Karen in the 1800s, there is no getting away from her suspicion or complaining
Top 5 Sean Connery impressions by celebrities on TV including Liam Neeson, Darrell Hammond and Julia Ormond
Here is our round-up of the most famous and spot-on celeb impressions of his iconic voice that often became part of extended parody skits, comedy sketches and tributes to the man himself
'Gilmore Girls' 20th Anniversary: What are Alexis Bledel, Melissa McCarthy and rest of cult show cast up to?
'Gilmore Girls' is known for the actors it launched, including careers like that of Melissa McCarthy, Alexis Bledel and Jared Padelecki
'The A Word' Season 3: Release date, plot, cast, trailer and all you need to know about autism drama starring former Doctor Who
In its third season, the show is an authentic portrait of one multigenerational family after their young son is diagnosed with autism and will premiere on Sundance TV for US audiences
Netflix 'Rogue City': We watched Olivier Marchal's gangland extravangaza so you don't have to, and really, DON'T
Even poor Jean Reno, who plays the corrupt cop subject to blackmail, gets lost in the blandness of this film
'Grand Army': Was Odessa Adlon's Joey Del Marco 'asking for rape' with her brand of exhibitionist feminism?
What happens when 'sex and body positivity' among girls collides with 'locker room culture' among boys and inhibitions go for a toss because of the alcohol and drugs?
'Supernatural' Season 15 Episode 17: The Empty is going cray-cray, does that mean worse things for Castiel?
If Sam and Dean do manage to kill Chuck and Jack survives to tell the tale, Cas might finally be happy. This is precisely when The Empty will come to snatch him up so that it can torture Cas in its domain for all eternity
'Supernatural' Season 15 Episode 17: Will Dean's abusive parenting be responsible for Jack's death?
Dean has always had a mega chip on the shoulder about being the one facing horrors so that Sam didn't have to. But this time, he isn't putting himself on the line. He is endangering Jack's life
Excited about Netflix's 'Rogue City' with Jean Reno? Rewind through the five best action flicks of his career
Over the years, Jean Reno has made a name for himself in gritty action and crime thrillers, sometimes playing hero but also villains. Here are his top films, the most recent to the oldest, which show what he can do with the right script and director
'Supernatural' Season 15 Episode 17 Preview: Sam and Dean go on opposite quests centering around Jack's death
The trailer shows that Dean and Jack are going to get some help from a very famous Biblical character -- no less than the first man himself, Adam
CNN and LeBron James' documentary on Tulsa 1921 will complete task begun by 'Watchmen' and 'Lovecraft Country'
The Tulsa 1921 Race Massacre is an excellent example of how the immediacy of popular and populist culture and art can often achieve what decades of scholarly or journalistic work, reports, and commissions cannot do
'We Are Who We Are' Episode 7: Paradise turns to grief as Fraser 'almost' has threesome with Jonathan and Martha
When Fraser leans back into him, Jonathan unzips his pants. Fraser is both shocked and excited but as he turns and nuzzles Jonathan, the bravado seeps out of him
'The Undoing': Show profits from Jekyll-Hyde dissonance between Hugh Grant's romcom roles and real personality
Anyone who has read the book on which the show is based will know that Hugh Grant's character, Dr Jonathan Fraser, the saintly oncologist is not so saintly at all
'We Are Who We Are' Episode 7 Preview: Fraser flirts with naked Jonathan as Craig's death rocks the gang
We see Fraser walk into the soldiers' quarters to find Jonathan's room. When Jonathan opens the door, he is naked and Fraser looks smitten as he smiles at him
'Good Lord Bird' Episode 4: Here's how 2020's race protests pop up in Ethan Hawke's John Brown speech
His speech has direct parallels to the race-related violence that has spilled on to the streets after words, petitions and court cases brought no justice, no relief
'Flesh and Blood' Episode 4: Imelda Staunton shows lonely housewives make good killers in jaw-dropping finale
We finally get to know that it is Mark in the hospital. But how he ended up there forms the climax of this slow-building tale of how jagged human emotions culminate in the appalling 'accident'
Netflix repeats mistakes of 'Cuties' with 'Grand Army' making second season of show uncertain
What people 'know' about a film or show before it releases subsequently frames the entire discourse post-release
'Flesh and Blood' Episode 4 Preview: Who is the mysterious accuser who Mark confronts on the terrace?
With Mark feeling all the heat, we see him turn aggressive at the party as he challenges someone who is off-camera to have the guts to confront him directly. 'Say it to my face,' he says angrily