Sameen Amer
A slow-burner of a novel has a quirkily intriguing protagonist, but is hampered by the author’s surprising lack of control over
Published 15 May, 2022 09:57am
More than seven long years after they first ventured onto the big screen...
Published 26 Jun, 2021 06:28am
Shaun the Sheep easily ranks among animator Nick Park’s most adorable creations. Watch any of the anthropomorphic...
Published 12 Jun, 2021 07:00am
The cement basin around the fountain was small, and she liked to play inside it on hot summer days. But the neighbours, who...
Published 11 Apr, 2021 07:08am
Netflix made a successful foray into the world of animated features with the release of two terrific films — Klaus...
Published 14 Nov, 2020 07:14am
Four years after entertaining us with their first adventure...
Published 17 Oct, 2020 07:07am
The ongoing pandemic may have forced cinemas to shut down...
Published 26 Sep, 2020 07:00am
Filmmakers can find inspiration in the most unlikely of places.
Published 22 Aug, 2020 06:56am
An award-winning author writes an accessible and entertaining book, chock-full of facts and historical...
Published 24 May, 2020 05:26am
A sequel to a critically acclaimed debut novel allows us to see the lives of characters beyond the last page of the
Published 11 Aug, 2019 07:06am
Confessions that appear to have been undertaken for form’s sake
Updated 30 Apr, 2017 07:05am
AFTER amusing us with the tale of an amnesiac lawyer in his debut novel Terms & Conditions, Robert Glancy now takes us
Published 11 Dec, 2016 08:53am
One day, one event, seen through five very diverse points of view
Published 11 Dec, 2016 08:18am
Instead of advising readers on how to be happy, the author turns the idea on its head and tells us how to be miserable
Published 05 Nov, 2016 12:22pm
A humorous and pleasant take on combating misery using reverse psychology
Published 30 Oct, 2016 07:27am
A talented life cut short by mental illness,Vincent van Gogh’s magic endures through the
precious works he left behind
Published 18 Sep, 2016 07:03am
A well-intentioned but poorly executed obsession with simplifying things is what undermines Thing Explainer
Published 14 Aug, 2016 08:10am
Those living in this bizarre land have an offbeat look at life
Published 24 Jul, 2016 07:26am
Jem Roberts encapsulates the journey of the writer Douglas Adams and his most popular creation
Updated 05 Jun, 2016 08:30am
John Grisham’s Rogue Lawyer lacks a gripping central plot driving the narrative
Published 08 May, 2016 07:28am
