FICTION: THE FIVE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE 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
Movie review: The Croods: A New Age More than seven long years after they first ventured onto the big screen... Published 26 Jun, 2021 06:28am
Website Review: A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon Shaun the Sheep easily ranks among animator Nick Park’s most adorable creations. Watch any of the anthropomorphic... Published 12 Jun, 2021 07:00am
FICTION: IRAN'S DOCTOR ZHIVAGO? 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
Movie review: Over the Moon 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
Movie review: Trolls World Tour Four years after entertaining us with their first adventure... Published 17 Oct, 2020 07:07am
Movie review: The Sleepover The ongoing pandemic may have forced cinemas to shut down... Published 26 Sep, 2020 07:00am
Movie review: Animal Crackers Filmmakers can find inspiration in the most unlikely of places. Published 22 Aug, 2020 06:56am
NON-FICTION: FANTASTIC VOYAGE An award-winning author writes an accessible and entertaining book, chock-full of facts and historical... Published 24 May, 2020 05:26am
FICTION: TO LIVE RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW 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
NON-FICTION: TRYING TO BE FUNNY Confessions that appear to have been undertaken for form’s sake Updated 30 Apr, 2017 07:05am
All the stories in the world have already been told ... 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
Out of Africa One day, one event, seen through five very diverse points of view Published 11 Dec, 2016 08:18am
Review -- How To Be Miserable: 40 Strategies You Already Use 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
In search of happiness A humorous and pleasant take on combating misery using reverse psychology Published 30 Oct, 2016 07:27am
Portrait of an artist 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
As simple as possible A well-intentioned but poorly executed obsession with simplifying things is what undermines Thing Explainer Published 14 Aug, 2016 08:10am
The world of Night Vale —from audio to print Those living in this bizarre land have an offbeat look at life Published 24 Jul, 2016 07:26am
Tale of an extraordinary teller Jem Roberts encapsulates the journey of the writer Douglas Adams and his most popular creation Updated 05 Jun, 2016 08:30am
Playing the devil’s advocate John Grisham’s Rogue Lawyer lacks a gripping central plot driving the narrative Published 08 May, 2016 07:28am
