[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]What makes a movie or a novel classic? It is a question everybody asks but I am not sure if anybody wants to know the answer. I for one, don’t need such labels for things I enjoy. But I dare say, Ee. Ma. Yau is going to be considered as a classic in the …
Review of Journey Under the Midnight Sun by Keigo Higashino
Among the stars by Dhasa Sathyan – I got this book in a writer’s meet. I was a spectator while published authors shared their gyan of how to go about writing your novel, publishing it and marketing it. I was pleasantly surprised to find my friend Anand Nagarajan in the crowd. I later came …
After reading Nordic fiction for three or more years, I recently took a liking for the French crime thrillers. I had just finished the Camille Verhooven series by Pierre LeMaitre. I was lazing around in Star Mark in Express Avenue mall when I chanced upon After the Crash by Michael Bussi. The title seemed very familiar …
There are problems which publication industry goes through when an author dies. Particularly if his books had sold more than 80 million copies. And also when the characters had become household names. When I heard that a David Lagercrantz was writing Millenium #4, I was skeptical. I felt it would be like Forbrydelsen, the danish crime series, …
It was irresistible. Usually I am good at self-control. But last Sunday, it went for toss. The cover caught my attention and it didn’t leave me before I bought it for me. I am talking about the book The girl on the train. I had no intention of buying this book. I haven’t even heard …
When the actors perform in some scenes or just give some facial expression, we can see how the director had influenced them. It has happened before with SJ Suryah and T Rajendar. Now Cheran follows the suit
I am writing a novel. I think most of you know that. At one point of time the novel was dormant for months and I was not sure whether to continue or not. So I sought the help of expert reviewer Sakshi Nanda, my alpha reader. Her reviews are spot on and always helpful while …
Espionage films are always of my interest. The best I have seen till date is Tinker tailor soldier spy. My friend here would have seen that film at least two times for Benedict Cumberbatch. Many people felt it was slow. But that is how an espionage should be. Slow, calculated and take your breath away …
I was recommended to this movie by my brother. His recommendations rarely go wrong. Though I enjoyed this film a lot, there are few things I want to say upfront about the movie. The production values of the movies, the costumes, the settings everything resembles the first Sherlock Holmes movie by Guy Ritchie. There is …
