by Sonal Sher | Jul 6, 2016
Director: Ali Abbas Zafar I shall start with the only aspect of the film that i did not like. That Anushka Sharma and her character Arfa were both sidelined after the obligatory romance. Whether it was a statement on sexism or sexism itself, I am not sure. But...
by Sonal Sher | Jun 16, 2016
After the kind of monster publicity (good or bad, it’s all publicity), an amazing trailer and the freaky bright and quirky music it was really difficult to go into this film with absolutely no expectations. And yet as I sat through this dark tale of drug trafficking...
by Sonal Sher | Nov 28, 2015
Creed is a boxing film. And you know what happens in one. There are long training montages, a man running on the streets early morning, a couple of gut wrenching fights and a win. Creed has all that. But then it also has something more, which makes it more than a...
by Sonal Sher | Nov 13, 2014
The film’s catch is quite simple. Shot over period of eleven-years, showing the growth of the young boy and his sister to adulthood. Directed by Richard Linklater who over the past decade has become one of my favourite film-makers this film has been one of the...
by Sonal Sher | Jul 15, 2014
I first thought i would write one of my usual eloquent reviews which has a lot of paragraphs which usually puts people off. Instead i have chosen to do the following: Why is ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ so awesome? 1.) It is not directed by Michael...
by Sonal Sher | Feb 22, 2014
To be truthful, i am not one of those people who are completely in love with Imtiaz Ali’s body of work. His films about troubled love stories are good, but with the exception to ‘Jab We Met’, he has almost always chosen to give greatly demanding roles to actors who...
