by Sonal Sher | Jan 10, 2014
One of the few things that i love about this time of the year is that i get to see some really good films. The last 10 days i have slowly but steadily been watching some of them but this is the first time i have felt like writing. For me, there are only two kinds of...
by Sonal Sher | Nov 7, 2013
There are very very few films, mostly just one, in a year, that you can term as the one that profoundly effects you as a viewer. For me, these are films that remind me again as to why I am so passionate about cinema and the power that the medium holds. Sarah...
by Sonal Sher | Sep 30, 2013
L-R: Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston in ‘Breaking Bad’. There are few individuals whose opinion I take seriously when it comes to movies and television. And I am thankful that this particular person persuaded me to watch this series. After a back to back...
by Sonal Sher | May 31, 2013
As I got out of the theatre having just finished watching Ayan Mukerji’s latest film ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’ I found myself asking a strange question – Can songs can be used both to enhance and ruin a film at the same time? I still do not know the answer to that...
by Sonal Sher | May 18, 2013
It is hard for me to write reviews for films that strike a chord with me on a personal note. So I will refrain from pretending to write a review for Mira Nair’s new film ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’. The following are just some of the many thoughts that were racing...
by Sonal Sher | Apr 18, 2013
‘Take This Waltz’ is what you may call a mood film. Made by Sarah Polley, who had earlier directed the heartbreaking Alzheimer’s love story ‘Away from Her’, this comedy-drama is a tragic ode to life. Starring Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen and Luke Kirby, as the...
