by Sonal Sher | Mar 11, 2013
I was never much of a fan of ‘Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster’ unlike many people who found it to be reverting. I also wrote a scathing review of the film two years back mentioning that the talented director ‘Tigmanshu Dhulia’ had not done enough to make a great film inspite...
by Sonal Sher | Jan 26, 2013
This film is long. It could have done without at least 20 minutes worth of songs. But putting that aside, this film talks about many things that mainstream filmmakers rarely touch upon. ‘AkaashVani’ is a preview into the life of our generation. A generation that...
by Sonal Sher | Nov 5, 2012
Often in mainstream cinema there are instances of grave horror that are mentioned but never explained. Joachim Lafosse’s film Our Children (French: À perdre la raison) is inspired by one such case of Genevieve Lhermitte, who turned herself to the police after coldly...
by Sonal Sher | Nov 1, 2012
Every generation has grown with a different idea of James Bond, the only common factor being a fancy car and a suit. I am afraid, I am from the 90s, a generation which grew up on Brosnan’s version with the explosive pens, invisible cars and the multipurpose watch. And...
by Sonal Sher | Oct 5, 2012
‘English Vinglish’ is about a woman Shashi (Sridevi) who does not know English and starts going for English learning classes while visiting New York. Ironically, at heart the story is about Shashi finding the confidence to continue reading and speaking in Hindi...
by Sonal Sher | Sep 4, 2012
Cast of ‘Freaks and Geeks’ Having seen hundreds of films about American high school kids, their obsession with prom, cheerleaders, geeks, nerds falling for jocks etc, I thought I had seen it all. This is when I came across this little jewel of a series...
