by Sonal Sher | Apr 15, 2016
This film couldn’t really have been made with any other actor. Yes, there are super-stars, many in Bollywood, but FAN, Maneesh Sharma’s thoughtful and highly entertaining ode to Shah Rukh Khan couldn’t have been more perfect for him. The story is simple, not...
by Sonal Sher | Oct 1, 2015
Two years back, I had wondered how would one make a film about this infamous double murder case. Without there ever being a conclusion, how ethical and unbiased could that final product be. After watching Talvar, written by Vishal Bhardwaj and directed by Meghna...
by Sonal Sher | Apr 3, 2015
This review is devoid of any comparisons that may unintentionally occur in the minds of people who grew up loving the detective series on television. I will accept, i was one of them and when i first saw the trailer, i was filled with nothing but rage. The only...
by Sonal Sher | Jul 1, 2014
I recently read not one but a couple of articles citing the death or irrelevance of movie reviewers today. It’s true. Most people can’t even differentiate a real review from a paid one and it is a fact that people hate reading. So it all comes down to the stars...
by Sonal Sher | Oct 27, 2013
Many years ago, when I was not this cinephile that I am supposed to be now, I was watching ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ for the first time with my little brother on the DVD player. I did not know anything about the film except that it starred George Clooney, Matt Damon and Brad...
by Sonal Sher | Jul 19, 2013
I am sorry to disappoint the avid movie goes inside me again but Friday morning film watching is a habit hard to get rid of. The sheer number of average flicks that I have seen this year just made me instinctively have no expectations of this week’s release D-Day. In...
