Articles By: Ronak M Soni
Goodbye, Mr Ebert
A movie is not about what it’s about; it’s about how it’s about it. As you’ve probably heard, the sweetest old man of American film criticism died yesterday, at the age of seventy-one, due to the jaw cancer he’s had for years, and inspired a great horde of affecting memorials (particularly good are those by [...]
The Songs of Sparrows: a Face and a Camera
There’s something batshit insane about Majid Majidi’s The Song of Sparrows (my first experience of Majidi). Don’t get me wrong; I love the movie. It is one of the most down-to-earth movies I’ve ever seen, but it has a sort of manic energy you don’t see in American, or Indian or British, cinema. Personally, I hadn’t seen [...]
I am Naari, Hear Me Roar
“[Mrs Ramsay] had the whole of the other sex under her protection; for reasons she could not explain, for their chivalry and valour, for the fact that they negotiated treaties, ruled India, controlled finance; finally for an attitude towards herself which no woman could fail to feel or to find agreeable, something trustful, childlike, [...]
Poems from Udaan
The poems are by Amitabh Bhattacharya, featured in the movie Udaan directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, and the translations are by me. Ronak M SoniMore Posts – Website
Ship of Theseus Movie Review
Movie: Ship of Theseus Writers: Anand Gandhi, Pankaj Kumar, Khushboo Rakha Director: Anand Gandhi Watched at Mumbai Film Festival 2012 A blind photographer’s boyfriend describes to her the photos she took of a scuffle on a road. This is the editing process, a peaceful homely moment of stillness and love in two ever-moving lives. There’s [...]
Poems from Zindagi na Milegi Dobara
The poems are by Javed Akhtar, from the movie Zindagi na Milegi Dobara, and the translations are by me. Pighle Neelam Sa Ronak M SoniMore Posts – Website
Breaking Bad
Probably useless reading this if you are not familiar with the show. So, I decided I wanted to chronicle the reasons Breaking Bad went from one of my favourite TV shows to something I consider well-made crap, partly because it’s a case study in how you lose momentum and partly because I don’t think I’ve [...]
How to Hate The Dark Knight Rises
A little note : Thanks to my experience of saying bad things about Nolan movies at PassionforCinema: any insults/trolling will be returned in equal measure and comments engaging with what is written will be answered in a civil tone and to the best of my abilities. I’m not a fan of Christopher Nolan; I think [...]
A Rush for good TV
I’ll be honest right from the beginning: I really, really want to like Rush. I love the art form that is the TV series, at least as much as I like cinema; a little bit more, at least, because getting into the world of any work of fiction is a pain, and TV shows allow [...]
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