Thoughts on films, books, music and life.
I arrived in Lumha at around 9 am. The airplane ride here from Rajgunj was quite the scare. White mist covered the entire sky, the visibility was alarmingly poor. And yet, the plane had taken off. I was afraid the plane might ram into a hill and I might die because of man’s capitalist greed.… Continue reading I arrived in Lumha
Bong Joon Ho, 2017, 2h 0m What exactly is an animal person? I like animals. But I'm also not one to go pet each and every pet I see on the street. And so every time people barge in and ask me "Are you a dog person or a cat person?" and my answer is… Continue reading Okja
(All the credit for the YouTube videos embedded below go to their owners) Films are great. Soundtracks are even better. The soundtracks of the films I love act like small pieces of memory that can take me back to the exact moment and emotion I felt while watching the films—like little pockets of happiness. Here's… Continue reading My Favorite Soundtracks
Mira Nair, 2006, 2h 2m Ashima sits atop a roof with a tanpura in her hands singing ragas while her long, luscious hair and the shawl of her saari dance along with the wind. The music along with her wonderfully soft voice envelop the entire film, choosing to end and start with it. Ashima (played… Continue reading The Namesake
A wooden door creaks open to show the monastery floating over a pristine lake situated between a green, lush forest somewhere in the countryside of South Korea. Inside the monastery live a monk (OhYeong-su) and his apprentice, a small boy (Kim Jong-ho). Both remain unnamed throughout the film, the boy refers to the monk as… Continue reading Seasons of life
Personally speaking, I’m not a fan of thrillers. A person on a killing rampage, people being hunted down and explicit violence and chaos makes me feel a little too nihilistic. Similarly, the whole blood and gore, hide and seek routine that is there on most thrillers fail to impress me. But as of now, I… Continue reading Wonderfully thrilling
Now that Bong Joon Ho with his “Parasite” win has finally displaced Hollywood dynamics, there is another foreign director that deserves audiences’ attention and appreciation: Yorgos Lanthimos. This Greek director is truly a master in storytelling as well as making films that are eerie yet fascinating at the same time. I happened to watch Lanthimos’… Continue reading As witty as can be
30th December 2017 Why the need? So grave a need, to be loved, felt as deeply as the deepest of oceans, the need to feel another's warm tender arms on your body, their sweat beneath your legs their raw heavy breath onto your cherry red lips? Their long trembling hands onto your bare freckled back,… Continue reading Why the need?
17th November 2016 08:30 pm My skin is frail, my clothes in tatters; my heart aches with despair my mind saunters for peace. The sun hides its light and walks into oblivion The moon darkens and dulls to become nothing but dust The air poisons itself and hopes to escape from the heavy dark feeling… Continue reading Untitled 3
31st July 2015 The road I walk is harsh as the cuckoo's cry in winter. Cuts, bruises and marks like pecks on those soft timbers And my friends wonder what it's like to walk through a colorful mist that can misguide you but will never befool you Oh friends! If only were it that easy… Continue reading The road I walk
Urza Acharya 