Thoughts on films, books, music and life.
(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
Bong Joon Ho has officially cemented his name as the best auteurs working in cinema right now. And his new film Parasite does nothing but further emphasize this fact. The film released this very year won him a Palm D'or in Cannes (the first Korean film to do so). The film stars Song Kang-ho, Lee… Continue reading Dark and delicious
Urza Acharya 