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<h2>Winter Sleep (2014) by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
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<p>Verdict: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Check it out on Letterboxd
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Over the years, I have increasingly gravitated towards films where supposedly “nothing happens”. Characters talk, no attempt is made to instill a moral point into the minds of the audience, which is usually accompanied with long, patient shots of people existing in their environments. This was an excellent specimen of the same dish.
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I had watched Once Upon a Time in Anatolia from the same director previously and much like films by Wes Anderson, I could immediately tell this was Ceylan’s film right from the start, although these two directors could not be any more different....</p>
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<footer class="entry-footer"><span title='2021-03-15 21:30:40 +0530 IST'>March 15, 2021</span> · 1 min · Siddhartha Golu</footer>
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<h2>Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011) by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
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<p>Verdict: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Check it out on Letterboxd
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A slow, methodical display of patience and absurdity juxtaposed on the vast landscape, this film has something else going for it. When you read the synopsis or look at the posters, you expect a certain police procedural drama - the kind of which you’ve been accustomed to till date. What you get is a completely different take on the trope....</p>
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<footer class="entry-footer"><span title='2021-02-07 22:44:49 +0530 IST'>February 7, 2021</span> · 1 min · Siddhartha Golu</footer>
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<h2>Riding Solo to the Top of the World (2006) by Gaurav Jani
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<p>Verdict: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Check it out on Letterboxd
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Motorcycling community is laden with fist-pumping-muscle-bulging-neckbeardy-speed-ninjas-Harley-fans, and it usually gets a bad rap all across the world. Gaurav Jani is none of these things. His passion and humility and curious nature reminded me why I loved biking in the first place. This is a must-watch for anyone fascinated with two wheels and the places they enable you to visit.</p>
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<footer class="entry-footer"><span title='2021-01-03 22:53:01 +0530 IST'>January 3, 2021</span> · 1 min · Siddhartha Golu</footer>
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<h2>Waking Life (2001) by Richard Linklater
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<p>Verdict: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ Check it out on Letterboxd
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There are films which you wish you had watched earlier in life, and there are others which don’t make sense until you have had your fair share of world experiences. Waking Life falls in the former category.
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The college sophomore me would have been really excited about discussing vague notions of self and freedom and free will and morality and dreams - and don’t get me wrong, mid-twenties me is equally as excited about these things as my former self, if not more so - but the problem lies in the superficiality of it all....</p>
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<footer class="entry-footer"><span title='2020-11-27 22:57:50 +0530 IST'>November 27, 2020</span> · 1 min · Siddhartha Golu</footer>
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<p>Check it out on Goodreads
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I don’t have a lot of friends who are supporters of the ruling BJP (well at least the ones who have disclosed it publicly), and consequently whenever the conversation shifts towards the ongoings in India, more often than not, we find ourselves agreeing with each other. Although this is perfectly alright for me on most days, on few ocaasions, I find a shadow of a doubt slowly creeping up inside - what if I’m living inside a bubble, an echo-chamber where I only get exposed to the ideas which I already hold to be true, especially relevant now that everything in our lives are getting regulated by algorithms....</p>
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<footer class="entry-footer"><span title='2020-09-30 22:22:13 +0530 IST'>September 30, 2020</span> · 4 min · Siddhartha Golu</footer>
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Reading fiction has always been a double-edged sword for me. Some of the most intimate moments I’ve spent alone is while reading fictional stories, while at the same time, feeling a pang of disappointment for myself because I wasn’t doing anything “productive.” Is this mere entertainment? Am I just escaping my real-life responsibilities and reading stories of make-believe? While I still haven’t found sincere answers to these questions, I’ve grown more confident of what I enjoy and what I don’t, which has consequently helped me find peace with this conflict....</p>
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<footer class="entry-footer"><span title='2020-06-28 19:45:36 +0530 IST'>June 28, 2020</span> · 5 min · Siddhartha Golu</footer>
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<p>I don’t know why, but I liked the eyes-only version more. Linked below is the work-in-progress sketch:</p>
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<footer class="entry-footer"><span title='2020-06-09 17:26:51 +0530 IST'>June 9, 2020</span> · 1 min · Siddhartha Golu</footer>
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<p>I used to be obsessed with Sherlock (the HBO show) during the time it aired, and part of my fascination was with Martin Freeman here, who so brilliantly played the role of Watson.</p>
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<footer class="entry-footer"><span title='2020-06-09 17:20:16 +0530 IST'>June 9, 2020</span> · 1 min · Siddhartha Golu</footer>
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<p>I have a particular affinity towards this sketch as I was very apprehensive about attempting Einstein, his face had much more complexity than what I usually dealt with, but it turned out good enough in the end.</p>
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<footer class="entry-footer"><span title='2020-06-09 17:14:48 +0530 IST'>June 9, 2020</span> · 1 min · Siddhartha Golu</footer>
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<p>Completely botched this drawing, but it reminds me of the drawing streak I used to have back when I was in my hometown during college vacations.</p>
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<footer class="entry-footer"><span title='2020-06-09 17:09:43 +0530 IST'>June 9, 2020</span> · 1 min · siddhartha</footer>
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