Siddhartha Golu

Also published on Letterboxd Stylized entertainment with some great choreography.

Also published on Letterboxd Most different than other “anti-war” war films, but also plays on a very thin line between philosophical meanderings versus armchair intellectualism.

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Started on: Dec 16th, 2025 Finished on: Mar 18th, 2025 Time to read: 39 hours, 54 minutes Also published on Goodreads “Medieval” and “Dark ages” has become two faces of the same coin in popular culture, so much so that we almost always use it as a synonym…

Check it out on Letterboxd Extremely happy that a film with an original story is the biggest blockbuster of the year, but man did it feel rushed and poorly executed, especially in the second half.

Started on: Dec 20th, 2025 Abandoned on: Dec 23rd, 2025 Also published on Goodreads I picked up this book expecting it to tread into the choppy waters of war, ethics of killing and the psychological costs associated, something that the title itself told me

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Started on: Mar 26th, 2025 Finished on: Apr 8th, 2025 Also published on Goodreads Memoirs are by definition biased, which means you have to always put things in perspective and exercise caution while forming judgement.

Verdict: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Check it out on Letterboxd An important film not just for the career of Kitano but an interesting take on the Yakuza genre films.

Read 2 times Started on: July 29th, 2023 Finished on: Aug 24th, 2023 Time to read: 14 hours, 31 minutes Also published on Goodreads Update from my 2nd reading A kind friend gifted me the hardcover version of this book.

Started on: July 12th, 2024 Finished on: Aug 29th, 2024 Time to read: 9 hours, 9 minutes Also published on Goodreads I have been riding motorcycles for past 7 years.

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Started on: Jan 31st, 2023 Finished on: Mar 19th, 2023 Time to read: 15 hours, 55 minutes Also published on Goodreads A phenomenally written book!

Check it out on Goodreads It’s a uniquely strange experience, when you try to put yourself into others’ shoes.

Check it out on Goodreads I remember first knowing about the Sackler family when Jon Oliver did a segment on them, and I remember feeling infuriated.

Check it out on Goodreads This book falls into the category of books that I like to call “Fast-food books”.

Check it out on Goodreads Nothing extra-ordinary in terms of content, but special when you think of the book as a compilation of useful frameworks to think about time.

Verdict: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Check it out on Letterboxd Can there be a more difficult task than being asked to select a single memory from your life that you want to carry forever?

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Verdict: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Check it out on Letterboxd We are all empty houses, waiting for someone to open the lock and set us free.

Check it out on Goodreads There are two kinds of favourite books for me; one where every chapter brings with it a fresh wave of insights about things hitherto unclear for me, and another where I get amazed by the love, understanding and empathy that is on…

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Check it out on Goodreads Now that I’ve moved away from reading fiction, I find that I face a lot of inertia to pick up something purely for pleasure.

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Check it out on Goodreads I find India really fascinating sometimes, even though I’ve lived my whole life here.

Check it out on Goodreads I tried to sit down multiple times to write my thoughts on this, but alas, they’ve been eluding me for quite some time now.

Check it out on Goodreads A fine book which dives deep into the prevalent social attitude of creating gender differences and how difficult it becomes to disassociate oneself from the gendered identity.

Check it out on Goodreads I have had a very curious relationship with religion, although now that I talk to others, it was a much more normal experience than what I led myself to believe.

Verdict: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Check it out on Letterboxd Over the years, I have increasingly gravitated towards films where supposedly “nothing happens”.

Verdict: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Check it out on Letterboxd A slow, methodical display of patience and absurdity juxtaposed on the vast landscape, this film has something else going for it.

Also published on Goodreads I was in a state of frenzy and anxiety, unable to decide on how to get started on numerous projects that were pending for a while.

Verdict: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Check it out on Letterboxd 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.

Check it out on Goodreads I had picked up this one thinking it to be an autobiography, and with an expectation that it’ll cover Rajan’s tussles with the government in more details.

Verdict: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ Check it out on Letterboxd 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.

Also published on Goodreads I have a special affinity towards people/books/shows/films which make me laugh at the horrible human experience, while at the same time, allowing me to introspect and be amazed at how clear and precise their understanding of the

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Check it out on Goodreads Reading fiction has always been a double-edged sword for me.

I don’t know why, but I liked the eyes-only version more.

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.

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.

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.

I was either high or I had watched a sad movie before attempting this piece.

My first attempt at drawing after dabbling in caricature pieces in my childhood :)

Verdict: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Check out this review on Letterboxd Anhedonia.

Check it out on Goodreads How to fool the world and become a Billionaire I remember hearing about Elizabeth Holmes when I was in my late teens, at that impressionable age when you get hyper-inspired by reading about icons that are going to change the worl…

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Check it out on Goodreads World history in a nutshell More than 1100 pages, this behemoth of a book still fails to capture the whole essence of world history - and rightly so.

Verdict: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ Check out this review on Letterboxd You can spot Wes Anderson trademark from a mile ago, although this is the only movie by him which left me dissatisfied.

Check it out on Goodreads Reasons you should read this book: If you’ve ever had a panic attack.