Prachurya Das

An avid reader and a life-long lover of blue skies, I like to spend my time with obscure poetry and dissecting films. Currently besotted with Maupassant, art history and all things Nolan, you can find me spacing out to Queen while I look for new things to obsess with.

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best cinematography books
8 Books On Cinematography That Are Essential Reading

Cinematography, or the art of motion picture photography, is essential to cinema as it directly…

moonlight cinematographer
Moonlight And The Art Of Intimacy In The Cinematic Medium

Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight (2016) has rightfully earned its reputation as one of the most beautiful…

cinematography analysis of Parasite
How Parasite Perfected The Visual Language Of Social Divide

Parasite was a groundbreaking film on many counts. Directed by Bong Joon-ho, it was the…

Inception cinematography analysis
Cinematography Of Nolan, Wally Pfister’s Inception (2010)

If I were to talk of the greatest films in the last decade that changed…

How Wes Anderson makes movies
The Anatomy Of A Wes Anderson Film

Wes Anderson is perhaps one of the most recognizable and influential filmmakers of our times.…

No Time To Die
No Time To Die: The Legacy And Future Of James Bond Movies

After a year of delays and false starts, No Time to Die, the 25th film…

Howl's Moving Castle explained
Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) Explained

Hayao Miyazaki’s Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) traverses several themes — humanity, selfhood, compassion and belonging. However, the…

Cinematography of La La Land
How Linus Sandgren Brought Old Hollywood To Life In La La Land

Cinematographer Linus Sandgren’s seminal work in La La Land (2016) won him several accolades including…

best Japanese movies
25 Greatest Japanese Movies Of All Time, Ranked

From Only Yesterday (1991) to Seven Samurai (1954), here are the greatest Japanese movies of…

Spanish movies on Netflix
11 Best Spanish Movies On Netflix

From The Platform (2019) to Roma (2018), here are the best Spanish movies on Netflix. Streaming services,…

movies like Up
12 Films To Watch If You Liked ‘Up’ (2009)

When it was released in 2009, no one could have guessed Up would so quickly…