Reviewing the Korean Drama Start-Up 스타트업
“Young entrepreneurs aspiring to launch virtual dreams into reality compete for success and love in the cutthroat world of Korea’s high-tech industry.” That’s how Start-Up is summed up by Netflix. The...
View ArticleReview of “Misaeng”: An Incomplete Life
I highly recommend the Korean series Misaeng미생 – An Incomplete Life 아직 살아 있지 못한 자. Misaeng is based on a webtoon about a failed Go (Baduk) player who becomes an office worker. Some say it is an office...
View ArticleReview of the Rational Life
The Rational Life is a Chinese drama that came out in March of 2021. It follows the life of a thirty-three year old woman, Shen Ruo Xin, who is working in the legal department of an automobile...
View ArticleReview of “Her Private Life”
Her Private Life is a South Korean drama against the backdrop of the artistic life. Sung Duk-Mi is a curator at the Cheom Museum of art by day, and a fan of kpop idol Cha Si-An by night. She also runs...
View ArticleReviewing Hometown Cha Cha Cha
Birdseye view of shenanigans on Hometown Cha Cha Cha What if everything that your small town had to offer you was lavished on your upbringing and education? What if from humble beginnings you were...
View ArticleVirtual Reality, Memories of Alhambra and Historical Drama
This week Julia Hanna and I talked about virtual reality in the context of the Korean series, Memories of Alhambra (알함브라 궁전의 추억) . Memories of Alhambra stars Hyun Bin, best known for his role in Crash...
View ArticleReview: A Good Woman by Oscar Wilde
The 2004 Movie Poster for A Good Woman This little gem of a movie from 2004 is well worth watching. Starring Helen Hunt, Scarlett Johansson and Tom Wilkinson, the film’s script boasts dialogue by...
View ArticleCasablanca Revisited with Julia Hanna
Recently I had a conversation with Julia Hanna about the classic film noire, Casablanca. Like many of us, Julia had seen Casablanca before, but she watched it again not too long ago, and here are her...
View ArticleThe Art in Our Beloved Summer
There are two artists responsible for the main character’s art in the South Korean drama Our Beloved Summer. The first of these is Thibaud Herem. The second is Seungbae Kim. Thibaud Herem View this...
View ArticleThe Dark Side of Rain or Shine
Rain or Shine is a Korean show about survivors of a mall collapse that killed 48 people Rain or Shine as a K-drama Rain or Shine is a gem of a South Korean show. I rank it right up there with My...
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