I wrote a separate review of “Life is Beautiful.” The movie is too good to be treated as a mere companion piece for my analysis of our kdrama. Link here: Life Is Beautiful: A Retrospect Here are the similarities that I can see. 1. Willpower In the movie, the hero Guido believes in willpower to alter […]
Life Is Beautiful: A Retrospect
This movie is too good to be merely discussed in passing for my write-ups on “Our Beloved Summer.” It was released 1997 in Italy and 1998 in the US. Although it’s already 25 years old, its core themes are enduring. Some of the scenes, I found eerily relevant in my world which has been hyper-polarized […]
Thirty-Nine: Open Thread
The thread is open for spoilers and discussion. With news of Son YeJin and Hyun Bin’s nuptials, this drama will be on many fans’ watchlist. It’s produced by that network JTBC so I’m skeptical about the plot. No makjang please! But I’ll give it a try since a. JTBC didn’t stir any controversy in the […]
Our Beloved Summer: Ep 13 Love Actually
“Love Actually” (2003) is one of those dramas that didn’t age well but I’m glad that people have finally caught up with my Bitch’s Romantic Standards. I remember leaving the movie theater, mystified by the general public’s outpouring of adoration for the screwed-up vignettes of love relationships. I’m sorry. But Colin Firth’s handsome face couldn’t sell […]
Goblin: Rewatch Ep 14 on Sat Feb 12
The thread is now open. Growing_Beautifully, Cleopatra, Welmaris, Janey, Fern, Kuroshio, FGB4877, and Carolina, do you want to continue your Saturday rewatch sessions? Please pick and choose your next drama. Usual time: 13:00 UTC 08:00 am EST 05:00 am PST 09:00 pm Singapore, Philippines 08:00 pm Indonesia 03:00 pm Greece Enjoy the show!
Our Beloved Summer: Ep 12 Begin Again
I agree with Welmaris when she commented in a previous thread, Although the storyline of Our Beloved Summer is discernable without knowing about the movies referenced in the episode titles, it becomes richer, more layered, when the inspiration is brought into our consciousness. It’s good to recognize the themes, motifs, and scenes that the writer […]
Twenty-Five Twenty-One: Eps 1 & 2 Open Thread
Edited to add this: Premiere is on Saturday, Feb 12. It’s on Netflix. The thread is now open for spoilers, first impressions, and analyses. It’s not open for oppa-worship, though. I like Nam Joo Hyuk just fine but there’s no need to bore each other by extolling his visuals, height, hands, abs, and “chemistry” (oof! […]
Boss and Me: Open Thread
Yang Yang was in “Love O2O”(2016) and “You Are My Glory” (2021). Both these Chinese dramas were written by Gu Man. She also wrote “Boss and Me” (2014) which is out on Netflix. source: themoviedatabase I’m creating this thread so it’s easier for me to find later should I decide to continue it. As I […]
Our Beloved Summer: Ep 11 Our Nights are Better Than Your Days
It’ll be difficult to tackle this movie when I’ve only two things to work on: this article: https://diaboliquemagazine.com/ and this synopsis from the French Wikipedia on “Mes nuits sont plus belles que vos jours” (1989), Lucas (Jacques Dutronc), brilliant inventor of a new programming language, learns that he has a rare disease that affects his […]
Our Beloved Summer: Ep 10 Hello, My Soul Mate
Warning: This is long. Also this contains major spoilers on the Chinese film, “Soul Mate” (2016). 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 Let’s cut to the chase: the film is about a woman in her mid-thirties writing about her past friendship and using her friend’s name as pseudonym. Her age wasn’t revealed but given the death of her friend at age […]
Goblin: Rewatch Ep 13 on Sat Feb 5
The thread is now open. Growing_Beautifully, Cleopatra, Welmaris, Janey, nrllee, Fern, Kuroshio, FGB4877, and Carolina, are you ready? Aren’t you watching the Winter Olympics? Usual time: 13:00 UTC 08:00 am EST 05:00 am PST 09:00 pm Singapore, Philippines 08:00 pm Indonesia 03:00 pm Greece Enjoy the rewatch!
Bulgasal: Eps 15 & 16 Open Thread
The last episodes!! Will Hwal and SangUn have a happy ending or not? Too bad they’re down one member of the squad. source: seawherethesunsets’ tumblr Let’s enjoy the show.
Bulgasal: Ep 14 On True Colors
The beginning of the episode began with Hwal in a tussle with SangUn over a wooden stake. Hwal wanted to stab the Detective with it, but SangUn wanted him to restrain himself otherwise he’d turned into a savage killer like EunTae. Earlier, EunTae vowed that he would show her Hwal’s true colors. He said, “I […]
Bulgasal: Ep 13 The Flashbacks
I think the primary reason the storyline confuses so many viewers is that they can’t see past the smoke-and-mirrors set up by the writer. Frankly, I think none of the three flashbacks that SangUn had in this episode should come as a shocker because they were foreshadowed as far back as the Episode 1. 1. […]