On the eve of the New Year, I asked my niece to give me the lowdown on some dramas on my watch list, Designated Survivor (Korean), Welcome to Samdal-ri and My Demon and whether I should dive into any of them. She gave me the quick Cliff-notes versions of all of them and instead pointed […]
Read more "TV Series: Light the Night (åēÆåäø) (2021-2022)"The namesake in the mandarin title is a 5th century Chinese fable, Zhou Chu Eradicates the Three Evils. The story goes like this: local hoodlum and public enemy #1 Zhou Chu sets out to rid the town of three evil beings who have been terrorising everyone. First, is a vicious tiger and next comes a […]
Read more "The Pig, The Snake and the Pigeon (åØčé¤äø害) (2023)"Sleep (2023) begins with a familiar sound. Choo would say it is the noise that keeps her awake on sleepless nights. Seeing me sound asleep, while sleep eludes her, is one of lifeās greatest ironies for her. Thatās what she says every time, but I heard nothing that would keep me awake. š This is […]
Read more "Sleep (2023)"These are two Chinese TV shows that we saw recentlyā¦ The Making of an Ordinary Woman 2 is the sequel to a beloved fave of mine. My thoughts on the first season can be gleaned here. Truth be told, I was so excited to learn there is a sequel that my wife and I dropped […]
Read more "TV series: The Making of an Ordinary Woman 2 & Shards of Her"While scouring through murking depths of Netflix we found thisā¦ Through the Darkness. I remember a friend telling me early this year that this was very absorbing and Chooās friend even saw this twice. Twice! Who does that? This is based on the memoir of Koreaās first criminal profiler, Soo Jung Lee, a forensic psychologist, […]
Read more "Mini-Series: Through the Darkness (2022)"Every once in a while comes a movie that requires a little extra to write about. Especially, if like me, you have been watching movies and TV shows day in day out. But sometimes you donāt want to throw down that card that says āthis is the oneā because your credibility is at stake. I […]
Read more "Decision to Leave (2022)"When I said that I was going to write about all my favourite albums from the glorious 80s, did any of you even think I wouldnāt be including Michael Jacksonās Thriller from 1982? I only wanted this album to be the last post from the 80s era. How can I not include Thriller? Once in […]
Read more "An Album a Week (31): Thriller – Michael Jackson"I have the fondest memories of watching Top Gun back in 1986. It was a great year, I was in my second year in Junior College and had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I was just living in the moment and hanging around with friends every chance I got. My […]
Read more "Top Gun: Maverick (2022)"We binged the final 7 episodes the moment it dropped, excited to see all the eventual comeuppances and the conclusion of a long journey with the Byrdes. When we hit the last frame which then cut to black, there was no catharsis, no satisfaction and no sense of relief, only a bad taste appearing in […]
Read more "TV Series: Ozark (S4, P2) (2022)"Saw a lot of movies on the home front and we are also watching all the Best Picture nominees. We are left with West Side Story. But this rambling post will be for another 6 movies that I will say somethingā¦ I thought Hong Kong cinema is dead. If itās not a socio-drama, itās a […]
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