Romance

Like Flowers in Sand Season 1 Episode 11 Recap – Mi-ran becomes bait

January 27 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

In a somewhat ironic twist of fate, after weeks of slow-paced build-up, Episode 11, the penultimate installment of Like Flowers in Sand Season 1, finally...

My Demon Season 1 Ending Explained – Do Gu-won and Do-hee end up together?

January 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The ending of My Demon has a touch of inevitability about it, but at this point, after a very consistent Season 1, I’d say it...

My Demon Season 1 Episode 15 Recap – Is Gu-won really gone?

January 19 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

If Episode 14 of My Demon Season 1 was the dreaded and inevitable break-up episode, Episode 15 is the “ruminating over the breakup” episode. It’s...

Like Flowers in Sand Season 1 Episode 10 Recap – Some needed direction

January 18 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Finally – something! There’s probably a limit to how good Like Flowers in Sand can realistically get at this point, but Episode 10 does something...

Like Flowers in Sand Season 1 Episode 9 Recap – Loose Lips Sink Ships

January 18 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

At the risk of repeating oneself, the extent to which Like Flowers in Sand is content to sit in the middle of the road is...

Maboroshi Review – A teenager and town in crisis in Netflix’s new anime film

January 15 2024, by Romey Norton

From the animators of Attack on Titan and Jujutsu Kaisen comes Mari Okada’s Netflix anime film Maboroshi. Masamune Kikuiri has been in an endless winter...

My Demon Season 1 Episode 14 Recap – The dreaded break-up

January 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 13 of My Demon wasted far too much time on very light-hearted rom-com theatrics, so it stands to reason that Episode 14 is the...

My Demon Season 1 Episode 13 Recap – Did Madam Ju kill Do-hee’s parents?

January 12 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I’ll be the first to admit that the first half of My Demon Episode 13 is a little tedious. It’s undeniable that throughout Season 1...

Like Flowers in Sand Season 1 Episode 8 Recap – Baek-du is hungover (again)

January 12 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

As we approach the Season 1 finale of Like Flowers in Sand, one can only hope that the torpid K-Drama musters something in the way...

Role Play Review – A forgettable, uninspired, and below-average action flick

January 12 2024, by Lori Meek

Since 1994’s True Lies, movies and TV shows about a suburban parent living a dangerous double life have been plentiful. Prime Video starts the year...

Sonic Prime Season 3 Review – Should Netflix Do More Sonic Series?

January 11 2024, by Daniel Hart

Sonic Prime Season 3 concludes this saga of the famous Sonic the Hedgehog, and it goes without saying that this story will be sorely missed....

Like Flowers in Sand Season 1 Episode 7 Recap – Baek-du finally wrestles

January 10 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

If I wasn’t professionally obligated to watch and write about it, I don’t think I’d have made it this far with Like Flowers in Sand...

My Demon Season 1 Episode 12 Recap – How and why did Gu-won become a demon?

January 6 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

No love story ever goes smoothly. There’s the getting-to-know-you phase, which is often a bit temperamental, and then the honeymoon period, which is overly sweet...

My Demon Season 1 Episode 11 Recap – Gu-won’s past life revealed

January 6 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

My Demon takes a bit of a break in Episode 11, though not in a bad way. After weeks of constant peril threatening to undermine...

Good Grief Review – Thoughtful and therapeutic

January 5 2024, by Romey Norton

Good Grief surrounds the story of an artist called Marc, played by Dan Levy (who wrote, directed, and stars in the film), who takes his...

Like Flowers in Sand Season 1 Episode 6 Recap – Baek-du decides to compete

January 5 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

We’re halfway through Like Flowers in Sand, and thus far it’s lacking a single distinguishing moment or characteristic that makes it feel like the time...

Like Flowers in Sand Season 1 Episode 5 Recap – Baek-du rejoins the team

January 4 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I should still say that there’s something off about Like Flowers in Sand, and as of Episode 5, I think it’s the mish-mash of three...

My Demon Season 1 Episodes 9 & 10 Recap – The face of God and a killer unmasked

December 31 2023, by Jonathon Wilson

In Episodes 9 and 10 of My Demon, a flourishing romance between the leads gives way to a more serious reveal of the real villain...

Like Flowers in Sand Season 1 Episode 4 Recap – Jin-su and Baek-su grapple for position

December 30 2023, by Jonathon Wilson

While it would have been difficult for Episode 4 of Like Flowers in Sand to not feel like a step up from a rather sedate...

Like Flowers in Sand Season 1 Episode 3 Recap – We already know who she is!

December 27 2023, by Jonathon Wilson

Like Flowers in Sand continues in Episode 3 with another rather sedate episode. While there’s enough here to be going on with, there’s also probably...