Kim Soo-hyun and Na Young-hee

Kim Soo-hyun and Na Young-hee have played son-in-law and mother-in-law in at least three popular dramas. They were in The Producers with IU. They were in My Love From the Star with Jun Ji-hyun. They were in Queen of Tears with Kim Ji-won. These two actors are the most comical and heartwarming son and mother-in-law

Marriage Blue

This 2013 romance film from the same director of New Year Blues follows four couples who are about to get married. There’s a retired baseball player and his urologist girlfriend. The receptionist at the urology clinic proposed to his wedding planner girlfriend during a baseball game. The wedding planner assisted the future bride of a

The Good Doctor (Korean and US Versions)

If ever, Extraordinary Attorney Woo will not be the first Korean series to have an American remake. In 2017, The Good Doctor starring Freddie Highmore premiered in the US. It is based on the 2013 KDrama The Good Doctor starring Joo Won. In both series, the lead actors are very convincing as autistic savant doctors.

Snowpiercer

(Originally published on February 12, 2020. Reviewed on October 15, 2019) Snowpiercer (2013) is a dystopian film about a frozen Earth and its remaining survivors aboard a train that’s just traveling endlessly. It’s about class inequality – the wealthy first class passengers near the front and the filthy freeloaders at the caboose. The first class

Finding Mr. Right

(Originally published on November 4, 2020) Finding Mr. Right (2013) I clicked on this Chinese movie because I needed a break from KDrama and Russians playing chess. This movie kept popping up on recommended movies on Viki and now it’s available on Netflix.  Verdict: if you loved Sleepless in Seattle, you’re going to love this

The Flu

A big city is suddenly infected with a deadly viral disease. It’s a form of flu that’s rapidly killing humans. The symptoms include coughing and fever and it’s highly contagious by airborne droplets.  The grandstanding politicians refuse to listen to the doctors and experts. The city is locked down and people who have symptoms are

Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo; Erased

Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo  (Originally published on August 3, 2019) (I was new to the Asian drama scene and I’ve only seen a handful of JDrama and KDrama at this point. This was my very first review. Little did I know that 1 1/2 years later, I would have watched hundreds of TV series

Reply 1994

Reply 1994 (Originally published on March 26, 2020) If I had stopped at episode 1, my review of this series would have been: Too much yelling! They’re so annoying! But since I watched all 21 episodes, my review goes like this: Kilig!  If you enjoyed the style of How I Met Your Mother, where for