Dostana is a 2008 romantic comedy Bollywood movie. I’m not sure what prompt me to watch except to watch it except maybe John Abraham. Genre: Romantic comedy Length: Really really long… 2 hours 3 minutes, but definitely short for bollywood Directed by: Tarun Mansurhani Produced by: Karan Johar and Hiroo Yash Johar Summary I think … [Read more…]
Rita is a Danish comedy-drama by SF Film production. The third and fourth seasons are co-produced with Netflix. The first season was released in February 2012. WARNING! Do not go from Kdrama to Rita. It’s a completely different style of show. This is rated mature, so for adult audiences only. Genre: comedy, drama Episodes: 8 … [Read more…]
In the book 1Q84, the author mentions 5 movies. At first, I wasn’t sure what to do with the information. The previous books I read and written about mention movies, music, or books, but I just ignore it. So with book, I decided to spend some time writing on these three topics. It helps that … [Read more…]
Boys Over Flowers is a 2009 series based on the Japanese Manga, Hana Yori Dango. I have seen this drama so many times and to me it really seems like it’s a classic in the Korean drama world. Genre: Romantic comedy, drama Episodes: 25 Summary This is a modern spin on the classic Cinderella story. … [Read more…]
Good Morning Call: Our Campus Days (2017) was much awaited by me. Its release date on Netflix was continuously pushed back because unknown reasons (to me at least). The drama is the second season to the drama of the same name Good Morning Call (2016). Genre: Romantic comedy, drama Episodes: 10 Summary We last left … [Read more…]
You’re My Destiny/Fated to love you is a 2008 Taiwanese drama. Genre: Romantic Comedy, drama Episodes: 39 Summary Chen Xin Yi is a pushover sticky note girl who happens to cross paths with the president of Magic Spirit Group, Ji Cun Xi, when they both coincidentally take the same cruise. Due to circumstances, Xin Yi … [Read more…]
Rick Steves is a travel show host with a primary focus on Europe, but during one episode he made a special trip to Iran. To the United States, Iran is considered an “enemy.” But why? Is it because our governments don’t get along? We don’t know much about Iran, but this travelogue allows us the … [Read more…]
Playful Kiss is a drama I originally watched in 2012 when I first discovered it on Netflix. At the time, I didn’t care for it nor understood the story. It wasn’t until I watched its Japanese counterpart, Mischievous Kiss, and the Taiwanese, It Started with a Kiss, did I start to understand the story. This … [Read more…]
Gitae is a boy that comes out of nowhere to confess his love to Hani. Sadly, Hani only uses him as a tool to get Seungjo’s attention. Despite that, they did have a decent, but long first date. They went to eat, had a … [Read more…]
Playful Kiss (2010) is a Korean drama based on a Japanese manga, Itazura Na Kiss. Genre: Romantic Comedy Episodes: 16 Summary Imaginative high school student Oh Hani (Jung So-Min) decides to confess her feelings of love to the most popular and smartest student in the school, Baek Seungjo (Kim Hyun Joong). He rejects her, but … [Read more…]