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NOVEMBER 2022 BREAKDOWN
- 17 films/series total (not including Hallmark films)
- 2 TV series
- 15 foreign films/series
Biggest Disappointment: Love is for Suckers
Favorite Discovery: My Strange Hero Continue reading “November 2022 Quickie Reviews”
Celebrating Stories in Every Medium
Biggest Disappointment: Love is for Suckers
Favorite Discovery: My Strange Hero Continue reading “November 2022 Quickie Reviews”
Biggest Disappointment: Maisie Was a Lady
Favorite Discovery: Oh My Venus Continue reading “August 2022 Quickie Reviews”
Biggest Disappointment: Hotel Portofino
Favorite Discovery: Well this is hard to choose, since I enjoyed almost all of the K-dramas I watched this month, but I think Doom At Your Service will remain one of the more memorable. Ooh, I also really loved Mr. Malcolm’s List. It was so nice to see a good period rom-com in the theater again! Continue reading “July 2022 Quickie Reviews”
Biggest Disappointment: You For Me, Cross Country Romance
Favorite Discovery: Vincenzo and Top Gun: Maverick Continue reading “June 2022 Quickie Reviews”
Most watched actor/actress: Lucille Ball -4 films
Biggest Disappointment: Snow is on the Sea
Favorite Discovery: The West Point Story Continue reading “October 2021 Quickie Reviews”
It is a time of great internal and political conflict in Korea. The nation is slowly losing it’s autonomy to it’s more power neighbor, Japan. The disintegration of Korea’s freedom and identity is hastened by the modernization forced upon it by American and Japanese influence. Compounding the problem is that many of Korea’s nobles are actively working against their homeland for their own personal benefit.
The events of this time are seen through the eyes of five young adults whose own personal backgrounds influence the way they react to Korea’s slow death. Continue reading “Foreign Film Friday – Mr. Sunshine (2018) KDrama”
As young teenagers, reckless behavior on his part brings Hyun-soo and Eun Dong together. After Eun-dong’s lie spares him a criminal sentence, Hyun-soo determines to repay his debt by looking out for her. His debt of gratitude quickly turns into one of friendship, and Eun-dong challenges him to live a better life. Their strong connection is shattered when they are unexpectedly separated and lose touch for a decade.
Neither Eun-dong nor Hyun-soo forget each other and eventually another random meeting brings them back together. This time their friendship deepens into something much more. After falling in love they are once more accidentally separated. But Hyun-soo holds fast to his promise to wait for Eun-dong and never gives up hope they will be reunited.
Another ten years passes and Hyun-soo is now known as the famous actor Eun-ho. He decides to use his fame to search for his lost love by publishing their love story. His manager hires young wife and mother Jung-eun to ghost-write the book. Jung-eun finds herself utterly charmed and moved by Eun-ho’s memories of Eun-dong, but also finds them strangely familiar.
Meanwhile, Eun-ho is being stalked by a powerful, beautiful woman who wants him for herself and will use any means to achieve her goal. Continue reading “Foreign Film Friday -My Love Eun-dong (2015)”