Tag: kdrama
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When violence becomes voyeuristic
When does violence cross the line to being voyeuristic? I fail to answer this question while discussing why I dropped the lighthearted sexual assault drama, Behind Your Touch
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Exploring systemic violence: D.P. Season 2
D.P.’s second season continues Korea’s discussion about institutionalised violence in hierarchical systems
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Infectious Violence: All of Us Are Dead Review
A slick little drama that uses zombism as a metaphor for the epidemic of school violence, All of Us Are Dead has now been confirmed for a second season on Netflix.
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Between Chaos and Inertia: The Physics of Call It Love
Why is Call it Love so pink? I ask a question that may or may not have a concrete answer
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Aspects of technology in Unlock the Boss
Messy, confused, fun, and a serious contender for Worst Ending in the end of year poll, this year’s Unlock the Boss was also an interesting discussion of how technological advancements have rapidly changed the way we interact with the world.
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Not like other girls: the skin-deep feminism of Love to Hate You
The blog post on Love to Hate You’s skin-deep feminism that nobody wanted to write. I did it anyway. Have at it!
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Nostalgia Watch: Circle Two Worlds Connected
I conclude my deep dive into Korean science fiction with a love letter to Circle: Two Worlds – for a long time the only Korean science fiction out there
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Intermission: Drama’s Best Scenes
We talk a lot about the best dramas but sometimes what stands out about a show is one particular scene. One small segment that is so perfect it sticks in your mind even if the drama itself falls away. These scenes may be intensely funny or intensely profound or not even intense at all but…
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Korean Sci-fi: Grid
I attempt to dissect the deeply ambiguous science fiction procedural, Grid, from the pen of one of Korea’s best writers.
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Grid and the multiverse theory of time travel
Think of your reality as a tree. Now think of your reality as a block. Now think of your reality as a straight line. Now throw all that out because here comes Grid to truly blow your mind.