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Review: Operation Proposal – An Epic, Charming, Thought Provoking Journey for...
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW Moderate spoilers. The emergence of new cable networks and their effort to join the already competitive drama landscape dominated by the over the air broadcasts of KBS,...
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Review: Despite Great Premise and Charming Cast, KBS’ Big Falls Short
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW Huge spoilers, with advance warning. I can group the Korean dramas I’ve watched into one of four categories: a) A well written series that has a great story. b) A...
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Review: tvN’s I Need Romance 2012 – Sexy, Smart, Brave, Honest and...
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW Some spoilers With Korean romantic dramas or comedies, you can be sure they’ll either be emotional rollercoasters or aegyo-fests and cuteness overload. There are rare...
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Appreciation of The Snowman and Review of The Snowman and The Snowdog
TYPE OF REVIEW : APPRECIATION and GOOD OL’ REVIEW No spoilers Ever since I could remember A Charlie Brown Christmas was an annual Christmas tradition for me. And when it first came to DVD, it became an...
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Review: BBC/Masterpiece’s Great Expectations a Great Introduction into the...
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW Some spoilers I must admit, my high school education did not include reading a single Charles Dickens novel. Instead, we studied Catcher in the Rye, The Great Gatsby,...
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Review: Kamen Rider OOO, a Quirky and Unexpected Ride
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW Very minor spoilers When I first decided to jump into the other tokusatsu franchise known as Kamen Rider after having officially getting hooked on Super Sentai, I...
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Review: KBS’ Dark, Compelling Drama Special, Sirius
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW Some big spoilers, but I give a warning before they start. The KBS Drama Special has presented some of the most provocative, original and even irreverent stories on...
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Review: The Beautifully and Sincerely Nostalgic From Up on Poppy Hill
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW As a film review, no spoilers. From Up on Poppy Hill is not the kind of film anyone familiar with the names Studio Ghibli and Miyazaki might come to expect from the...
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Review: Whisper of the Heart‘s Nostalgic Warmth and Charm
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW As a film review, no spoilers. Watching From Up on Poppy Hill last week had me falling in love; a sincerely nostalgic and beautifully presented film from Studio Ghibli....
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Review: 2011′s Winnie the Pooh a Wonderfully Whimsical New Classic
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW Very minor spoilers, but nothing to take away from the experience of watching the film. Winnie the Pooh and the gang from the Hundred Acre Wood will always hold a...
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Review and Appreciation: Grave of the Fireflies – A Heartbreaking and...
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW Very minor spoilers. Grave of the Fireflies is an unforgettable masterpiece. It’s as simple as that. It is a haunting, difficult and frank look at the toll war takes on...
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Review: Poignant and Emotional A Werewolf Boy Resonates Long After Credits Roll
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW Film review, no spoilers. That awesome feeling you get when you’ve just watched a really good movie. A movie that ends up being something much more than you expected...
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Review: Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters Returns vs. Dōbutsu Sentai Go-Busters – A...
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW Lots of spoilers! I didn’t care what anyone said (or says, even today!). But I loved Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters. It had everything I look for in a Sentai or Power...
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Review: Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie –...
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW Lots of spoilers! After the beautiful film that is Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters Returns vs. Dōbutsu Sentai Go-Busters, I finally got my hands on the Go-Busters vs Gokaiger...
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Review: KBS’ Poignant and Charming Adolescence Medley
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW Basic minor spoilers. Another KBS Drama Special, another winner. The recently concluded four-part miniseries Adolescence Medley (사춘기 메들리) joins the growing list of...
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Review: One Word to Describe The First Season of CBS’ Under The Dome – Absurd
^The greenery sure grew back fast after that atomic bomb, eh? TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW Season 1 and finale spoilers. But none of it makes sense anyway. Well what in the world was that? What...
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Good Ol’ Review: tvN’s Who Are You is Perfectly Fine, But Could Have Been...
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW Moderate spoilers. There have been some excellent Korean dramas this year. Some of them have been very ambitious (Nine) while others tense and dramatic (Shark, That...
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Review: Super Hero Taisen Z is Another Fan’s Dream, but This Time With a...
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW Lots of spoilers. Last year’s Super Hero Taisen was a complete fanwank. It was an insane and fun ride with plenty of familiar faces and lots of pretty explosions....
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Review: Your Noir and Came To Me and Became a Star Are Excellent, Engrossing...
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW SPOILER ALERT! Full discussion of the two drama specials, but there is fair warning after a little intro to both. KBS Drama Specials continue to present some of Korean...
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Review: KBS’ Charming and Poignant Waiting For Love
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW SPOILER ALERT! Full discussion of the story, but there is fair warning. After watching two KBS Drama Specials today, I decided to catch up with the two-episode drama...
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