Category: Asian Drama Reviews and Recaps
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HanCinema Review: Entertainers Episode 13
(The text is a sample from my work on HanCinema.net and belongs to HanCinema.) Entertainers is such a mix of fabulous and puzzling that it bears watching. Ji Seong is killing it. This particular episode had so many feels that they almost blinded me to the shows inadequacies. The most jarring part of the episode […]
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HanCinema Review: Jackpot Episode 20
(The text is a sample from my work on HanCinema.net and belongs to HanCinema.) This episode of Jackpot attempts to delve into the faction wars between Noron and Soron and works with historical rumors to do so. It’s actually a very exciting time. Unfortunately, the plotting seems more like classroom gossip than the immense political […]
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HanCinema Review: Jackpot Episode 19
(Image and text are samples from my work on HanCinema.net and belong to HanCinema.) The seeds of doubt planted by In-jwa into the minds of the brothers have taken root. Although both young men want to believe in each other, the situations at hand render them unable to fully trust. It is this method by […]
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HanCinema Review: Jackpot Episode 18
(Image and text are samples from my work on HanCinema.net and belong to HanCinema.) My frustration with show hasn’t ceased, but at least it’s just about to jump into some action. In-jwa has been incensed and finally takes a decisive course of action. This is welcome as the bonds between characters (save perhaps the brothers), […]
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HanCinema Review: Jackpot Episode 17
(Image and text are samples from my work on HanCinema.net and belong to HanCinema.) Yi In-jwa and his nine lives are quite tiresome. The character sticks around beyond all reason. Rather than focus on his ridiculous mechanizations, why can’t the show take some real historical happenings and buff them out for this rendition of King […]
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HanCinema Review: Beautiful Gong Shim Episode 13
(The text is a sample from my work on HanCinema.net and belongs to HanCinema.) This episode answered many of the questions I have been posing, but in strange bursts of emotional exposition and flashbacks. Rather than work linearly, the show has chosen to reveal answers as strangely placed afterthoughts. This plot structure isn’t the problem; […]
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HanCinema Review: Beautiful Gong Shim Episode 12
(The text is a sample from my work on HanCinema.net and belongs to HanCinema.) As tensions at the company escalate in tandem with Dan-tae’s executive pin investigation, his eyes of suspicion include his bromantic buddy, Joon-soo. No one is safe as Dan-tae delves to the bottom of his kidnapping and into his father’s attack, including […]
Lisa Espinosa 