Tag: review
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HanCinema Review: Descendants of the Sun Episode 14
(Image and text are samples from my work on HanCinema.net and belong to HanCinema.) For the second time in its fourteen-episode run Descendants of the Sun has experienced a ratings drop. It came in at 33.0%, 0.5% decrease. Perhaps it is the fact that the glamour and excitement of the foreign country was no longer present.…
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HanCinema Review: Descendants of the Sun Episode 13
(Image and text are samples from my work on HanCinema.net and belong to HanCinema.) Our crew of loveable characters has landed back in Korea and served us up another ratings hike. Episode 13 earned at 33.5% on the Nielsen Korea chart and the sheer number of adorable couple moments and character beats support it. Yoo…
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HanCinema Review: Entertainers Episode 18 (final)
(Image and text are samples from my work on HanCinema.net and belong to HanCinema.) The boys of Entertainer Band scraped and clawed their way from the bottom to the top, past obstacles of evil female idols, ambitious CEOs, slimy managers, and reformed souls. If you’re looking for an underdog story with a touch of romance,…
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HanCinema Review: Entertainers Episode 17
(Image and text are samples from my work on HanCinema.net and belong to HanCinema.) The penultimate episode of Entertainers rounded out a persistent conflict of Seok-ho’s, focused on the neglected romances, and revealed a few juicy morsels about the boys of Entertainer Band. Like the rest of the drama, this episode trudged along at a leisurely…
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HanCinema Review: Jackpot Episode 24 (final)
(Image and text are samples from my work on HanCinema.net and belong to HanCinema.) And with a final episode that was a concoction of everything but the kitchen sink, Jackpot comes to and end. The show had a few highlights, but mostly it was messy. The finale emphasized the loneliness of the throne, the fight with…
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HanCinema Review: Jackpot Episode 23
(Image and text are samples from my work on HanCinema.net and belong to HanCinema.) The Musin rebellion is underway and In-jwa is desperate to make it happen – desperate enough to sacrifice people in order to achieve his endgoal of saving those very same people. King Yeongjo faces the same dilemma. Does he listen to…
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HanCinema Review: Entertainers Episode 4
(Image and text are samples from my work on HanCinema.net and belong to HanCinema.) Despite wavering ratings, Entertainers continues strongly. Ji Seong is just hitting this role out of the park. Kang Min-hyuk had the chance to really open up as Ha-neul truly lets himself feel the after effects of the horrors in his life. We…
Lisa Espinosa 