TYPE OF REVIEW 
: GOOD OL’ REVIEW
Very minor spoilers.
Slice of life stories can be as engaging and exciting as high concept adventures. And The Reason We Can’t Sleep (우리가 못자는 이유) is definitely one of those. Continue reading
Category Archives: Review
Good Ol’ Review: Ra Mi Ran Shines in KBS Drama Special Madam Jeong’s One Last Week
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW
Very minor spoilers.
Madam Jeong’s One Last Week (정마담의 마지막 일주일) is a fun, quirky but touching KBS Drama Special entry. But more importantly, it is an excellent showcase of Ra Mi Ran’s exceptional talent. Continue reading
Good Ol’ Review: Beautiful, Heartbreaking KBS Drama Special Dancing the Waltz Alone
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW
Very minor spoilers.
Dancing the Waltz Alone (혼자 추는 왈츠) is the next episode in my marathon of the most recent season of KBS Drama Special. And let me just say right off the bat, what a painfully heartbreaking yet unfortunately realistic slice of life portrait of today, all told in a beautifully presented hour. Continue reading
Good Ol’ Review: KBS Drama Special Slow is Strikingly Impactful and Important
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW
Very minor spoilers.
KBS Drama Specials usually feature some of the boldest storytelling on all of Korean television. But none have ever been as striking as Slow (슬로우). Continue reading
Good Ol’ Review: KBS Drama Special If We Were a Season a Realistically Ethereal Love Story
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW
Very minor spoilers.
The KBS Drama Special If We Were a Season (우리가 계절이라면) is a wonderfully realistic fairy tale of a love story. Continue reading
Good Ol’ Review: Surprising Twists in KBS Drama Special You Are Closer Than I Think
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW
Very minor spoilers.
The KBS Drama Special You Are Closer Than I Think (당신은 생각보다 가까이에 있다) is the biggest surprise of the four episodes I watched from this season so far. Continue reading
Good Ol’ Review: Amazing Chemistry in KBS Drama Special Let Us Meet, Joo Oh
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW
Very minor spoilers.
Let Us Meet, Joo Oh is the first KBS Drama Special I watched this season. And it was definitely a great one to start off with. Continue reading
Recap: Power Rangers Ninja Steel, Episode 20 – “It looks weak, like it’s… dying!” and Check-in Review
Recap: Power Rangers Ninja Steel, Episode 20 – Galvanax Rise
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Cosmo Royale welcomes everyone to the season finale of Galaxy Warriors and gives a quick recap of the last episode. Galvanax has severy scrap of Ninja Steel except the Power Stars. Continue reading
Good Ol’ Review: Episode of Stinger an Underwhelming Entry for Uchu Sentai Kyuranger
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW
MAJOR spoilers.
I have been thoroughly enjoying Uchu Sentai Kyuranger. At this point, it’s probably, at the very least, number 3 on my all-time Sentai list. It has rarely, if ever, really disappointed me this season. But, that changes now after watching The V-cinema release Episode of Stinger.
Ouch! Continue reading
Good Ol’ Review: Shinkai’s Ambitious Children Who Chase Lost Voices Misses Mark
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TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW
No spoilers.
Japanese director Makoto Shinkai has proven what a talented filmmaker and storyteller he is. From his acclaimed 5 Centimeters per Second to his recent blockbuster Your Name.
5 Centimeters per Second was my first Makoto Shinkai experience and I loved it. I immediately followed it up with The Place Promised in Our Early Days (which I must write a review of soon). And then Your Name captivated the world and myself.
Next on my list was Shinkai’s Children Who Chase Lost Voices (星を追う子ども /Journey to Agartha). Continue reading