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Opposites Attract (Korean Mini-Series)

By Golu
Honestly I can't believe we're still getting BL series this bad in 2026. This mini series runs about 7 to 8 episodes with a total runtime of just about an hour and it is so boring that I genuinely struggle to find the words. The actors are awkward, the story is as basic as it gets and there is almost nothing about this show worth saving. The makers do try to stir up some drama here and there but even that falls completely flat. Ho Won is a 23 year old university student who spots a man sitting alone at a gay bar and gets attracted to him. The man is Min U, a 33 year old who brushes Ho Won off immediately saying he's too young. Ho Won lies about his age and since he's made a bet with the bartender that he'll get this man home before the night is over, he switches tactics and eventually the two end up at Min U's place and sleep together. Despite being complete opposites in every way there's some kind of pull between them and they go on a couple of dates. But t...
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Cowboy Junction

By Golu
I hate when a seemingly simple story that can easily be told with a very tight screenplay and even sometimes in the form of a short film, is sometimes stretched to no extent and it turns out a very frustrating movie experience. I can discount poor production quality as long as acting and direction is something to talk about, but sadly this movie disappoints there too. More on that later.

Greg drives up in desert near cowboy junction and picks up a hooker. Turns out the hooker (cowboy) is sensitive types and our nam decides to bring him home with him. Only when he comes home, he tells the cowboy that he is married. He tells his wife that the guy will stay in back room and do chores for the home. Since the wife is sex starved and has no knowledge of husband's philanderings, she makes a move on cowboy only to realize that he is gay. Clearly there are strains between husband and wife. Apparently this started about an year ago when the husband hit a deer. After controlling his urges, one night Greg cant control and he visits the cowboy. This becomes a nightly affair, till one night the wife sees them both. The two men start falling for each other and the cowboy tells Greg that he lost a very very close friend a year ago in an accident. Soon, as expected, we realize Greg actually did not hit the deer but it was a hit and run accident. Cowboy feels cheated and since by now the two men are completely in love with each other, the cowboy shoots Greg and then himself to get united in afterlife.

OK, so if you are laughing reading my summary of the film, especially the ending, trust me its all true. The film starts with a very awkward staged fight between rent boys at cowboy junction, which sets the tone that this movie is gonna be bad. And then who in their right mind, would ick up a guy and take them home and introduce him as a 'handyman'. The scens between husband and wife are interesting but I can't imagine how bored they all are in their life. I mean I was bored just watching the mundane life they lived. The story is stretched and is very predictable. It is painful to watch through the slow proceedings and I wished there was a way to fast forward the film and the dialogues while still listening them.  The hit-and-run plot was so thin it was practically invisible. A little more back story on the cowboy's friend (or was it boyfriend) would have helped. The only good thing was the really hot cowboy. He was really good looking.

This could have been a very tight crispy short film in the hands of a good director, but sadly, this is another one of those stereotypical bad, taken-for-granted gay films with a hot cowboy, clueless wife, a depressed husband and a very very depressing house. (3/10)
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