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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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Dedalus

By Golu
An anthology of sorts, this film portrays love, loss and loneliness in a sense of community. The title of the film means Daddy (I have no idea why the name of this film, it makes sense only for one of the three stories). Anthologies are a hit or miss, and let's see where this one falls.

The first story is about a grocery cashier in Iowa who watches helplessly as classmates conceal their act of sexual violence against his teenaged step-sister. The third story is about an older guy, for who the mortality compels him to leave his home and move in with his daughter. The second story is the most impressive and longest of them all. A good looking young man, struggling to make ends meet is lost on life. He also needs food and shelter during a cold winter in New York City. He is also sexually attracted to older men. And even though a young woman takes him in, nothing satiates his quest for love than older gay client. He meets a succession of them, most of them wealthy, and lonely. They all, of course, take a fancy to him. But he falls for an anxious lawyer  and can foresee a relationship with him, but the lawyer has other things in mind.

The film is full of long drawn shots that gets on your nerves after a while. The film is clearly not mainstream. The makers have an artistic and meditative vision. You either feel your way into the film or you tune it out. Sadly, the latter is what happened with me. At a point, I just couldn't care about what's unfolding in front of me. Yes, the gay storyline was interesting but there was way too much of the same repetition with multiple men one after other and it got too much without putting forward a point IMO. The other two stories are something that you just watch but the center piece is the film's heart and soul. Any of my rating is based just on that story. Thankfully the actors all do a decent job of puling. through this weird film.

I would have huge reservations in recommending this film, even though the second story makes so much sense. (2/10)
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