StoryhoginCounter ArtsWho Would the X-Men Endorse? The Politics of Spandex GodsWe all like a bad boy but Deadpool’s morality is not dubious enoughSep 189Sep 189
StoryhogCoded Relationships and Tales of the ClosetIs K-drama guilty of queerbaiting or is it a ‘Glitch’?Sep 12Sep 12
StoryhoginCounter ArtsThe Cock Rock and the Ballet ShoeFrom rioting to online pile-ons, hate and anger borrow from sympathetic magicAug 29Aug 29
Storyhog‘Good Partner’ and bad mothersKorean motherhood is in the dock again, but ‘Hi Bye, Mama!’ and ‘When the Camelia Blooms’ put the case for the defenceAug 14Aug 14
StoryhoginCounter ArtsMan-gods, Male Auteurs and Mary Shelly: ‘Blade Runner’ & ‘Poor Things’Creating life is a risky business, especially if you’re a man.Aug 76Aug 76
StoryhogTake Five … Korean dramas!Hellbound * The Red Sleave * Alchemy of Souls * Itaewon Class * It’s Okay Not to Be OkayJul 20Jul 20
StoryhogFor richer for poorer: 21 years for Jang Na-ra & Jang HyukDurable romantic screen partnerships are a throwback to Hollywood’s golden age and are rarely found in modern TV drama anywhere. Maybe it’s…Jul 18Jul 18
StoryhogHelp! My tower’s been struck by lightning. ‘The Midnight Romance in Hagwon’If you’ve ever dabbled in the Tarot then you’ll know that flipping over ‘Death’, ‘The Hanged Man’ or ‘The Devil’ is a tense moment which…Jul 5Jul 5
StoryhogVintage Drama. ‘The King 2 Hearts’: love and fantasy royals in 2012.Imaginary monarchies are a surprisingly robust K-romance mini-genre, kick started perhaps by MBC’s 2006 hit Princess Hours. The modern…Jun 19Jun 19
StoryhogWorkplace Romances: ‘What’s wrong’ with mixing ‘Business’ and pleasure?You could say that hit K-dramas What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim and Business Proposal make romantic comedy out of workplace sexual…Jun 8Jun 8