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Here, you can find my latest reviews of the not so latest K-dramas (along with a smattering of J-dramas and anything else that I watch).
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‘Nevertheless’…Dares to be different with a bold start, yet ends up circling around the central…
‘Nevertheless’…Dares to be different with a bold start, yet ends up circling around the central…
I think I’m at that age and point in life now where I no longer enjoy the scintillating, fluttering, see-saw romances and instead look…
Soundarya Venkataraman
May 13, 2022
‘Why I Dress Up For Love’…A wonderfully nuanced depiction of an influencer, in a warm, radiant…
‘Why I Dress Up For Love’…A wonderfully nuanced depiction of an influencer, in a warm, radiant…
The rise of social media has brought along with it a new character archetype — the influencer. In many ways this archetype can be put in…
Soundarya Venkataraman
Mar 5, 2022
‘Kill It’…A grounded & all-out brilliant action thriller.
‘Kill It’…A grounded & all-out brilliant action thriller.
There is just a different kind of joy to watching a well-written, well-executed, well-acted, action thriller unfold. It’s a sort of a high,
Soundarya Venkataraman
Feb 12, 2022
Bullet Point Review: At a Distance, Spring is Green
Bullet Point Review: At a Distance, Spring is Green
Early episodes of At a Distance, Spring is Green falls very much along the lines of Cheese in the Trap, with a rich, popular student…
Soundarya Venkataraman
Jan 31, 2022
‘Navarasa’…A pretty decent anthology with a few standout episodes, but overall tepid and suffers…
‘Navarasa’…A pretty decent anthology with a few standout episodes, but overall tepid and suffers…
Since Netflix’s foray into Indian waters in 2016, it has heavily invested in anthologies (Lust Stories, Ghost Stories, Ajeeb Daastaans…
Soundarya Venkataraman
Jan 16, 2022
Bullet Point Review: Only Murders in the Building
Bullet Point Review: Only Murders in the Building
I like Selena Gomez, I like murder mysteries and I like New York City. So inherently, I knew I was going to like Only Murders in the…
Soundarya Venkataraman
Jan 7, 2022
‘Squid Game’…Turns the death game genre on its head, to present a story that's more about the…
‘Squid Game’…Turns the death game genre on its head, to present a story that's more about the…
In the 2017 Malayalam film Take Off, there’s a striking dialogue uttered by an Indian nurse when she finds out that the Indian government…
Soundarya Venkataraman
Jan 3, 2022
Bullet Point Review: Oh My Boss! Love Not Included
Bullet Point Review: Oh My Boss! Love Not Included
Oh My Boss! Love Not Included is simplistic. The goals are achievable, the messages, straightforward and the characters, uncomplicated…
Soundarya Venkataraman
Dec 26, 2021
‘Love Alarm’…Super cool concept makes for an entertaining first season but dull characters turn…
‘Love Alarm’…Super cool concept makes for an entertaining first season but dull characters turn…
I am not hesitant to say that I am not (yet) on board with the idea of K-dramas having multiple seasons. A crucial aspect of my attraction…
Soundarya Venkataraman
Dec 22, 2021
Bullet Point Review: At Eighteen
Bullet Point Review: At Eighteen
It took me sometime getting used to At Eighteen’s measured tenor. Dramas set at high school are always about its students and they can be…
Soundarya Venkataraman
Sep 23, 2021
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