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Spirit Fingers: Spoiler-Free Mini Review
8.22/10 Stars: A coming of age tale following a teenage girl as she joins an art club and experiences first love and new friendships, faces her insecurities, and struggles to connect with her family.

Mary
Jul 153 min read


When Life Gives You Tangerines: Spoiler-Free Mini Review
8.2/10 Stars: An intergenerational saga that follows a Jeju family as they struggle to overcome poverty, loss, and the hardships of each decade, while finding love and purpose.

Mary
Jul 153 min read


Vincenzo: Spoiler-Free Mini Review
8.24/10 Stars: A dark, satirical comedy with twists and turns and an subtle, but perfect romance.

Mary
Jul 152 min read


Fight For My Way: Spoiler-Free Mini Review
8.4/10: Friends fall in and out of love in a coming of adulthood tale filled with comedy, career chasing, and the pursuit of dreams.

Mary
Jul 153 min read


Legend of the Blue Sea: Spoiler-Free Mini Review
8.5/10 Stars: A comedic contemporary fantasy based on a popular Joseon legend with a romance and plot that doesn't sink.

Mary
Jul 153 min read


Love Between Fairy and Devil: Spoiler-Free Mini Review
8/10 Stars: A perfect starter Xianxia with oodles of silly whimsy and angst, a swoony 2ML, and a ML you grow to root for.

Mary
Jul 144 min read


Shadow Love: Spoiler-Free Mini Review
This rating is based purely on entertainment value. It is a fun time not a quality time. I'd recommend to those who are willing to suspend disbelief in favor of great chemistry and swoony romance.

Mary
Jul 144 min read


Blossom: Spoiler-Free Mini Review
8.1/10 Stars: A mild romance made better by gorgeous cinematography (think Pursuit of Jade) and the brilliant scheming of the FL and ML.

Mary
Jul 143 min read


While You Were Sleeping: Spoiler-Free Mini Review
8.5/10 Stars: This has no relation to the Sandra Bullock movie lol. Mystery, comedy, and a young love.

Mary
Jul 142 min read


Queen of Tears: Spoiler-Free Mini Review
9/10 Stars: A romance that leans into the dramatics and comedy of a Telenovela, but turns to be so much more with a a married couple and family you grow to love.

Mary
Jul 143 min read


Faithful: Spoiler-Free Mini Review
8/10 Stars: A quiet, non-romance mystery told in two timelines, with an ensemble of ancient avengers who assemble to take down a Harvey Weinstein wannabe in a man bun in an absolutely devastating quest for impossible justice.

Mary
Jul 143 min read


Glory: Spoiler-Free Mini Review
8/10 Stars: A Ming Dynasty Bachelorette where the winner not only gets a rose, but a big ol' tea farm in a romance starring a feirce FL and a loyal ML, whose love story took the backseat to an engrossing fight for the family throne.

Mary
Jul 134 min read


A Dream of Splendor: Spoiler-Free Mini Review
8/10 Stars: A Dream of Splendor is loosely based on the 13th century Yuan dynasty play, Zhao Pan'er Fenguye Jiu Feng Chen, by Guan Hanqing. The play explores the prevailing Caste System of the Song Dynasty through three independent women trying carve out a life for themselves under its yoke...

Mary
Jul 134 min read


The Tale of Nokdu: Spoiler-Free Mini Review
8.5/10: One part comedy, one part dire straits, one part swoony romance.

Mary
Jul 133 min read


When the Weather is Fine: Spoiler-Free Mini Review
8.75/10: A slice of life romance with a melancholy, fairy tale feel.

Mary
Jul 133 min read


The Light Shop: Spoiler-Free Mini Review
8.75/10 Stars: A mystery that cloaks itself in horror for the first few episodes, but then reveals itself to be a brilliant metaphor when it steps into the light.

Mary
Jul 123 min read


Who Rules The World: Spoiler-Free Mini Review
8.45/10 Stars: A more modern Wuxia the dives into action, politics, and romance with a couple on equal footing that lacked chemistry, but made up for it with devotion and an opposites attract dynamic.

Mary
Jul 123 min read


Twinkling Watermelons: Spoiler-Free Mini Review
8.9/10 Stars: A wholesome exploration of family, first love, and accepting who you are in a timeless (lol) tale that took a few episodes to hook me.

Mary
Jul 123 min read


Crash Landing on You: Spoiler-Free Mini Review
9.1/10 Stars: A hysterically moving rom com with a hallmark worthy premise that exceeded expectations with it's commentary, themes, and steady romance.

Mary
Jul 113 min read


Reply 1988: Spoiler-Free Mini Review
9.2/10 Stars: A family focused nostalgia fest with youthful romance and heartwarming relationships.

Mary
Jul 114 min read
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