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Melo Movie (2025)

It is a South Korean romantic, comedy TV series. Written by Lee Na eun. Directed by Oh Chung-hwan. Starring Choi Woo shik, Park Bo young, Lee Jun-young & Jeon So-nee. The series follows the intertwined lives of aspiring young individuals navigating love & challenges. Carmen Chin gave it 3 out of 5 stars. Pierce ConranContinue reading “Melo Movie (2025)”

The Witch

The mystery gets solved in the last episode. The last two episodes are gripping. Fast paced & intriguing. The detective gets the clues & finds where Lee Dong jin is. Is his disappearance linked to his theory ? When the second leads are developing feelings, so are we more drawn into the mystery… Seriously, IContinue reading “The Witch”

Perfect Marriage Revenge (2023)

It is a South Korean TV series. Written by Im Seo ra. Directed by Oh Sang won. It stars Jung Yoo min, Sung Hoon, Jin Ji hee, Kang Shin hyo, Oh Seung yoon. It is based on a web novel of the same name by Lee Beom -bae , which was also made into aContinue reading “Perfect Marriage Revenge (2023)”

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991 )

It is an American comedy drama film. Directed by Jon Avnet. Written by Flagg & Carol Sobieski. Starring Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary -Louise Parker, Cicely Tyson. It is based on Fannie Flagg’s 1987 novel’ Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe’. The film tells the story of a middle agedContinue reading “Fried Green Tomatoes (1991 )”

Space X

NASA & Space X, on Friday , will count down to a long awaited crewed rocket launch that will allow them to bring home US Astronauts Butch Wilmore & Sunita Williams, who have been stuck on the International Space Station for nine months. It was planned to happen on Wednesday from Florida with a replacementContinue reading “Space X”

A Happy Ending

Escaping a sinking boat, a man & a woman find that their life jackets won’t inflate. Swimming desperately, they find a single life jacket floating in the choppy sea. It’s the setup for a classic dilemma. The expected denouement is a heroic sacrifice, tropes of love & chivalry all wrapped up in a foam vest.Continue reading “A Happy Ending”

Si Jin

After finishing 27 episodes, I marvel at the strong female lead here. Jiang Si, the fourth lady of Dongping Bo Mansion is reborn after dying at the hands of her lover, Yu Jin. First she breaks up with her fiancé Ji Chong Yi, when she comes to know he has a secret lover. Also whenContinue reading “Si Jin”

Dabba Cartel

Not five but four women launch a tiffin service with a secret ingredient. The fifth joins them later when she has a financial crunch. Jyotika as Varuna is an educated, ambitious lady. Her husband Shankar works in Viva Life, a firm under investigation for Moderna, a drug under scanner. After child birth, her husband didContinue reading “Dabba Cartel”

Walk in the garden

I routinely walk in the garden before it gets too hot. The breeze in the morning is gentle & the sun’s rays are soft, soothing. No many people are around & generally it is quiet. In the evenings, it is chaotic. The swings are over crowded. The lawns are meeting grounds & some celebrate theirContinue reading “Walk in the garden”

Rewriting the Score

Suanshu Khurana’s article highlights the Oscar winning documentary that speaks of classical music’s gendered world. In the 1960s, noted conductor Zubin Mehta was at the peak of his professional eminence, he made a remark about women musicians in classical orchestras. ‘A woman’s life in the orchestra is not as long as a man’s; she isContinue reading “Rewriting the Score”