This. THIIIISSSSSS. Omg. I just absolutely have to give these music videos a round of applause. These two videos have got to be the most beautifully filmed music videos I have ever seen. Even though they are music videos, they can be watched like short films, and that is the reason why I have this review in my ‘movies’ section. It’s so hard to try and summarize what these two videos are about because soooo much happens in such a short period of time. There’s lying, deception, cheating, romance, lust, marriage, backstabbing, death, shamanism, and just…DRAMA! Omg the drama is so real. The story is broken up into two parts…
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[Movie Review] Takumi Kun Series 1: And The Spring Breeze Whispers
Set at Shidō Academy, a boys’ boarding school, the story focuses on Takumi Hayama, a lonely and shy boy who suffers from an extreme phobia of human contact and can not bear being touched by other people due to a past trauma. In his second year at school, Takumi is paired in a room with Giichi “Gii” Saki. Gii was brought up abroad and is the school idol with his exceptional academic performance, as well as his good looks. One day, Gii confesses to Takumi that he has been in love with him for some time. This unexpected truth of events unsettles Takumi. However, he begins to learn more about…
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[Movie Review] Formula 17
Formula 17 is a gay romantic comedy, coming of age story that was released back in 2004 or 2005. I’m not entirely sure which year it was because everywhere I check says one or the other. Either way, it was released in the early 2000s. I see this movie recommended in the BL movie lists online so I decided to give it a try. The film follows a 17 year old boy named Tien who left his small town for the big city of Taipei to meet his online “boyfriend”. Tien is a hopeless romantic and believes that he is going to meet the love of his life and stands…
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[Movie Review] Front Cover
Front Cover is a movie that was released back in 2016. For a quick synopsis, the movie is about an openly gay man named Ryan who works in the fashion industry. He is of Chinese descent but was born and raised in the USA and is culturally distant from his Chinese heritage. One day at work he is told that he is going to be working with an up and coming actor from China named Ning who is coming to the USA for a while to branch out and reach a wider audience. A big issue is that Ning refuses to work with anyone who is not Chinese. Once they…
