Category Archives: Movies

The Flaws in Wrinkle in Time Movie Are Deliberate

By Headmistress | Published: March 19, 2018

REad here. “In an interview with Screen Rant, writer Jennifer Lee explained why she took out the Christian themes and Bible references from the book. “It wasn’t removed, it was just opened up in language that wasn’t exclusive, guardian angels versus stars, are they the same thing? Maybe,” Lee said. She emphasized “inclusivity,” saying, “Since we’re […]

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K-Drama: Just Between Lovers, Rain or Shine, Just in Love- that JunHo drama

By Headmistress | Published: January 31, 2018

Hangul title: 그냥 사랑하는 사이 Sounded out roughly, that’s Geunyang Saranghaneun Sai Other English titles: Rain or Shine, Just in Love I mentioned in the middle of watching it. I just finished it and I’ve cried to the point of dehydration. I love this one, but it’s a unique place in my heart, and I’m […]

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K-Dramas since moving to the Philippines

By Headmistress | Published: August 22, 2017

Catching up on my dramas has been slow. On the plus side, we have a young neighbor who is Korean and teaches at our school, and we have him over for dinner a couple times a week, I’m honorary Auntie to another young Korean teacher at the school, my closest coworker (I’m at the high […]

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Current K-Dramas, Take 2

By Headmistress | Published: June 4, 2017

By ‘current,’ I mean dramas I am watching now.  That may also mean dramas that are still airing, but it might just mean some ten year old drama that I am currently watching. (Okay, but also by ‘current,’ I mean dramas I’m watching now when I remember to update this post!) I continuously- but quite […]

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More K-Dramas

By Headmistress | Published: November 22, 2016

Five Children– long, weekend drama (over 50 episodes planned, I believe)- Family  dramas like this one tend to follow certain patterns, several romances (a young one, a silly one, a middle aged couple), 3 generations, and often major family turmoil, conflict, adultery.  While there is an adulterous relationship in this one, it happened 3 or more years before the show begins, it ended the marriage, […]

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