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 The first two episodes of the K-drama Way Back Love establish a friendship between the leads, Kim Ram-Woo and Jung Hee-Wan. What starts as an April Fool's prank to confuse the teacher becomes almost permanent until something happens that we don't discover until the end of the first episode. In Way Back Love, Hee-Wan is a free-spirited and optimistic girl at school, and Ram-Woo is the new kid in town. They become friends when, as a result of an April Fool's prank, they exchange names to confuse the teacher. I bet this series is going to take us on a roller coaster after delivering two episodes of absolute fun. What is it with sentimental K-dramas in April? Someone stop them! Anyway, with that said, let's jump straight to episodes 1 and 2. When Ram-Woo and Hee-Wan exchange names on April Fool's Day. Hee-Wan decides to put her name to the test and tell everyone at school that she is Ram-Woo. Not only the students and teachers at her own school, but even when she goes ...

 House of David is a 2025 biblical historical drama series available on Amazon Prime that tells the story of David's resounding triumph over the mighty Goliath, with a modern twist. The eight-episode series follows David's rise from a simple shepherd boy to savior of the Kingdom of Israel, while invading enemies and internal conflicts cause serious problems in the country. In short, House of David becomes a straightforward and skippable religious story, where the perspective of David as an underdog is mostly ignored in favor of a more traditional appeal to the need for faith in religion. House of David begins around 1000 BC, in the Kingdom of Israel, undergoing a period of internal conflict and crisis, where citizens are forced to choose between supporting their religion and their monarch. After Moses' parting of the Red Sea and his heroic rescue of the Hebrews, Israel remained leaderless for 500 years, until foreigners began attacking and declaring war. Creator: Jon Erwin ...

 It might be funny how Vincent Cassel went from playing Marcus in Irreversible to a DJ named Scorpex in So-Me's Banger, but maybe in another world we'd see a furious Marcus grow up and let off steam spinning turntables, right? Banger is a comedy set in France that tells the story of a DJ turned secret agent. The story is a very basic spy adventure, but honestly, it lacks a lot of comedy. I think if you watched it without any expectations, you might enjoy it a bit. Remember when Zayn Malik made Bollywood-style music videos just for fun? Well, this movie feels like an extended version of a similar music video. In the movie, Luis is a forgotten DJ just trying to stay relevant until the police ask him for help with a massive drug bust they're planning. What I do like about the movie is that it doesn't feel like a neon-lit DJ set from start to finish. There's actually a lot of light in it. I wouldn't recommend watching Banger dubbed, because its charm lies in the ori...

 Netflix's 2025 medical drama Pulse ends with several unexpected twists, though none of them are difficult to predict. Protagonist Danny Simms faces a difficult time in both her personal and professional life, as it's unclear whether she and Xander Phillips will get back together or if she'll lose her job at Maguire Hospital after Natalie Cruz warned her of such an outcome. Pulse's finale also clarifies exactly what Xander did at his previous job, while the finale seems to leave a small window open for a possible second season. Pulse's protagonist, Danny Simms, finds himself in serious trouble when his emotions and protective nature toward his sister, Harper, get the better of him, leading to an altercation with a patient's relative. When Benny's father, Glenn, tried to get his son out of the hospital, despite his wife and the doctors believing his treatment wasn't yet complete, Harper tried to intervene. This led Glenn to become verbally aggressive and ...

 "Will & Grace" creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan have reteamed for Hulu's new original comedy, "Mid-Century Modern." The series is a charming comedy that combines the wit of their groundbreaking comedy with the charm of "The Golden Girls." Set in Palm Springs, the series follows three gay best friends of a certain age who are forced to live together after an unexpected death. While living together, the trio grapples with aging, grief, love, long-held secrets, and everything in between. While the series plays off various stereotypes of the LGBTQ+ community, it's all done with good humor and a touch of style. It's also an interesting rarity in the streaming age: a multi-camera comedy directed by James Burrows ("Friends," "Will & Grace") and filmed in front of a live audience. "Mid-Century Modern" opens at a funeral. Bunny Schneiderman (Nathan Lane), a successful lingerie magnate, and former fashion jour...

The four standalone episodes leave the main offices to explore other people whose lives have been influenced by the game. If there's one thing Apple TV+'s Mythic Quest loves, it's a detour. This has been true since the first season, which took a mid-season break for a one-off episode about two characters we didn't know and haven't seen since. It's continued in subsequent seasons, which dedicated entire episodes to detailing the backstories of the main cast members or catching up with a supporting character we hadn't seen in years. Creators: Ashly Burch, John Harris, Katie McElhenney Stars: Trisha Simmons, Shalita Grant, Annamarie Kasper Now it extends to the series' first spinoff, Side Quest. As its amusing title might suggest, it's essentially a Mythic Quest, which is nothing more than those standalone chapters, which move away from MQ headquarters to explore the other corners of the show's universe, one quirky story at a time. But it turns out ...

It captures a small part of the lived experience of the Iraq War, and does so with unsettling skill. However, it lacks drama and a cinematic "cast" emotion, so you can feel both involved and detached. War movies turn many of us into armchair warriors. We've seen the greats, like "Saving Private Ryan," "Full Metal Jacket," "Apocalypse Now," "The Hurt Locker," and "Platoon," and each one is so vivid and experiential that we can fall into the illusion that we now understand something essential about war. But if you've ever been around someone who's been in a war, the first thing you know is that you know nothing about it. Literally, nothing. The chaos and terror, the spiritual and physical loyalty soldiers feel for one another, the indescribable horror, the insane thrill it entails—these are things movies show us only a glimpse of, things we, as civilians, can't possibly know. Directors: Alex Garland, Ray Mendoza ...

 Kochan had already undergone chemotherapy, a bilateral mastectomy, radiation therapy, and breast reconstruction when she was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer. Knowing this meant her diagnosis was terminal, Kochan embarked on the adventure of a lifetime: she left her husband and dedicated herself to exploring her sexuality in her later years, which she documented in a podcast also called Dying for Sex. The idea for the podcast, which documented and analyzed nearly 200 of Kochan's adventures, came about in 2018, when the couple met for lunch after two dates Kochan had already gone on that morning. Eventually released by Wondery in 2020, a year after Kochan's death, the six-episode podcast quickly became a hit and has since been downloaded five million times. Creators: Elizabeth Meriwether, Kim Rosenstock Stars: Michelle Williams, Jenny Slate, Rob Delaney The podcast synopsis reads: "As the truth unfolds, we discover that Molly isn't just dealing with breast cancer:...

 The most popular horror subgenre today is "elevated horror"—you know, those kinds of films that focus more on social themes and critiques, where fear is induced through metaphors rather than disgusting imagery. And I like some of them. But, putting my finger on it, if I had to say my favorite horror subgenre, I think it would be the ones categorized as B-movies. There's something about the zany camerawork, jarring editing, cheap production design, grotesque special effects, and a strange mix of seriousness and self-awareness that I really enjoy. I'm talking about films like Horror Express, Sam Raimi's Evil Dead films, the Friday the 13th films, and just about every other George A. Romero film. With everything becoming more polished, even emulating that gritty, raw aesthetic feels "safe." David Grainger's The Bondsman tells the story of Hub Halloran, a bounty hunter who lives with his mother, Kitty. He has a strained relationship with his ex-wife, Ma...