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Tide Of Love (Korean Series)

By Golu
Most Korean BL shows usually have a decent story to tell, even if they aren't always filmed perfectly. But this one is just cringey. None of the things the characters do make any sense at all. The writing is terrible, the "romance" is actually pretty creepy, and the main guy is a total controlling jerk. A lot of scenes make abuse and power trips look like they're okay, and the show tries to pretend this messy relationship is actually romantic. Instead of being sexy, the intimate scenes feel more like a scary hostage situation. From start to finish, the whole thing just made me feel really uncomfortable. It’s a short series with 10 episodes that are only about 12 minutes each. The plot is about Kim, a broke art student who is desperate for money because his mom needs a surgery he can't afford. As a last resort, he gives up his pride and becomes an escort for a rich businessman named Han. Han is a very closed-off guy who is heavily into the BDSM lifestyle. He wants ...
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October Moon 2: November Son

By Golu
When I started watching the film, I wasn’t aware of it being a sequel. Only 15 minutes into the film, I realized the fact and so had to go read my review of the original film to jog my memory. Now that I remembered the original story, this film started to make more sense. This time, however, the focus of the movie isn't really the gay guys; but it's the women dealing with the aftermath of how the first movie ended. Of course, gay characters are still integral to this story.

The new gay on the block Eli, kind of accidentally rents himself Corin & Jake’s old apartment. He interviews with Judith (Elliot’s mom) and somehow starts getting injected into Eliott’s life. Judith’s negative attitude toward her son's sexuality in the first film was a chief ingredient to the tragedy that ensued. Enter an old man, George, who is introduced as Eli’s father, starts dating Corin’s former co-worker Nancy. But something doesn’t feel right. Neither father-son relationship and nothing else. When murders start happening, it is soon revealed that George is actually Eliott’s father, Judith’s ex-husband who had left family years ago when he had come out. Eli was just his sugar baby who he was paying.

October Moon was one of the better low-budget films I've watched, with a decent plot, locations, and acting. This sequel, however, just wanders about till the very end when something meaningful happens.It is more like a B-grade horror movie with an unrealistic plot, and terrible acting and direction. I feel so robbed of my precious 90ish minutes that even writing this review seems a task now. It's one of those dreary productions which is all talk with no 'meat' to the story and not even decent horror to talk about.

This one is totally avoidable even if you thought the prequel was a decent film, which it was. (2.5/10)
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