While pursuing his doctoral studies in the United States, promising pianist Lee Hoon suffers a stroke that paralyzes his right hand. Returning to Korea, he discovers the possibility of performing with his left hand alone and begins rebuilding both his life and identity through music. Supported by his mother and inspired by the joy that first drew him to the piano, he overcomes his limitations and embraces a new path.
Despite its aggressiveness, the Beef anthology series is about romantic love in all its forms. The final scene of the first season led us to believe that, despite the conflict, drama, and toxic traits, the main characters would end up together and, most likely, live happily ever after. The whole “beef” plot was the prelude to their love story.
“I’m always interested in exploring female fantasy, and the sexy witch is a loaded archetype that is simultaneously about men’s fears and fantasies about women, and women’s feelings of empowerment and agency. So whereas we are used to seeing the sexy witch or the femme fatale from the outside, I wanted to explore her from the inside.” - Anna Biller, on why she made The Love Witch
Shudder makes an incredibly atmospheric docuseries about the darker side of Hollywood mysteries.
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness explores true identity through exploration.
In a film where a Black couple is framed to be the lead characters, they still managed to get shuffled off to the sidelines. The enthusiastic cast delivers well on goofy bits- but can only go so far before they begin to fall flat.
