Physical: 100 TV Show Review: Never Count Out The Little Ones
Physical: 100 is a Netflix Korean reality TV show where 100 people in peak physical health compete in individual and team elimination games.
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House TV Show Review: Beautiful and Wholesome Content
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House is a super wholesome, slice-of-life story about two best friends, Kiyo and Sumire, who move to Kyoto to pursue their dreams of becoming geishas.
Single’s Inferno Season 2 Review (No Spoilers): “Hot Boys and Hot Girls” - Choi So-Eun 😂
Yay! The popular and mind-numbing Netflix reality TV show, Single’s Inferno, is back for season 2, now with more love triangles (and love squares?!) than ever before. I think this season was very entertaining and maybe even better than last season.
Alice in Borderland Season 2 TV Show Review: Playing Mind Games
Alice in Borderland Season 2 is another season of epic games and violence. There is less emphasis on the games this season and more emphasis on the overarching story as a whole.
Wednesday TV Show Review: “Jauntily Macabre”
Whenever the opening title sequence rolls in, Netflix will subtitle the music as “🎶Jauntily Macabre🎶”, and I think that’s the perfect way to describe this series.
The Sandman TV Show Review: Escape to a Dreamlike Fantasy
The Sandman is a Netflix TV show, based on a famous DC comic, about fantastical creatures, gods, demons, and the follies of humans.
Heartstopper TV Show Review: A Wholesome Show You Don’t Want to Miss 🥹
Heartstopper is a British Netflix TV show about coming-of-age love and friendship in one of the most wholesome and heartwarming packages I’ve ever seen.
The Ultimatum TV Show Review: Thoughts on…cheating?
The Ultimatum is a Netflix reality TV show about dating and marriage with a messed up twist. Having to explain the premise of this show to your friends will usually elicit reactions like “wtf” and “that sounds like a disaster.”
Cheer Seasons 1-2: Come for the Stunts, Stay for the Team
Cheer is a Netflix docuseries that explores the world of junior college competitive cheerleading through the eyes of a cheer squad at Navarro College.
Never Have I Ever Season 2 Thoughts: First Cringe, Then Laugh
Never Have I Ever Season 2 is another season of our main character, Devi, making rash decisions that cause everyone around her to hate her, and in extension, cause viewers like me to feel really uncomfortable.
Blackpink: Light Up The Sky Documentary Review: BLINKS UNITE!!
Blackpink Light Up the Sky is a Netflix documentary about the K-pop group, Blackpink. It gives the fans (and the new listeners) what we always look for on the Internet - behind-the-scenes footage and stories!
Work It Movie Review: Another Netflix rom com with Jordan Fisher and a senior home, but throw in dancing!
Work It is a Netflix rom com dance movie starring Sabrina Carpenter, Liza Koshy, and Jordan Fisher. The story revolves around how Sabrina’s character (I honestly don’t remember any of their character names at this point lol) is trying to get into her dream college, but needs to prove to the admissions officer that she has a passion for something outside of just school.
The Old Guard Movie Review: Is it bad that my favorite parts were the flashbacks?
The Old Guard is a Netflix action movie starring Charlize Theron and based off of a comic book. The story is about a group of 4 “immortal” mercenaries who are doing undercover jobs in modern day society, but are grappling with the issue of staying anonymous to protect themselves from being captured.
Athlete A Documentary Review: A must-watch for gymnastics enthusiasts!
I really enjoyed watching Athlete A, which is a Netflix documentary about how the USA Gymnastics corporation covered up sexual abuse cases and promoted mentally damaging training regimens for years.
Japan Sinks: 2020
I usually like apocalyptic movies when they’re done right…but this anime felt like a hot mess of storytelling. Japan Sinks: 2020 is a 10 episode anime series spearheaded by Netflix and based on a novel that was written in the 1970s.
Haikyu!! Seasons 1-3
Some people have already heard me RAVE about this anime, but I cannot even begin to tell you how much I love this show and how it’s changed my view of sports anime forever.
March Comes In Like A Lion Seasons 1 & 2
March Comes In Like A Lion is an adorable and sweet coming-of-age anime. The story centers around a reclusive high school boy, Kiriyama Rei, with a tragic past and who is a professional shogi player.
The Half of It
The Half of It is a Netflix movie about a queer Asian-American teenager in a middle-of-nowhere town. It is a romantic comedy, but it sets a more serious tone in its delivery and writing.
All the Bright Places
All the Bright Places is a romcom that delves into some pretty dark themes about mental health issues in teenagers. It’s based on a book, which I read a while back, and did not find to be particularly memorable.
Crash Landing On You
The hype train for this k-drama was at full speed for some time, but it still took a few long weeks and mental convincing before I decided to see what it was all about. Crash Landing on You is a Korean drama about this rich, self-made South Korean woman who falls in love with a stiff and serious soldier from North Korea.