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Doctor Who: The Star Beast (2023)
Doctor Donna
So great to see these two back together. They were always my favorite pairing.
Story is set about 15 years later and The Doctor has a familiar face, and sees an old friend. A crash occurs and The Doctor has to find out what happened.
We also get to find out how Donna had been getting on, she's a mother now and mother Donna is beautifully protective of her lovely daughter Rose. This is episode 1 of a 3 episode arch, based on what we've been told so far.
I loved the chemistry of the cast and seeing Donna again is always so fantastic. I am looking forward to this next episode and seeing where the story will take us this time.
Haihil (2014)
A great film with many elements - Cha Seung-won's great performance
Cha Seung-won delivers a great performance as Yoon Ji-wook, a detective who cracks down hard on gangsters, but who is also carrying a heavy personal secret of wishing to go through gender affirmation surgery and become the woman who lives within. I like the fact that they dealt with this subject in a very serious and humanizing manner. Seung-won gave a wonderful performance as someone who is struggling within themselves and portraying themselves as one way to the public and being who they are meant in private.
The fighting is filmed very well and I enjoyed the choreography, and it was nice seeing Cha Seung-won play a character who didn't rely on charm and charisma, but more on physical force and intimidation, which was counter productive to what this character was trying to achieve in private. I was sad at the choice Ji-wook made at the end of the film and honestly it is likely a choice many people take for various reasons. I really enjoyed this film and they way they dealt with the humanity of this story, in the various interactions with the characters. I highly recommend others to watch this if you don't mind subtitles.