Hello! It's been a while. This episode is dedicated to a lovely indie movie Departure featuring young British actor Alex lawther. Departure is a coming-of-age story set in southern France. I find the movie refreshing in that it presents a complex palette of characters. I also look into its abundant narcissism-related metaphor/motifs and try to understand/defy the connection between myth, metaphor and queer culture. I continue to talk about Alex's film/TV/theatre works, among which Imitation Game and The End of The F***ing World are my favorite. As Alex says, be like Sally Hawkins and stay hydrated! References: Greg Goldberg, 'Though the Looking Glass: The Queer Narcissism of Selfies' Elizabeth Lunbeck, 'The Narcissist Homosexual: Genealogy of a Myth'

Welcome to the fourth episode of The Minchester Review! This is a very special episode 'cause guest Lassie joins me ;) We talk about a Netflix TV show we adore - it's called Feel Good. It will make you feel good after watching it! The 6-episode show tells the story of stand-up comedian/Canadian girl Mae Martin (played by Mae Martin), following her journey of falling in love with another girl George (Charlotte Ritchie) and her life of trying to stay clean and pursuing a career in the UK. It is a comedy but it also looks into heavy topics such as addiction, parent-child relationship (mum played by Lisa Kudrow), etc. We CANNOT RECOMMEND IT enough!! In this episode - SPOILER ALERT - We share our passion of the show. We also talk about other shows including Closer, CMBYN, The L Word, Killing Eve, Sex Education, and Girls. (I criticize Killing Eve a bit; for the record, I still love it.) Some key points: 2:30 What is Feel Good about? 6:20 Does 'being in love' promise happiness? 11:30 Some facts about Mae the writer/actor 13:12 Wait...did I hear Lisa Kudrow?! 14:46 The beginning of the story 22:45 The L Word overlooks the daily concerns of lesbians, Feel Good doesn't. 24:20 Mae and George's learning journey of pain and sober 26:05 The fantastic sex scenes 30:00 Favorite lines 35:40 Is Mae/George good for each other? 40:35 Binky and co.: Shitty friends or genuine friends? 43:00 A diversified cast 44:00 Me criticising Killing Eve S2 48:10 Favorite episode (ep4) 51:00 Did I hear Pride and Prejudice? 54:00 Our predictions Apart from Feel Good, Mae has also done a lot of podcasts such as GrownUpLand. Go check them out!

Hello! In this episode, I share my history of becoming a fan of Harry Styles, and look back at how his work inspired my thesis. I review his two albums, 'Harry Styles' and the newly released 'Fine Line'. I also talk about his fashion choices, the books he recommends, and how he supports LGBT community. I hope this episode can give you an idea of the wide range of Harry's music and his creative vigour. Stream FINE LINE!!! TPWK x

Welcome! In this second episode of The Minchester Review, I talk about the novel House on the Hillside (坡道上的家) written by Japanese writer Mitsuyo Kakuta. Intrigued by the author's comment that the novel is more about where the communication fails than the difficulty of motherhood depicted by the TV show, I delve into the nuanced parts of the book where the author studies people's fear of being otherised and how the self can be hypnotized by enigmatic conversation. House on the Hillside is written in a clear and straightforward style; the details and analysis of interpersonal relationship between family members are fascinating.

Welcome to The Minchester Review. In this episode, I talk about the hit Netflix show YOU (season 1). YOU asks 'What would you do for love'. It tells a story of boy meets girl but boy is a stalker. It revisits the idea of love and reveals to what extent it is a production of Hollywood romcoms. It is chilling, funny, dark, cheesy, and addictive.