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One Dollar Lawyer Episode 6 One Dollar Lawyer is the latest law drama with an unusual flair and premise. At the heart of this is Cheon Ji-Hun, a lawyer who only charges 1000 won for his service. Despite that, he’s one of the most skilled lawyers around. He fights against the most expensive lawyers and their rich clients, who attempt to break the law. His counterpart happens to be Baek Ma-Ri, a woman who works as a prosecutor’s assistant after graduating from the Judicial Research and Training Institute....

Of Fathers And Sons Episode 5 of Paatal Lok begins in the past with a young Chaudhary berated by his father. When he refuses to eat the dinner made for him, his Father slaps him and chases the young boy out into the alleyway, where Chaudhary is almost hit by a car. Back in the present, an ashamed Chaudhary returns home to Renu and admits he’s been suspended. To add insult to injury, Siddha has a report from school that requires him to show up and give a talk given he’s a cop....

Chapter Six Episode 6 of Pachinko begins in Osaka 1975. Solomon is in school when he first meets Hana, who takes him by the hand and leads him away from the playground. Solomon tries desperately to hold her hand but instead, she turns to face him. She suggests they run away to America together. Solomon is not so sure, prompting Hana to scoff, pointing out how boring his life is. Succumbing to peer pressure, Solomon is convinced to steal from the local shop but he’s caught on the way out the door....

Wacanada Forever Some of my favourite episodes over the weeks of covering Patriot Act have been the ones that blend hard-hitting facts and thought provoking discussions with a sharp wit bordering on offensive. Hasan Minhaj sharpens the knives for his latest episode of Patriot Act, this time with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the firing line. With some nicely timed jokes and an eye-opening look at Canadian politics, Netflix’s latest episode glues all its facts and figures together through interspersed interview footage with Trudeau himself....

Peaky Blinders Season 6 Episode 4 Raw, dramatic and surprisingly realistic, if you’re looking for some crime action set in 1920’s England, Peaky Blinders is just what the doctor ordered. This crime drama revolves around a family determined to make it to the top of the criminal underworld. At the heart of this is Tommy Shelby, who – along with brother Arthur and Aunt Polly, find themselves tackling an array of problems both internal and external....

My initial reaction, as someone who has cherished Jane Austen since the age of 15, wasn’t so virulent. After all, would it be so bad to combine Phoebe Waller Bridge’s self-deprecating wit with Jane Austen’s wryly delivered commentary? It’s difficult to put an original spin on Austen (we can’t all be Love and Friendship), so I found myself excited to see this approach would turn out in the hands of theater director Carrie Cracknell, despite some minor misgivings....

Physical Season 2 Episode 9 Physical is an interesting dark comedy, set in 1980’s San Diego and following Sheila Rubin as she goes on a journey of self discovery through aerobics. Part of this stems from her husband, who loses his job and decides to run for office. The show is as much a social commentary of what it was like to be a woman in the 80’s as it is a cutting dark comedy, and there are glimmers of series like GLOW in this too....

A nostalgic dive into the magical world of Pokemon Seeing Pokemon on television in the evenings after school is a core childhood memory most of us share. Admit it – we have all imagined assembling and loving our own team of Pokemon, marrying different types and their strengths & weaknesses. The Nintendo games only added to the experience. However, adulting ensured we couldn’t follow up. This latest Netflix special turns back the clock to those years watching Ash and Pikachu fight evil teams with a mission to create a new world order....

Promising Darkly Comedic Thriller Sexual abuse is no joke. In American during 2019, it’s reported that 652,676 women were raped – and that’s just the ones who reported what happened. Even more sobering perhaps is the fact 40% of women have experienced some form of sexual abuse (according to Statista). How then, does one translate these ideas across to the big screen in a way that still manages to entertain the masses without losing the harsh reality of abuse?...

Non-stop action and an endless supply of explosions greet you from go in the Opening Gala offering of the London East Asia Film Festival, Raging Fire. It’s worth noting that many cars, panes of glass and a piano were injured during the making of this film. If you’re after an adrenaline rush, come on down. It’s already out in the US (see Prime) and releases in the UK this November....

Duke is powerless because of how a negative remark would damage her reputation. Plus, she does not have any bargaining power with these men. She comes back to her house, where we learn she lives with her uncle. The latter runs a flesh operation in the upstairs room. He asks Duke to pay the rent for the month, giving her the challenge to accrue it from places. Lamont is also struggling with getting an invoice paid for the work he did....

The War Begins Episode 2 of Remarriage & Desires begins with Nam-Sik’s funeral. The whole family are there to mourn his loss, while Hye-Seung takes herself away and reads his suicide note. Nam-Sik apologizes for his actions and hopes she’ll understand the truth one day. This leads us nicely back to the moments in the main atrium of Rex as Yoo-Hui hurries away while Hye-Seung tries to compose herself. She’s not in trouble for breaking the vase but is brought in for a consultation....

One school morning, Willie Jack’s class receives back letters they wrote in their freshman year about their dreams. The teacher hands Willie Jack Daniel’s letter as well. Her face falls as she takes it. The scene then shifts to a woman’s correctional facility, where Daniel’s mom Hokti is imprisoned. Hokti is startled to find Gram in her cell, a spirit she didn’t think would appear to her anymore. Gram says Hokti’s been ignoring her ancestors....

Episode Guide A Rickle In Time Mortynight Run Auto Erotic Assimilation Total Rickall Get Schwifty The Ricks Must Be Crazy Big Trouble In Little Sanchez Interdimensional Cable 2: Tempting Look Who’s Purging Now The Wedding Squanchers The second season of Rick And Morty draws on what made it so endearing the first time around and essentially delivers more of the same. With a blend of clever writing, crude humour and hand drawn animation, Rick And Morty proves its not just a one season wonder....

A Must-Watch Film Seaspiracy is absolutely shocking. It’s a damning and illuminating documentary that lifts the shiny veil clinging to our oceans to expose a rotten and corrupt core. Behind the sustainable promises from big corporations and plastic straw campaigns worldwide, the real truth is left hidden. Under this plastic layer of deception though is an industry that’s literally killing our oceans. This 90 minute documentary is an unflinching look at the damage done to our blue planet....

The Pink Balloon Servant returns this week with another slow episode, one that doesn’t advance the plot along all that much and serves as the proverbial deep breath before next month’s climactic finale. As a heads up to readers, this first season does end on an almighty cliffhanger so do be aware of that. We begin episode 7 of Servant back in the house, as Natalie arrives to check on Dorothy....

The Kiss Episode 5 of Sex Education Season 3 begins with our class at the Somme in France. As the teachers split the kids into two groups, Otis finds himself relegated from the annuls of coolness. The one person who’s not with him though is Eric, who’s preparing for his trip across to Nigeria. With the students off on a trip, Hope runs into Jean at the hospital. There’s a pretty frosty reception between them, to say the least, as the pair butt heads over what they think about the new SRE curriculum....

Healing Wounds Episode 10 of She Would Never Know begins with Hyun-Seung and Song-A sitting inside drinking hot tea, deliberating over exactly whether they’re in a relationship or not. Hyun-Seung holds her hand and thanks Song-A for coming. He eventually drives Song-A home where she discusses her Mother and the strained relationship the pair have. Meanwhile, Jae-Shin and Jae-Woon discuss the Europe Project and Jae-Shin’s upcoming marriage. Only, he’s interrupted by a call from the hospital as his father is rushed into the ER in a critical condition....

That night at the dorm, Gang-mu cuts through his bonds with Chung-ya’s scalpel and stumbles upon the matron’s hidden door to find a room full of surveillance equipment. The matron herself sneaks to the bathroom to use her radio, identifying herself as “Rhine” while trying to contact someone she calls “VIP”. We jump to Yeong-ro finding out about Yeong-u’s death. Soo-ho stops her from running down the booby-trapped stairway in her grief....

Precarious Alliances Episode 9 of Snowdrop starts with Yeong-ro holding up the detonator as evidence against Soo-ho’s assurances that he plans to leave quietly. Yeong-ro doesn’t buy the remorse in Soo-ho’s words or expression and makes a break for the chapel. Soo-ho gives chase before yanking the detonator from Yeong-ro’s grasp and pinning her to a wall by her wrists. Imploring her to believe him when he says that he doesn’t want to cause her more suffering, he also confesses that not being able to protect her is driving him crazy....