Just Another Love Story (2019) — A Nepali Web Drama on the Boundary of Friendship and Love
Sometimes, a person comes to question who they truly are through the very individual who has stood by them the longest. When a familiar friendship suddenly wavers with feelings of desire and love,…
The JasAnni Narrative in GZSZ: The Depth and Variations of a Lesbian Relationship Crafted by a German Daily Soap
When we immerse ourselves deeply in another, we often fear losing the world that is our own self. The ‘JasAnni’ couple, born from the long-running German series Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (hereafter GZSZ),…
Claire of the Moon Review: A Record of Liberation Forged by Fissures in Identity and Desire
Love sometimes approaches as an invasion, tearing down the ramparts of the self we believed to be impenetrable. It is only when we step out of familiar comforts and stand before an alien…
A League of Their Own (2022) Analysis: Solidarity of Desire Beyond the Deficiencies of an Era
We often face moments where we must betray the world most familiar to us in order to become “ourselves.” For some, that world is the fence of a peaceful home; for others, it…
