Stories by @tanyamalik

Barbie (2023)

Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.

Which actors should've played Kim Do-Ki in various decades?

Kim Do-Ki in various decades

Oppenheimer (Asian Verison)

During World War II, Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves Jr. appoints physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to work on the top-secret Manhattan Project. Oppenheimer and a team of scientists spend years developing and designing the atomic bomb. Their work comes to fruition on July 16, 1945, as they witness the world's first nuclear explosion, forever changing the course of history.

The Shining/Doctor Sleep duology (Asian Version)

Jack and his family move into an isolated hotel with a violent past. Living in isolation, Jack begins to lose his sanity, which affects his family members.

X Trilogy (Genderswap)

Set in 1979, X tells the story of Maxine Minx, an aspiring actress, who heads to rural Texas with her producer boyfriend and cast mates to make a pornographic film. But the elderly couple that own the land, Howard and Pearl, aren’t as harmless as they may seem. Soon enough, the cast and crew of the adult film find themselves terrorized by an unlikely killer: Pearl.

Jawbreaker (Asian Version)

Three popular girls from high school accidentally kill their best friend on her birthday. As they conspire to cover up the murder, the ensuing police investigation turns their lives upside down.

Shelter

Kyung Cho is a young father burdened by a house he can’t afford. For years, he and his wife, Gillian, have lived beyond their means. Now their debts and bad decisions are catching up with them, and Kyung is anxious for his family’s future. A few miles away, his parents, Jin and Mae, live in the town’s most exclusive neighborhood, surrounded by the material comforts that Kyung desires for his wife and son. Growing up, they gave him every possible advantage—private tutors, expensive hobbies—but they never showed him kindness. Kyung can hardly bear to see them now, much less ask for their help. Yet when an act of violence leaves Jin and Mae unable to live on their own, the dynamic suddenly changes, and he’s compelled to take them in. For the first time in years, the Chos find themselves living under the same roof. Tensions quickly mount as Kyung’s proximity to his parents forces old feelings of guilt and anger to the surface, along with a terrible and persistent question: how can he ever be a good husband, father, and son when he never knew affection as a child?

Revenant

The series revolves around a young woman possessed by an entity and a professor of folklore who can see ghosts. Together they seek the truth behind mysterious suicides surrounding the city.

Barry (Asian Version)

Barry, who kills to earn a living, discovers the joy of acting while he is looking for his target. Surprisingly, he loves it so much that he is ready to leave his old life behind.

Yellowjackets (KDrama Version)

In 1996, a New Jersey high school girls' soccer team travels to Seattle for a national tournament. While flying over Canada, their plane crashes deep in the wilderness, and the surviving team members are left stranded for nineteen months. The series chronicles their attempts to stay alive as some of the team members are driven to cannibalism. It also focuses on the lives of the survivors 25 years later in 2021, as the events of their ordeal continue to affect them many years after their rescue.

Challengers (Korean Version)

Tashi, a tennis player turned coach, has transformed her husband from a mediocre player into a world-famous grand slam champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she makes him play a challenger event -- close to the lowest level of tournament on the pro tour. Tensions soon run high when he finds himself standing across the net from the once-promising, now burnt-out Patrick, his former best friend and Tashi's former boyfriend.

The Lobster (Korean Version)

After his wife leaves him, David is transported to a hotel where he has to find a partner in 45 days, failing which he will be converted into an animal of his liking.

Taxi Driver (Season 3)

In the third season of Taxi Driver, Kim Do-Ki and his Rainbow company team embark on a series of revenge cases that shed light on pressing LGBTQA+ issues, slut-shaming, and the double standards surrounding sex positivity. They confront the challenges faced by both men and women, especially sex workers. Meanwhile, they also tackle a tourist scam targeting single South Korean men, as well as a chilling group of serial killers haunting the city on Halloween. Amidst the chaos, Kang Hana unexpectedly reenters their lives, bringing her own share of secrets and mysteries. Furthermore, Do-Ki encounters a young woman named Noa, accompanied by her daughter Sae-Byeok. Noa claims to be Do-Ki's long-lost half-sister, revealing a hidden family connection that her missing father concealed for years. Inspired by her newfound bond, Noa joins the Rainbow group, introducing her group of sex workers called "The Coven." She envisions establishing a nightclub and fashion boutique near the cab company, offering her friends a fresh start with the support of the team. As the season progresses, tensions rise, leading to a near-fatal attack on Do-Ki. The incident forces the team to adapt and adjust without their leader, as he undergoes a challenging period of recovery. Will they be able to overcome this obstacle and continue their pursuit of justice? The season culminates in a gripping climax that tests their resilience and determination, leaving audiences on the edge of their seats.

The Idol (1993)

After having a nervous breakdown that caused the cancellation of her last tour, an aspiring pop star begins a complicated relationship with a self-help guru and the head of a contemporary cult.

Vagabond (Hollywood Remake)

A stuntman involved in a tragic airplane crash ends up discovering a national corruption scandal in the process.

Vagabond (Genderswap)

A stuntman involved in a tragic airplane crash ends up discovering a national corruption scandal in the process.

Fragments of Flesh

Noa is a young and vulnerable sex worker from South Korea who moves to an apartment complex in Madrid to start afresh. However, he soon discovers that the place has a dark side, with sadistic secrets and forbidden desires lurking within its walls. Despite initially seeming ordinary, the inhabitants reveal their predatory nature, and Noa becomes the object of their depraved obsessions due to his beauty and overt sexuality. He undergoes a series of harrowing experiences, including mutilation and torture, that blur the lines between pain and pleasure. These ordeals shatter Noa's psyche and sense of self as he tries to survive in a world where societal norms are defied. Noa is trapped in a world of perversion and violence and he's struggling to hold onto his humanity. He's haunted by his captors and his own desires, becoming a pawn in their game of dominance and submission. The film takes a dark turn, leaving Noa's survival uncertain. Will he escape and reveal the horrors of the apartment complex, or will he be lost forever to despair?

Mr. Robot (Korean remake)

Kang Min-joon, is a brilliant and troubled hacker with exceptional skills. Burdened by social anxiety, depression, PTSD, drug addiction and haunted by his painful past, Min-joon struggles to connect with the world around him. He is a cybersecurity engineer by day at All Safe and a vigilante hacker by night, who goes after criminals and predators who walk free and keep their crimes well hidden. He is approached by the enigmatic "Mr. Robot" who invites him to his group of hacktivists fsociety and their mission is to bring down ECORP, which caused the death of Min-Joon's father and many other victims through their irresponsibility. But as Min-Joon dwelves deep into the mission, he realises that there is something more dangerous and disturbing to the whole conspiracy than he expected.

Parasite (American adaptation)

The struggling Roberts family sees an opportunity when the son starts working for the wealthy Carpenter family. Soon, all of them find a way to work within the same household and start living a parasitic life.

The Idol (Asian version)

A self-help guru and leader of a modern-day cult enters a complicated relationship with a rising pop idol.