V-Day Watchlist: ‘Love and Leashes,’ ‘Love vs. Stars’ and more
Romance is definitely in the air, as evidenced by all the new shows that use "Love" in the title and romantic comedy films that have dropped this month alone.
Planning to stay in this V-Day weekend instead of braving the restaurants, malls, and hotels?
There's a lot of new K-content to check out including Netflix's latest spicy K-drama film Love and Leashes, an adaptation of the webcomic Moral Sense. The film, which stars SNSD’s Seohyun and U-KISS’ Lee Jun-young, explores a romantic relationship between two office employees with contrasting designations and sexual preferences.
For those who still have a hangover from All of Us are Dead, the Japanese zombie series Love You As the World Ends suddenly made an appearance on the Top 10 lists in the country.
Not a big fan of love and romance? KIMI, Steven Soderbergh's latest feature film for New Line Cinema has dropped on HBO GO. The film starring Zoë Kravitz as a tech worker who uncovers a violent crime during an ordinary data stream review, will have you think twice about your Alexa.
Here are some of the newest movies and series on streaming sites that dropped from Feb. 7 to 13, 2022.
Netflix
Love and Leashes
Synopsis: Love never hurt so good for two co-workers who enter a contractual relationship as partners in consensual play, pleasure and pain.
Forecasting Love and Weather
Synopsis: Inside a national weather service, love proves just as difficult to predict as rain or shine for a diligent forecaster and her free-spirited co-worker.
Love vs. Stars
Synopsis: When her best friend starts courting her, astrology-obsessed Luna worries that they're incompatible. Soon the stars appear to show their displeasure.
Love You As The World Ends
Synopsis: A car mechanic fights to survive an invasion of the living dead while holding onto the hope that he'll be reunited with the woman he loves.
Twenty Five Twenty One
Synopsis: In a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life.
Child of Kamiari Month
Synopsis: A year after losing her mother, a young girl learns that she must journey across Japan to the annual gathering of gods in the sacred land of Izumo.
Inventing Anna
Synopsis: Audacious entrepreneur or con artist? A journalist chases down the story of Anna Delvey, who convinced New York's elite she was a German heiress.
Tall Girl 2
Synopsis: Landing the lead in the school musical is a dream come true for Jodi, until the pressure sends her confidence—and her relationship—into a tailspin.
Love is Blind (Season 2)
Synopsis: Nick and Vanessa Lachey host this social experiment where single men and women look for love and get engaged, all before meeting in person.
HBO GO
Kimi
Synopsis: KIMI, an original thriller by Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh, gives viewers a glimpse into the life of a young woman with agoraphobia.
The Girl Before
Synopsis: The Girl Before tells the story of Jane (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), who gets the chance to move into a beautiful, ultra-minimalist house designed by architect (David Oyelowo)—the one catch being that occupants have to abide by his list of rules. When Jane makes the shocking discovery that her predecessor Emma died in the house, she begins to question if her fate will be the same as the girl before…
Prime Video
I Want You Back
Synopsis: Peter (Charlie Day) and Emma (Jenny Slate) thought they were on the precipice of life’s biggest moments—marriage, kids, and houses in the suburbs—until their respective partners dumped them. Horrified to learn that the loves of their lives have already moved on, Peter and Emma hatch a hilarious plan to win back their exes with unexpected results.
Upstream
Kun Maupay Man It Panahon / Whether The Weather is Fine (Film)
Synopsis: Determined to flee to the big city after Typhoon Haiyan ravages a coastal town, Miguel searches for his mother Norma and his beloved Andrea before another storm approaches.