REVIEWS

Pete’s Critiques

Welcome to the world gay love stories, where the journey is as exhilarating as the destination. Each story has its poignant moment that has an impact in today’s still struggling gay community. In these reviews, you’ll find some entertainment, hopefully, joy in watching these BL series and films.

  • DEEP IN – 2026 – China

    BLISS RATING: ★★★★★ “The world’s judgement is terrifying, but us holding hands until the end… Isn’t that our story?” –  Quote from Deep In Magnum Opus! This is one of the best acted and finest love stories told on screen in a very long time. It literally is a duology, if you will. I was…

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  • SMILE AFTER TEARS – 2026 – Taiwan

    BLISS RATING: ★+ “The truest feelings are the ones you have right now.” – Quote from Smile After Tears Frankly, this series is inferior in every conceivable dimension imaginable. And we need to quit pretending that it is not. It is a confusing, disjointed story with undramatic if not dull acting with a very poor…

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  • WHEN ORANGES FALL – 2026 – Thailand

    BLISS RATING:   ★★★+ “When I turn off the light in my room, a light slowly shines through my window. I see you every night before I fall sleep.” –  Quote from When Oranges Fall Simply put, this is a series that is hard to dislike. It is sweet, genteel, a wonderfully relatable coming-of-age as well…

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  • 4 THIRTIES GOSSIP – 2026 – HONG KONG

    BLISS Rating: ★★★★+ “Everything I love about myself is a confidence a man has given me, and everything I hate about myself is a scar a man has left me.” – Quote from Trevor Church, My First 500 Lovers What pure joy this bitesize series is! Just about an hour and a half long in…

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  • SEND YOUR PAIN TO THE WIND – 2026 – Vietnam

    BLISS RATING: ★★★★+ “All my life I have been afraid of cockroaches, afraid of being left behind and afraid of speaking my true feelings.  But it turns out the scariest thing of all…was myself.” – Quote from Send You Pain To The Wind By far, this is one of the most profoundly moving and reflective…

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  • CRAZY LOVE, MOO MOO – 2026 – Thailand

    BLISS RATING:   ★★★★+ “May all the clouds bear witness to the love between us that never wavered…Take my hand and stay with me until the end of time.”  –  Quote Crazy Love, Moo Moo This is such an adorably funny creative non-sensical series that if one did not appreciate it, then you have no funny-bone…

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