121 - Third World Romance REVIEW. A touching tale of love and poverty

Two Asian Blokes

In this week's episode we talked the Paris Olympics, the Terminator ZERO trailer (with a side of zankensoki action), and Squid Game season 2 (with a side of Mr. Beast controversy). Danh also has a big whinge about spoilers on the internet and Thavy gives a mini-review of a Filipino horror anthology, before we do our main review for this episode, Third World Romance, currently streaming on Netflix.
Third World Romance (2023) is a Filipino romance film written and directed by Dwein Baltazar, starring Charlie Dizon and Carlo Aquino. The film centres an outspoken cashier and a laid-back grocery bagger as they navigate the path to happiness, despite the challenges of blue-collared living in a world where nothing comes for free.
This is one of the best romance films we've seen this year.
What sets this movie above it's contemporaries? Let's discuss.
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00:00 The Start
01:44 The Olympic Games Paris 2024
08:29 Terminator ZERO trailer
11:27 BLEACH: Rebirth of Souls
15:17 Squid Game season 2
18:48 Mr. Beast controversy
22:23 Danh has a big whinge
30:50 Shake, Rattle & Roll
36:10 Third World Romance (non-spoilers)
1:00:00 SPOILERS
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