I agree that S. Korean film and series production is so good right now that it lays bare the USA's tired weekend movie tropes. The peak blockbusters still come

I agree that S. Korean film and series production is so good right now that it lays bare the USA's tired weekend movie tropes. The peak blockbusters still come occasionally, and the grittier, meatier content is available in droves on streaming services from US and UK productions at least. This is the golden age of television, despite Disney. If you aren't seeing some of the incredible series listed in sister threads, I suggest you give them a shot. Or just peruse rotten tomatoes. There's more richness out there, but the signal to noise may have gotten slightly worse.