Spot Reviews 02/06/26
Feb 06 2026
Apple My Love (2024) [/] A Thai LGBT romance series of six 45-minute episodes. Kris (Ormsin Supitcha Limsommut) has had a crush on local tv newscaster Karn (Folk Sutima Korkiatvanich) and her dreams come true when Karn comes to work for the Internet media startup that Kris also works at. Romance blossoms but is threatened when a video of them kissing gets out, which damages Karn's celebrity reputation. There's also Karn's former ex-boyfriend who wants her back and has the influence to pressure their small company, though this thread dies quickly. It's a pleasant series with attractive characters though kind of lacks deep emotions.
The Ultimatum: Choices NETFLIX (2024) [-] This is an XO Games production and they also did Single's Inferno which I loved. Based on the Netflix show, a bunch of couples are brought together to see if they're right for each other or not. Everyone has to choose someone else to live with for three weeks and then choose if they want to marry their original partner or their new love. Unfortunately I didn't find any of the other characters appealing. Also this game has some long load times so unlike other XO Games this one seems to be rather server dependent.
On Wargaming (2019) [/] Matthew B Caffrey's paper subtitled "How Wargames Have Shaped History and How They May Shape the Future". The focus is more on wargames used in the military and how wargaming has given militaries an edge historically and how they can help today. It's 400+ pages so a lot of information. I like the history part as he goes from wargaming beginnings and through the various eras and splits them up concentrating on different countries and for the USA our different military branches. Lots of footnotes so a wealth of more material to find if you want to read more.
The Ultimatum: Choices NETFLIX (2024) [-] This is an XO Games production and they also did Single's Inferno which I loved. Based on the Netflix show, a bunch of couples are brought together to see if they're right for each other or not. Everyone has to choose someone else to live with for three weeks and then choose if they want to marry their original partner or their new love. Unfortunately I didn't find any of the other characters appealing. Also this game has some long load times so unlike other XO Games this one seems to be rather server dependent.
On Wargaming (2019) [/] Matthew B Caffrey's paper subtitled "How Wargames Have Shaped History and How They May Shape the Future". The focus is more on wargames used in the military and how wargaming has given militaries an edge historically and how they can help today. It's 400+ pages so a lot of information. I like the history part as he goes from wargaming beginnings and through the various eras and splits them up concentrating on different countries and for the USA our different military branches. Lots of footnotes so a wealth of more material to find if you want to read more.