Netflix's hit new anime movie feels like Heated Rivalry with one big difference

Netflix's hit new anime movie feels like Heated Rivalry with one big difference

HBO’s Heated Rivalry, about the relationship between two pro hockey players, earned a reputation as a must-watch sexy romantic drama, but it’s the furthest thing from mere horny smut. At its core, Heated Rivalry is a thoughtful meditation on loneliness and the innate desire for intimacy between two people so weighed down with other people’s expectations that they’re controlled by fear. Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) is an earnest, slightly aw…