His next film, “Oasis”, was a transitional one, since his focus started to change from male characters to female, although in the particular movie, it lies in...
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„Kill Boksoon” opens with a tongue-in-cheek scene – a yakuza goon wakes up on a street wearing only underwear. He is about to be executed by the protagonist...
A reverse trip into the South Korean auteur's oeuvre.
Director Byung Sung-hyun clearly likes working with Sol Kyung-gu. Their hit pairing in “The Merciless” was invited to Cannes whereas their second collaboration...
Korean cinema's recent obsession with disaster movies continues and the latest to join the already released productions in the genre is probably the most high...
A gloomy cyber-romance that proves to be too dull for it's own good, saved slightly by an upbeat final third and a fantastic early Jeon Do-yeon performance.
An unconventional and subtle yet intensely emotional human drama
LEAFF 2020 brings a selection of five titles from East Asia including films from China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan in the Official Selection. In this...
Jean-Luc Godard reportedly said that for a film to be successful, its filmmaker needs just two things: a woman and a gun. Kim Yong-hoon's filmmaking debut...
Kim Young-hoon's debut feature “Beasts Clawing at Straws” packed a full house at its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. In a...