“Svaha: The Sixth Finger” was never intended to be an award-grabbing festival darling, and its distribution trajectory, having a domestic release before...
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Since taking the Korean film scene by storm with his ultra-low budget debut feature, “Die Bad”, Ryoo has been making noteworthy films in the action and...
South Korean spy films have almost exclusively been action fares: an undercover agent from the North is stuck in the South or vice versa or agents from both...
Discovering movies that you've never seen is an absolute pleasure. Being a fan of Asian Cinema living in England means I miss the usual release hype and so can...
Sometimes all a film needs is a strong central character and the right actor to portray it for it to be interesting and hold your attention. “This Charming...
The Battleship Island Director: Ryoo Seung-wan (Veteran, 2015) Distributor: CJ Entertainment Cast: Hwang Jung-min (The Wailing, 2016), So Ji-sub (A Company...
2017 is shaping up to be a special year for Korean Cinema. Featuring films from directors Ryoo Seung-Wan (Veteran), Won Shin-yeon (The Suspect) and films...
The winner of the Blue Dragon Award for Best Direction and currently the third highest grossing film in South Korean cinema history, “Veteran” is one of the...
Ja-sung is an undercover police officer, who has ascended the ranks of the crime syndicate to which he was assigned, to the point of becoming the right hand of...
When it comes to Korean actors, like most fans, I have my favorites. As I dive deeper into the Korean film industry and Korean dramas find a place in my heart...