Under the guise of a refugee story, Netflix’s My Name is Loh Kiwan is an action romance melodrama that rests on Song Joong-ki’s grounded performance to make...
In a story that understands not all relationships are linear, two childhood best friends embark on vastly different life journeys, but keep colliding with each other along the way. Toying...
With a true-story twist on a well-worn trope, sports movie Dream follows an ad-hoc soccer team as they train for the Homeless World Cup. Long action sequences and familiar banter...
Slick, suave, and swift, this crime caper delivers equal parts thrilling action and amusing levity within a tried-and-true framework. Sometimes simple is best, and The Roundup: No Way Out proves...
Netflix’s Kill Boksoon is about one assassin’s journey to be a halfway normal mother to her incredibly unimpressed daughter. It’s a jam-packed film that’s equal parts...
Netflix’s Seoul Vibe is a comedic action movie that pits political corruption in 1988 South Korea against the indifference and bravado of a group of young drivers. It’s an...
Netflix's action film Carter boasts a one-scene, one-cut format, and a whole heck of a lot of highly choreographed fight scenes. As I love a good action flick — and a...
Among the many films that didn't quite make it into theatres last year is the romance Sweet and Sour. Thanks to Netflix, the movie is now available to all — but...
Inspired by writer-director Lee Isaac Chung’s own childhood, Minari is the portrait of a Korean American family struggling to succeed in rural Reagan-era Arkansas. Starring Steven Yeun and Han...
Highly-anticipated space opera Space Sweepers, originally slated for last summer, just released worldwide, and it’s exactly what I needed at this moment. South Korea’s first space sci-fi movie...
[Movie Review] Song Joong-ki plainly dazzles in My Name is Loh Kiwan
by Dramaddictally
Under the guise of a refugee story, Netflix’s My Name is Loh Kiwan is an action romance melodrama that rests on Song Joong-ki’s grounded performance to make...
Tags: Choi Sung-eun, Jo Han-chul, Song Joong-ki
[Movie Review] Soulmate shines as it paints a dark portrait of friends
by Dramaddictally
In a story that understands not all relationships are linear, two childhood best friends embark on vastly different life journeys, but keep colliding with each other along the way. Toying...
Tags: Byun Woo-seok, Jeon So-ni, Kim Da-mi, movie review
[Movie Review] Some goals are easier achieved than others in Dream
by Dramaddictally
With a true-story twist on a well-worn trope, sports movie Dream follows an ad-hoc soccer team as they train for the Homeless World Cup. Long action sequences and familiar banter...
Tags: IU, movie review, Park Seo-joon
[Movie Review] The Roundup: No Way Out
by solstices
Slick, suave, and swift, this crime caper delivers equal parts thrilling action and amusing levity within a tried-and-true framework. Sometimes simple is best, and The Roundup: No Way Out proves...
Tags: Lee Jun-hyuk, Ma Dong-seok, movie review
[Movie Review] Terrible teens, mass-murdering moms — it’s Kill Boksoon!
by alathe
Netflix’s Kill Boksoon is about one assassin’s journey to be a halfway normal mother to her incredibly unimpressed daughter. It’s a jam-packed film that’s equal parts...
Tags: Esom, Gu Kyo-hwan, Jeon Do-yeon, movie review, Sol Kyung-gu
[Movie Review] Seoul Vibe takes a joy ride through late-80s urban fashion
by Dramaddictally
Netflix’s Seoul Vibe is a comedic action movie that pits political corruption in 1988 South Korea against the indifference and bravado of a group of young drivers. It’s an...
Tags: Go Kyung-pyo, Kim Sung-kyun, Lee Kyu-hyung, Moon Sori, movie review, Oh Jung-se, Ong Seong-wu, Park Joo-hyun, Seoul Vibe, Yoo Ah-in
[Movie Review] Netflix’s Carter offers great camera work and fight choreography but not much else
by missvictrix
Netflix's action film Carter boasts a one-scene, one-cut format, and a whole heck of a lot of highly choreographed fight scenes. As I love a good action flick — and a...
Tags: Carter, Joo-won, movie review
[Movie Review] Sweet and Sour explores modern romance but leaves a sour aftertaste
by missvictrix
Among the many films that didn't quite make it into theatres last year is the romance Sweet and Sour. Thanks to Netflix, the movie is now available to all — but...
Tags: Chae Soo-bin, featured2, Jang Ki-yong, Krystal, Sweet and Sour
[Movie Review] Minari paints a moving, vivid portrait of rural Korean Americana
by Anisa
Inspired by writer-director Lee Isaac Chung’s own childhood, Minari is the portrait of a Korean American family struggling to succeed in rural Reagan-era Arkansas. Starring Steven Yeun and Han...
Tags: featured2, Han Ye-ri, Minari, Yoon Yeo-jung
[Movie Review] Space Sweepers is a fun popcorn adventure with deeper themes
by Anisa
Highly-anticipated space opera Space Sweepers, originally slated for last summer, just released worldwide, and it’s exactly what I needed at this moment. South Korea’s first space sci-fi movie...
Tags: featured2, Kim Tae-ri, Song Joong-ki, Space Sweepers, Yoo Hae-jin