Bong Joon-ho has been making history since the international premiere of Parasite at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. In a first-ever for a South Korean film, the festival awarded its highest...
Ode to My Father (literal Korean title Gukje [International] Market) is a sweeping epic that starts at the Hungnam Evacuation during the Korean War, and spans the life of its...
Director Bong Joon-ho's (Memories of Murder, Okja) darkly funny social satire, Parasite, has been getting the highest of accolades since its premiere earlier this year, and I've been waiting impatiently...
Memories of Murder is Bong Joon-ho’s 2003 retelling of the real-life Hwaseong serial murders which occurred from 1986-91 in the rural city of Hwaseong, in Gyeonggi Province. The case is...
Last year's I Can Speak, from director Kim Hyun-seok (C'est Si Bon, Cyrano Agency) and starring Na Mun-hee and Lee Je-hoon, is a comedy-drama that takes its viewers on an...
Every two years, we marvel anew at the heights that the human body can reach through training and discipline (or simply complain about the preemptions of our favorite shows). In...
Famed auteur Bong Joon-ho's (Snowpiercer, Mother) most recent film, Okja, is a modern fairy tale about a girl, her animal sidekick, and the greedy corporation that threatens to destroy their...
Based on true events, A Taxi Driver stars Song Kang-ho as Kim Man-seob, a man struggling to make a living for himself and his daughter, who gets caught up in...
[Movie Review] #Alive delivers cathartic thrills and real pathos
by Anisa
I’ll say this upfront—I’ve never watched a zombie movie before. I know, I know. But I’m not much of a horror fan, and in general I...
Tags: Alive, Park Shin-hye, Yoo Ah-in
Bong Joon-ho makes history with Parasite (again) at the Oscars
by stroopwafel
Bong Joon-ho has been making history since the international premiere of Parasite at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. In a first-ever for a South Korean film, the festival awarded its highest...
Tags: Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
[Movie Review] Timing, trust, and true love in Tune in for Love
by missvictrix
It's not often that I'll leave dramaland in favor of a movie, but the premise and cast of Tune in for Love pulled me in. The film was released a...
Tags: Jung Hae-in, Kim Go-eun
[Movie Review] Despite its nationalism, Ode to My Father captures the pain of a generation
by Anisa
Ode to My Father (literal Korean title Gukje [International] Market) is a sweeping epic that starts at the Hungnam Evacuation during the Korean War, and spans the life of its...
Tags: Hwang Jung-min, Kim Yun-jin
[Movie Review] Parasite is a disquietingly brilliant critique of our times
by Anisa
Director Bong Joon-ho's (Memories of Murder, Okja) darkly funny social satire, Parasite, has been getting the highest of accolades since its premiere earlier this year, and I've been waiting impatiently...
Tags: Bong Joon-ho, Choi Woo-shik, Jo Yeo-jung, Lee Seon-kyun, Parasite, Park So-dam, Song Kang-ho
[Movie Review] Memories of Murder captures the lingering brutality of the Hwaseong killings
by Anisa
Memories of Murder is Bong Joon-ho’s 2003 retelling of the real-life Hwaseong serial murders which occurred from 1986-91 in the rural city of Hwaseong, in Gyeonggi Province. The case is...
Tags: Bong Joon-ho, Kim Sang-kyung, Song Kang-ho
[Movie Review] I Can Speak tells the story of a woman finding her voice
by Anisa
Last year's I Can Speak, from director Kim Hyun-seok (C'est Si Bon, Cyrano Agency) and starring Na Mun-hee and Lee Je-hoon, is a comedy-drama that takes its viewers on an...
Tags: Lee Je-hoon, Na Mun-hee
[Movie Review] Underdogs Take Off on a heartwarming Olympic journey
by Anisa
Every two years, we marvel anew at the heights that the human body can reach through training and discipline (or simply complain about the preemptions of our favorite shows). In...
Tags: Ha Jung-woo, Kim Dong-wook, Kim Ji-suk
[Movie Review] Friendship drives heartwarming satire film Okja
by Anisa
Famed auteur Bong Joon-ho's (Snowpiercer, Mother) most recent film, Okja, is a modern fairy tale about a girl, her animal sidekick, and the greedy corporation that threatens to destroy their...
Tags: Ahn Seo-hyun, Bong Joon-ho
[Movie Review] A Taxi Driver showcases the heroism of ordinary people
by Anisa
Based on true events, A Taxi Driver stars Song Kang-ho as Kim Man-seob, a man struggling to make a living for himself and his daughter, who gets caught up in...
Tags: featured2, Ryu Joon-yeol, Song Kang-ho