It all started with 1981's Mandala. Up until Mandala, prolific director Im Kwon-taek had mostly made scores of commercial film, but with Mandala's exploration of the lives of two Buddhist...
Continuing director Kim Ki-duk's legacy of grisly subject matter and general unpleasantness, Pieta made a curious splash at foreign film festivals as well as abroad, earning the Golden Lion award...
[Everybody, please help me in welcoming reader, writer, and movie buff refresh_daemon, who is lending Dramabeans his extensive cinema knowledge and reviewing powers, which we're thrilled to have. He's...
Sweeping almost every award ceremony since its release last year, Gwanghae, The Man Who Became King (also titled Masquerade) was unsurprisingly a major box office success, going on to become...
A Werewolf Boy is an exceptional film that's been on my radar ever since it was announced (so by that timeline, I'll get to watch Gwanghae, the Man Who Became...
Bleak Night is a remarkable film. So remarkable that it has languished in my drafts folder for a year, for fear that the review wouldn't do the film justice.
What...
There is one thing that pulled me into watching this film, and that one thing delivered. In this quiet conspiracy thriller, Kim So Yeon battles her conscience as a spy...
Next up is a movie that's been on my to-watch list for a while - last year's crime thriller Blind. True to its title, it focuses on a blind protagonist's...
Considered the first Korean courtroom thriller to hit the big screen, The Client is a commanding cerebral experience headlined by three acting heavyweights and a taut storyline that will keep...
One of this year's January releases, dark comedy Never Ending Story takes the normal melodrama fodder of two characters diagnosed with a terminal illness and throws it on its head,...
Movie Review: Come Come Come Upwards
by refresh_daemon
It all started with 1981's Mandala. Up until Mandala, prolific director Im Kwon-taek had mostly made scores of commercial film, but with Mandala's exploration of the lives of two Buddhist...
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Movie Review: Pieta
by HeadsNo2
Continuing director Kim Ki-duk's legacy of grisly subject matter and general unpleasantness, Pieta made a curious splash at foreign film festivals as well as abroad, earning the Golden Lion award...
Tags: featured, Jo Min-soo, Kim Ki-duk, Lee Jung-jin
Movie Review: Jiseul
by refresh_daemon
[Everybody, please help me in welcoming reader, writer, and movie buff refresh_daemon, who is lending Dramabeans his extensive cinema knowledge and reviewing powers, which we're thrilled to have. He's...
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Movie Review: Gwanghae, The Man Who Became King
by HeadsNo2
Sweeping almost every award ceremony since its release last year, Gwanghae, The Man Who Became King (also titled Masquerade) was unsurprisingly a major box office success, going on to become...
Tags: featured, Han Hyo-joo, Lee Byung-heon, Ryu Seung-ryong
Movie Review: A Werewolf Boy
by HeadsNo2
A Werewolf Boy is an exceptional film that's been on my radar ever since it was announced (so by that timeline, I'll get to watch Gwanghae, the Man Who Became...
Tags: featured, Park Bo-young, Song Joong-ki
Movie Review: Bleak Night
by javabeans
Bleak Night is a remarkable film. So remarkable that it has languished in my drafts folder for a year, for fear that the review wouldn't do the film justice. What...
Tags: featured, Jo Sung-ha, Lee Je-hoon, Park Jung-min, Seo Joon-young
Movie Review: Gabi (Coffee)
by kaedejun
There is one thing that pulled me into watching this film, and that one thing delivered. In this quiet conspiracy thriller, Kim So Yeon battles her conscience as a spy...
Tags: featured, Joo Jin-mo, Kim So-yeon, Park Hee-soon, Yoo Sun
Movie Review: Blind
by HeadsNo2
Next up is a movie that's been on my to-watch list for a while - last year's crime thriller Blind. True to its title, it focuses on a blind protagonist's...
Tags: featured, Kim Haneul, Yoo Seung-ho
Movie Review: The Client
by HeadsNo2
Considered the first Korean courtroom thriller to hit the big screen, The Client is a commanding cerebral experience headlined by three acting heavyweights and a taut storyline that will keep...
Tags: featured, Ha Jung-woo, Jang Hyuk, Park Hee-soon
Movie Review: Never Ending Story
by HeadsNo2
One of this year's January releases, dark comedy Never Ending Story takes the normal melodrama fodder of two characters diagnosed with a terminal illness and throws it on its head,...
Tags: featured, Jung Ryeo-won, Uhm Tae-woong