Korean Film Festival – Cold Eyes – Review ★★★★
Part of the 9th Korean Film Festival, Cold Eyes is directed by Ui-seok Jo and Byung-seo Kim, but it’s probably best know for starring Korean heart-throb Jung Woo-sung as the villain, a most unusual...
View ArticleKorean Film Festival – The Dinner- Review ★★★★
The opening shot of Kim Dong-hyun’s third feature, The Dinner, set in Seoul, announces the film’s subtle emotional undertones and character studies quietly, setting the scene for almost 2 hours of...
View ArticleKorean Film Festival – Moebius – Review ★★★★★
Kim Ki-duk’s recent feature, completed in 2013, originally banned in South Korea before being reassessed and then released with cuts, is a 90 minute dialogue free piece seemingly on the nature of sex,...
View ArticleKorean Film Festival – Review – Revivre (Hwajang) ★★
The Korean Film Festival had its closing gala with the screening of Hwajang the 102th film by director Kwon-taek Im. Hwajang tells the story of a middle-aged man who has to juggle his wife’s cancer and...
View ArticleKorean Film Festival – Man on High Heels – Review ★★
This is the set-up; Ji-Wook Yoon (Seung-won Cha) is a homicide detective with a violent reputation of taking down criminals without the use of handcuffs or guns. Yoon’s reputation extends to both sides...
View ArticleKorean Film Festival – Haemoo – Review ★★★★
Haemoo (literally translated as ‘Sea Fog’), produced by Joon-ho Bong (Snowpiercer, Mother) with recurring cinematographer Kyung-pyo Hong, marks the directorial debut of Sunb-bo Shim, the co-writer of...
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