Director: Kim Do-young Starring: Koo Kyo-hwan, Moon Ga-young, Shin Jung-geun Country of Origin: South Korea Running time: 1hr 55m Romance movies are always frustrating. Not my words but those of leading man Lee Eun-ho (Koo Kyo-hwan) – to describe a video game that he develops – in the latter part of a love story thatContinue reading “Once We Were Us 만약에 우리 (2025)”
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No Other Choice 어쩔수가없다 (2025)
Director: Park Chan-wook Starring: Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Lee Sung-min, Yeom Hye-ran, Park Hee-soon, Cha Seung-won Country of Origin: South Korea Running time: 2h 19m When forced to stare into the abyss do we recognise our own reflections? Master director Park Chan-wook creates mirror images in unconventional places as characters pause to contemplate exactly whoContinue reading “No Other Choice 어쩔수가없다 (2025)”
Handsome Guys 핸섬가이즈 (2024)
Director: Nam Dong-hyup Starring: Lee Sung-min, Lee Hee-joon, Gong Seung-yeon, Park Ji-hwan, Lee Kyu-hyung Country of Origin: South Korea Running time: 1h 41m A deadly chain of misconceptions rouses a ghastly spirit in a barmy tale of two good-natured oddballs who purchase their ideal house in the South Korean countryside. Carpenters Kang Jae-pil (Lee Sung-min)Continue reading “Handsome Guys 핸섬가이즈 (2024)”
Wall to Wall 84 제곱미터 (2025)
Director: Kim Tae-joon Starring: Kang Ha-neul, Seo, Hyun-woo, Yeom Hye-ran Country of Origin: South Korea Running time: 1h 58m In the densely packed apartment villages of Seoul silence is a valuable commodity. There’s no escaping noise in the clusters of high rises which house millions in the South Korean capital. For new homeowners, the jarringContinue reading “Wall to Wall 84 제곱미터 (2025)”
Special Delivery 특송 (2022)
Director: Park Dae-min Starring: Park So-dam, Song Sae-byeok, Kim Eui-song, Jung Hyeon-jun, Yeon Woo-jin, Yeom Hye-ran, Han Hyun-min Country of Origin: South Korea Running time: 1h 48m Navigating the weighty demands of a first leading film role is challenging enough, yet Park So-dam never veers off track once as she stars and even drives herContinue reading “Special Delivery 특송 (2022)”
Crisscrossing California: In-N-Out
The Holy Grail of the hamburger. The sacred home of the double double, animal style and spread. A family-owned burger joint founded in the Golden State which stayed true to its roots. No nationwide expansion or mass saturation of the market, a fast-food place with a reputation for quality and simplicity which refused to compromiseContinue reading “Crisscrossing California: In-N-Out”
Boss 보스 (2025)
Director: Ra Hee-chan Starring: Jo Woo-jin, Jung Kyung-ho, Park Ji-hwan, Lee Kyu-hyung Country of Origin: South Korea Running time: 1hr 38m When the head honcho of a heavily manned gang kicks the bucket there’s a scramble to fill the empty hotseat. The most obvious candidate, Soon-tae (Jo Woo-jin), is a resolute chef with aspirations toContinue reading “Boss 보스 (2025)”
Crisscrossing California: Legoland California
Bits and pieces. Odds and ends. All different shapes and sizes. A scattered mish-mash of parts that couldn’t possibly fit together. Finding ways to click things into place, learning after every failed attempt and starting again. The joy of Lego was in the creativity. Fashioning a spaceship from the squares and oblongs or placing aContinue reading “Crisscrossing California: Legoland California”
The Ugly 얼굴 (2025)
Director: Yeon Sang-ho Starring: Park Jeong-min, Kwon Hae-hyo, Shin Hyun-been, Im Seong-jae, Han Ji-hyun Country of Origin: South Korea Running time: 1h 42m Celebrated master seal engraver Lim Yeong-gyu (Kwon Hae-hyo) is hailed as a living Korean miracle. An expert craftsman who was born blind but overcame numerous obstacles to carve out a reputation asContinue reading “The Ugly 얼굴 (2025)”
The state of Sampdoria: Donati, data and the road to recovery
New season, same position. After three games of the 2025-2026 campaign Sampdoria are bottom of Serie B and out of the Coppa Italia. Two league defeats against Modena and Sudtirol – and five goals conceded in the process – and a cup exit on penalties at Spezia put Samp at an immediate disadvantage in whatContinue reading “The state of Sampdoria: Donati, data and the road to recovery”