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)…
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 jarring…
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 her…
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 compromise…
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 to…
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 a…
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 as…
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 what…
Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy 전지적 독자 시점 (2025)
Director: Kim Byung-woo Starring: Ahn Hyo-seop, Lee Min-ho, Chae Soo-bin, Shin Seung-ho, Nana, Jisoo, Kwon Eun-sung Country of Origin: South Korea Running time: 1h 57m There’s an awful lot to wrap your head around in a cataclysmic tale which involves the destruction of the planet and a frantic race for survival. A multilayered story within…
My Daughter Is a Zombie 좀비딸 (2025)
Director: Pil Gam-sung Starring: Jo Jung-suk, Lee Jung-eun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Yoon Kyung-ho, Choi Yoo-ri Country of Origin: South Korea Running Time: 1h 53m Don’t be misled by the title. This is not a schlocky, blood and guts, B-movie despite the throwback name – although in Korean it’s Zombie Daughter which somehow sounds better. Regardless, it’s…
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