Director: Yeon Sang-ho Starring: Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Su-an, Choi Woo-sik, Ahn So-hee, Kim Eui-sung Country of Origin: South Korea Running time: 2h 8m What’s in a label? In the narrow parametres of genre specification Train to Busan is just a zombie film. Except it’s really far more than that. When everythingContinue reading “Back onboard Train to Busan 부산행 (2016) – 10th anniversary remastered and revived”
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The Eyes 눈동자 (2026)
Director: Yeom Ji-ho Starring: Shin Min-a, Kim Nam-hee, Kim Young-ah, Lee Seung-ryong Country of Origin: South Korea Running time: 1h 45m Artistic twins become objects of hysterical infatuation in a picture framed by faltering vision. Creative photographer Park Seo-jin (Shin Min-a) is stalked by former subject and deranged model Kim Hyeon-min (Lee Seung-ryong). After aContinue reading “The Eyes 눈동자 (2026)”
Salmokji: Whispering Water 살목지 (2026)
Director: Lee Sang-min Starring: Kim Hye-yoon, Lee Jong-won, Kim Jun-han, Kim Young-sung, Oh Dong-min, Yoon Jae-chan, Jang Da-ah Country of Origin: South Korea Running time: 1h 35m There’s definitely something in the water. Something unfathomable and sinister that draws people together for all the wrong reasons. When the hazy image of a human head inexplicablyContinue reading “Salmokji: Whispering Water 살목지 (2026)”
Aloners 혼자 사는 사람들 (2021)
Director: Hong Sung-eun Starring: Gong Seung-yeon, Jeong Da-eun, Geum Hae-na, Park Jeong-hak Country of Origin: South Korea Running time: 1h 31m The Korean word honjok is used to describe people that prefer to do things alone. For Jina (Gong Seung-yeon) it’s not so much a preference as a necessity to isolate herself from everyone else.Continue reading “Aloners 혼자 사는 사람들 (2021)”
Once We Were Us 만약에 우리 (2025)
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)”
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)”
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)”