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)”
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The Old Woman with the Knife 파과 (2025)
Director: Min Kyu-dong Starring: Lee Hye-young, Kim Sung-cheol, Yeon Woo-jin, Kim Mu-yeol, Shin Si-ah. Country of Origin: South Korea Running time: 2hrs 2min When a feared female exterminator begins to slow down a cold-blooded young upstart targets her position. Hornclaw (Lee Hye-young) has a formidable reputation as an assassin who specialises in pest control, notContinue reading “The Old Woman with the Knife 파과 (2025)”
The Zone of Interest (2023)
Director: Jonathan Glazer Starring: Christian Friedel, Sandra Huller Country of Origin: United Kingdom, Poland, United States Running time: 1hr 45m It’s hardly a glowing recommendation to acknowledge the impact of a few scattered scenes in a film which has already been showered with waves of indulgent praise. I neither liked, disliked nor enjoyed the slowContinue reading “The Zone of Interest (2023)”
Stephen Kasiewicz 