Weekly Review Round-up (06/23-06/29, 2012)

Lots of reviews of recent and past films this week including many for Korean doc Planet of Snail which is currently playing in the UK and many films that will be screening at the 11th New York Asian Film Fesitval which is kicking off today and will be covered here on MKC.

RECENT FILMS

Cafe Noir

(Modern Korean Cinema, June 26, 2012)

(Twitch, June 27, 2012)

Ghost

(Seen in Jeonju, June 24, 2012)

I Am a Dad

(Asian Movie Web, June 24, 2012)

Love Fiction

(the k-dramalogist, June 26, 2012)

My Way

(YAM Mag, Mune 25, 2012)

Nameless Gangster

(Film School Rejects, June 28, 2012)

(Modern Korean Cinema, June 29, 2012)

Planet of Snail

(BFI, via Sight and Sound, June 22, 2012)

(Close-Up Film, June 23, 2012)

(New Empress Magazine, June 22, 2012)

(Otherwhere, June 27, 2012)

(The Independent, June 22, 2012)

Sector 7

(examiner.com, June 27, 2012)

(Film Smash, June 21, 2012)

(Lunch.com, June 27, 2012)

Spellbound

(Subtitles Optional, June 15, 2012)

The Man From Nowhere

(Genkinahito's Blog, June 25, 2012)

War of the Arrows

(Flixist, June 27, 2012)

PAST FILMS

Duelist, 2005

(Genkinahito's Blog, June 22, 2012)

Oldboy, 2003

(VCinema, June 24, 2012)

Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield, 2003

(Init_Scenes, June 22, 2012)

Pulgasari, 1985

(Unseen Films, June 22, 2012)

Secret Sunshine, 2007

(examiner.com, June 24, 2012)

Linda Linda Linda, 2005

(The Grand Narrative, June 25, 2012)

The Happy Life, 2007

(Korean Class Massive, June 28, 2012)

Thirst, 2009

(Mike's Film Talk, June 23, 2012)

Tidal Wave, 2009

(Subtitles Optional, June 26, 2012)

Vegetarian, 2009

(Beyond Hollywood, June 23, 2012)

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