By Pierce Conran Almost 20 years ago I walked into a theatre in Dublin, taking a chance on a strange-looking movie that no one had heard of....

By Pierce Conran With a few hours left in 2019, it’s time to look back at the decade that was for Korean cinema. The industry really ...

By Pierce Conran Following what turned out to be one of the all-time best years of Korean cinema, 2017 had its work cut out for it, a...

By Pierce Conran While 2016 has a been a difficult year in many regards, one area where it has excelled has been Korean cinema. With b...

By Pierce Conran Following its launch last year, the Wildflower Film Awards Korea revealed the nominees of its upcoming 2nd edition las...

By Pierce Conran For the second time in five years, a Korean film has walked away with the Berlin International Film Festival's Go...

By Pierce Conran Guessing what films might go to Cannes is a bit of a fool's errand, but as those go, it can be a fun one. Korea d...

By Pierce Conran Adapted from a Korean folk tale and starting off as a softly lensed romantic melodrama, you'd be forgiven for thi...

By Pierce Conran There are many things we demand from films, good stories, strong characters, style… the list goes on. However, more th...

By Pierce Conran Last year was a rough one for Korea's mainstream industry, at least creatively speaking. There were some big ...

2014 was an interesting year for Korean cinema. From a financial standpoint, the industry remained strong and produced its most successf...

Part of MKC's coverage of the 19th Busan International Film Festival By Pierce Conran It's no secret that workers are subje...

Part of MKC's coverage of the 19th Busan International Film Festival By Pierce Conran It's easy to accuse Hong Sangsoo of do...

Part of MKC's coverage of the 19th Busan International Film Festival By Pierce Conran Following a slow few months, commercial...

Originally part of MKC's  Revenge Week  (July 8-14, 2013), this article is reposted in light of its new B&W print being screene...

Part of MKC's coverage of the 19th Busan International Film Festival By Pierce Conran When making films based on significant mile...

Part of MKC's coverage of the 19th Busan International Film Festival By Pierce Conran Returning for his 102nd feature, the i...

Part of MKC's coverage of the 19th Busan International Film Festival By Pierce Conran With big stars and a hefty budget,  Kun...

Part of MKC's coverage of the 19th Busan International Film Festival By Pierce Conran If you feel that tough genre fare in Kor...

By Hieu Chau Creating a compelling domestic family drama is never an easy task mainly due to the stories these films have to tell. The...