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Showing posts with label drama. Show all posts
Showing posts with label drama. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Review: ANGRY PAINTER Presents Artsy Revenge Erotica

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By Pierce Conran Following his trip From Seoul to Varanasi in 2011, arthouse filmmaker Jeon Kyu-hwan took a bigger leap overseas with...
Friday, August 24, 2018

Review: THE WORLD OF US, A Complex And Compelling Children's Tale

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By Pierce Conran Following the enormous promise shown in her terrific shorts Guest (2011) and Sprout   (2013), director Yoon Ga-eun ...
Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Review: UNWANTED BROTHER Puts Onus On Characters In Familiar Setting

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By Pierce Conran After nearly a decade away from the director's chair, Shim Kwang-jin returned with an unhurried take on a common ...
Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Review: YOURSELF AND YOURS Finds Hong Sang-soo in Wry and Perplexing Mood

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By Pierce Conran Celebrated indie auteur Hong Sang-soo returns to Toronto with his 18th film Yourself and Yours . Once again featuring...
Monday, July 2, 2018

Review: KARAOKE CRAZIES Kills It

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By Pierce Conran In Korea, few things are more important than karaoke. With thousands of karaoke bars, open all hours, littering ever...
Friday, June 29, 2018

Review: THE HIMALAYAS Swaps Snowflakes For Tears

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By Pierce Conran For those looking for an expedition drama, be warned that despite its title, The Himalayas is first and foremost a ...
Saturday, February 14, 2015

News: Bae Doo-na Boards Omnibus THE ROMANTIC

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By Pierce Conran Bae Doo-na is close to signing on to what would be her first commercial Korean film since 2012's As One . The fil...
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Monday, February 24, 2014

Review: Hong Sang-soo's Beautiful But Slightly Strange OUR SUNHI

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By John A. Riley Some critics have characterised Hong Sang-soo's latest film as evidence of a prolific director running out of ste...
Monday, January 27, 2014

Review: Endearing Cast Boosts Cross-Generational Comedy MISS GRANNY

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By Pierce Conran Three years after making a big splash in Sunny (2011), young actress Shim Eun-kyung returns in the Lunar New Year...
Monday, December 9, 2013

Review: Love and Adolescence in Kim Ki-duk's The Bow (2005)

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By Hieu Chau Up until now, it would appear as though Kim Ki-duk’s films could easily be placed into one of two different categories – ...
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Friday, November 29, 2013

Review: The Delightful and Subtle Nobody's Daughter Haewon Proof of Narrative Genius

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By Patryk Czekaj Hong Sangsoo is an undisputed master of low budget, dialogue-driven, ambiguously satirical films that reveal the truth...
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Saturday, August 25, 2012

KOFFIA 2012: Late Blossom (그대를 사랑합니다, Geu-dae-leul Sa-rang-hab-ni-da) 2011

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Part of  MKC's coverage  of the 3rd Korean Film Festival in Australia (previously published). It’s easy to forget sometimes how r...
Monday, August 13, 2012

JIMFF 2012: The Last Elvis (El Ultimo Elvis, Argentina) 2012

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Part of  MKC's coverage  of the Jecheon Intl. Music & Film Festival. Whether it be gods, sovereigns, athletes or rock stars...
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

In Love and the War (Jeokkwaui Dongchim) 2011

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The villagers look on as North Korea invades Since Korean cinema reemerged at the end of the 1990s one of the most popular topics it ha...
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Monday, October 24, 2011

Late Blossom (Geu-dae-leul Sa-rang-hab-ni-da) 2011

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It’s easy to forget sometimes how rigid the rules can be concerning the technical aspects behind the making of a film.  When done right, eve...
Friday, March 11, 2011

The Man From Nowhere (Ajeossi) 2010

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As I previously mentioned, I wasn't very exited about The Man From Nowhere at first but the quiet popularity it has earned gradually ma...
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