By Pierce Conran Jang Hoon's Gwangju drama A Taxi Driver drove past the 10 million viewer mark ($69 million) this morning (August...

By Pierce Conran Ambition, artistry and Korea’s painful recent past combine to fascinating results in The Old Garden (2006), an i...

Part of MKC's  Revenge Week  (July 8-14, 2013). This is not a new piece but it just seemed too a propos not to include. Just like...

Just like anyone else, I come from a country (Ireland) with historical scars that refuse to completely fade away. The sad fact is tha...

Part of  MKC's coverage  of the 3rd Korean Film Festival in Australia (previously published). Delve into any well-balanced childhoo...

First day at school – a Disney moment Delve into any well-balanced childhood and you’re sure to find a candy store: our ephemeral youth...

Children… opens with a young boy running in slow motion in a red cape in rural Korea in the early 1990s, accompanied by stirring music, a K...