Showing posts with label hong seok-jae. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hong seok-jae. Show all posts
Monday, February 9, 2015
Coming Attractions: SOCIALPHOBIA Logs on to Korean Screens This March
By Rex Baylon
I love a good mystery and Hong Seok-jae's feature debut Socialphobia, opening in Korean theaters on March 12, has it in spades. Centering on a couple of police cadets played by Byun Yo-han and Lee Joo-seung sniffing around for clues about an online user with the handle Re-Na who made waves by posting a vicious comment about a dead soldier. These wannabe Hardy Boys eventually track her down, but before they can wring an apology out of her they are shocked to find something else.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Busan 2014 Review: SOCIALPHOBIA Effectively Blends Social Agenda And Genre Tropes
By Pierce Conran
The Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) returns to Busan with Socialphobia, a new work that is equal parts social drama and murder mystery. Examining the disruptive effect of communication in the digital era within a society where the slightest bit of gossip can take on a life of its own, this debut film showcases Hong Seok-jae's assiduous combination of genre tropes and subtext.
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