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Showing posts with label hwang jung-min. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Review: THE WAILING, A Bone-Chilling, Thunderous Descent Into Hell

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By Pierce Conran After turning the Korean thriller on its head with The Chaser and The Yellow Sea , director Na Hong-jin has reinven...
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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 ...
Monday, August 28, 2017

Review: ASURA: THE CITY OF MADNESS Unleashes Unbridled Machismo in Brooding Noir

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By Pierce Conran It's a man's world in Asura: The City of Madness , and a rotten one at that. Cops, prosecutors and politicia...
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Review: THE BATTLESHIP ISLAND, Impressive Action Torpedoed by Nationalism

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By Pierce Conran UPDATE (Aug 8): Following a rare change of heart after seeing the film a second time, I've decided to change my or...
Friday, February 20, 2015

Review: WAIKIKI BROTHERS, A True Korean Classic

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By Pierce Conran Yim Soonrye could lay claim to being the first female director to forge a lasting career in the Korean film ind...
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

News: ODE TO MY FATHER Joins the 10 Million Viewer Club

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After four weeks, JK Youn's blockbuster melodrama Ode to My Father joined the 10 million viewer club last night. It is the 11th Kore...
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Review: ODE TO MY FATHER Puts Blockbuster Spin On Melodrama

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By Pierce Conran Family takes centre stage in Ode to My Father , a new Korean melodrama that is every bit as bombastic as this year...
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Review: MAN IN LOVE Loses Focus in Tearful Finale

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By Pierce Conran The Lunar New Year (Seollal) holiday is just around the corner and that means that studios are looking to draw in la...