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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Busan 2020 Review: VESTIGE Ponders the Ineffable with Grace and Mystery

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Part of MKC's coverage of the 25th Busan International Film Festival. By Pierce Conran Two Korean masters of arthouse cinema join forces...
Friday, September 14, 2018

Review: BEAUTIFUL Explores the Ugly Depths of Desire

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By Pierce Conran Beauty and obsession go under the knife in Juhn Jai-hong’s debut Beautiful (2008), a clinical observation of desir...
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Thursday, June 21, 2018

Busan 2017 Review: TAKLAMAKAN, Introspective Drama Dashes Dreams

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By Pierce Conran Ko Eun-ki's sixth film Taklamakan , takes its name from a red desert in China which, as legend maintains, won't...
Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Jeonju 2018 Review: HELLO DAYOUNG, Korean Comedy Goes Full Chaplin

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By Pierce Conran For the third year on the trot, and after already receiving two prizes, director Ko Bong-soo returns to the Jeonju I...
Thursday, November 30, 2017

Busan 2017 Review: LAST CHILD, a Powerful Tale of Guilt and Grief

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By Pierce Conran Grief and guilt get a thorough review in Shin Dong-seok's debut film Last Child , one of three Korean films competi...
Thursday, November 23, 2017

Busan 2017 Review: HIT THE NIGHT Flips Genders in Talky Game of Cat and Mouse

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By Pierce Conran Following quickly on the heels of her surprising debut Bitch on the Beach , which bowed at the Seoul Independent Film F...
Sunday, August 13, 2017

Review: THE FIRST LAP, Stellar Cast Warms Up Strong, Low-Key Drama

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By Pierce Conran Director Kim Dae-hwan builds on the strengths of his debut End of Winter with another character-driven drama domina...
Wednesday, August 9, 2017

BiFan 2017 Review: COFFEE NOIR: BLACK BROWN Brews Fresh Prohibition Drama with a Bitter Kick

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By Pierce Conran An intriguing concept can be enough to pull you into a film but what keeps you there is a sense of purpose and steadf...
Friday, August 4, 2017

BiFan 2017 Review: BEHIND THE DARK NIGHT Swedes Its Way to Victory

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By Pierce Conran Low-budget, semi-autobiographical indies about young men trying to make their feature film debuts have been done to de...
Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Review: Mail-Order Bride Mystery-Drama THUY Driven by Strong Lead

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By Hieu Chau The notion of ordering a bride is largely written off as a joke in various parts of the world but the reality of the scen...
Thursday, October 9, 2014

Busan 2014 Review: HAN RIVER Ponders Urban Malaise in Contemporary Korea

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Part of MKC's coverage of the 19th Busan International Film Festival By Pierce Conran With black and white lensing, cheerful ...
Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Busan 2014 Review: DAUGHTER Explores The Ills Of Modern Korean Parenting

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Part of MKC's coverage of the 19th Busan International Film Festival By Pierce Conran Following a pair of indulgent films tha...
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Monday, October 6, 2014

Busan 2014 Review: WE WILL BE OK Hits Its Stride Too Late In The Game

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Part of MKC's coverage of the 19th Busan International Film Festival By Pierce Conran Writers are told to write about what th...
Saturday, October 4, 2014

Busan 2014 Review: ENTANGLED Gets Caught Up in Its Own Depressing Narrative

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Part of MKC's coverage of the 19th Busan International Film Festival By Pierce Conran Following the blistering debut Fatal , a...

Busan 2014 Review: GIFTED Takes an Interesting Turn Before Veering Off Course

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Part of MKC's coverage of the 19th Busan International Film Festival By Pierce Conran Taking its cue from the common social g...