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...

By Pierce Conran After a stellar 2016, many are keen to see if Korean cinema can muster the same quality lineup in 2017. However, tho...

By Pierce Conran Sales have been impressive as box office admissions reached a new peak and local films maintained a +50% market share...

Part of MKC's coverage of the 20th Busan International Film Festival. By Kyu Hyun Kim, Associate Professor at UC Davis and koreanfi...

Part of  Connor McMorran's coverage for MKC  of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (June 19-30, 2013). Writing in his book &...

Part of MKC's coverage of the 15th Udine Far East Film Festival. From  North By Northwest  (1959) all the way to  Tinker Sailor So...

From North By Northwest (1959) all the way to Tinker Sailor Soldier Spy (2011), spy thrillers have long captured the imagination of fi...

Some great trailers and a fantastic from Park Chan-wook on Stoker this week but much of the last seven days' Korean Cinema news revolves...

A wealth of fantastic interviews this week and a variety of trailers, features, and festival news items to boot. Enjoy! KOREAN CINEMA N...

Lots of great features and trailers this week, as well as some strong interviews. I have changed the format slightly, as always I welcome f...

Sol Kyung-gu has been one of Korea’s most bankable stars since Kang Woo-suk’s Public Enemy trilogy hijacked the box office in 2002 and I ha...

(Opening film for KOFFIA 2011) Ryoo Seung-wan is already a popular and respected filmmaker who has pleased fanboys ( The City of Violenc...