• Crying Fist

    Mar 4, 2015

    ‘Crying Fist’ feels fresh and exciting thanks to the considerable skills of its director, the novel use of two storylines happening at the same time and the excellent performances of the leads.

  • Nobody’s Daughter Hae-Won

    May 4, 2015

    It may be an award of distinction for a non-commercial director to have his film populated by bland, feckless characters and have them doing bland, feckless things, but for the viewer there’s nothing admirable about it.

  • Saving My Hubby

    May 21, 2015

    Her adventures may not have attracted the crowds on its Korean release, but this is still a comedy with style and confidence in spades.

  • Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance

    Jun 7, 2015

    It doesn’t deliver as much as it promises and doesn’t quite hit the mark as a complete unit due to a less cohesive second half and not enough time spent establishing Dong-Jin’s character.

  • The Ghost

    Jan 22, 2019

    Kim Tae-Kyung’s ‘The Ghost’ rises well above the attempts of its contemporaries to cut an individualistic path through legions of countless ‘Ring’ imitators.

  • Tube

    Jun 19, 2015

    ‘Tube’ just about manages to succeed in being passable action fluff, but it is ultimately as shallow and unsatisfying as the worst of the Hollywood blockbusters.