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Tag Archives: South Korean Film
Queen of Walking (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Walk, Man-bok, Walk!
Have you heard of racewalking? I did not know anything about this rather obscure sport until I watched a little lovable South Korean film called “Queen of Walking”. Before writing this review, I checked Wikipedia, and I was surprised to … Continue reading
The Bacchus Lady (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Miss Yoon Abides
Here is to you, Miss Yoon Yeo-jeong, who is indubitably the best thing in South Korean film “The Bacchus Lady”. While the movie itself often steps back from its main subject and stammers around other things, this wonderful actress did … Continue reading
Breathing Underwater (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): The life and death of the women of the sea
South Korean documentary “Breathing Underwater” is about an interesting group of women in one small island. For earning their living, they dive into the sea without any special equipment except a few rudimentary tools, and the documentary touchingly observes how … Continue reading
The Net (2016) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A North Korean fisherman trapped between both sides
South Korean film “The Net” kicks and screams with its indignation over the social/political divide which has been continued for more than 60 years in Korean peninsula. Through its sad, brutal tale of one ordinary man who happens to be … Continue reading
The Queen of Crime (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Here comes Detective Mom
As a mystery thriller, South Korean film “The Queen of Crime” is pretty simple on the whole, but it is equipped with a brash, colorful heroine to remember. She may not be very smart as the detective character of the … Continue reading
Worst Woman (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Her Worst Day
First, I must tell you that the young heroine of South Korean film “Worst Woman” is not as awful as you may surmise from its title. She merely happens to have a messy day which comes to throw her into … Continue reading
The Age of Shadows (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Comrade or Foe?
Apparently influenced by Jean-Pierre Melville’s great film “The Army of Shadows” (1969), South Korean film “The Age of Shadows” tells us a gray melancholic tale of underground organization members who must be very careful in every step for their dangerous … Continue reading
Seoul Station (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Zombie night in Seoul
Zombie apocalypse fictions are dime a dozen in these days, but South Korean animation feature film “Seoul Station” has its own disturbing darkness to distinguish itself among other zombie movies. While its zombies are frightening as required, it is also … Continue reading
The Tunnel (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Almost buried inside the tunnel
There are some bitter laughs to have for its local audiences in South Korean disaster film “The Tunnel”. While you may think a number of moments of incompetence and ignorance in the movie are too absurd, I and other South … Continue reading
Train to Busan (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): South Korean Zombie Express
South Korean film “Train to Busan” combines one of my least favorite movie subjects with one of my most favorite movie subjects: zombie and train. As you have already guessed, this is basically another typical zombie movie in which a … Continue reading
