The demons strike back, but not very hard in Tsui Hark’s comedic sequel
Author: siibillamlaw
Promare
Flares both literal and visual combine in an incredible fireworks of a film.
The Violence Action
The jokes hurt more than the stabbings in Toichiro Ruto’s manga adaptation
Warriors of the Future
The future is filled with city-destroying plants and battling spider tanks in Ng Yuen Fai’s Hollywood-style action sci-fi.
Anchor
Motherhood, careers and social expectation clash for one newsreader in Jung Ji-yeon’s tense psycho-thriller.
Seire
As if raising a child wasn’t stressful enough without ghosts wrecking everything.
Broker
Selling children is fine if you have good intentions in Hirokazu Kore-eda’s delightful and surprisingly heart-warming drama.
Come, Come, Come, Upward
Two women journey through life, Korea and their own spirituality in Im Kwon-taek’s meditative, thoughtful drama.
Rainbow Trout
Five friends escape to the country, before having to escape from the country in Park Chong-won’s black dramedy.
20 Films to Watch at the 2022 London Korean Film Festival
The London Korean Film Festival returns for 2022, and I take a look at the ones to watch
The Sparring Partner
Ho Cheuk-tin’s debut is a tight, well-written and stylishly-directed legal thriller with two wonderfully unlikeable leads.
Pretty Heart
Terry Ng’s sickly sweet education-themed romantic melodrama might quote high literature, but certainly hasn’t learnt from it.