Bureaucracy once again stumbles against a world-ending threat, but is the satire as dead on arrival as its subject?
Category: Disaster
Asog
Asog’s strong themes and loud main character make it as entertaining as it is unsubtle.
Badland Hunters
Survivors of the apocalypse search for food, water and apparently immortality in Heo Myung-haeng’s loopy sequel.
Godzilla Minus One
In Takashi Yamazaki’s new spin on a classic, War is hell, but giant rampaging monsters are even worse.
Concrete Utopia
Um Tae-hwa’s dystopian disaster film is Mad Max, but for rations and shelter,
Heaven: to the Land of Happiness
Two men with nothing to lose find themselves on the wrong side of both police and criminals in Im Sang-soo’s comedy-drama.
Ashfall
Only nukes can save the day in Lee Hae-jun and Kim Byung-seo’s volcanic blockbuster.
Exit
It’s a climb for survival in Lee Sang-guen’s action comedy.
The Asian Cinema Critic 