Two men with nothing to lose find themselves on the wrong side of both police and criminals in Im Sang-soo’s comedy-drama.
Category: Korea
The Housemaid
Im Sang-soo’s Housemaid remake could use a declutter.
The Bacchus Lady
Life never really gets easier as you age in E J-yong’s drama.
Collectors
Double crosses, hidden motives and maybe even a sword are all unearthed in Park Jung-bae’s crime caper
Aloners
In Hong Sung-eun’s drama, a young woman reconsiders her solitary nature after her neighbour is crushed to death by porn.
Woman of Fire
Insanity reigns over a married couple and their housemaid in the most broken of homes.
The Singer
A travelling bard sings his way to justice in Cho Jung-rae’s musical drama.
The 16th London Korean Film Festival
The London Korean Film Festival returns for its sixteenth edition on November 4th. Let’s see what they have to offer this year.
Voice of Silence
Two men learn to never do favours for your boss in Hong Eui-jeong’s drama.
Deliver us from Evil
A hitman is thrown into a chaotic cat-and-mouse game, just minutes away from retirement in Hong Won-chan’s action thriller. “You promised to take one last job.” These famous last words are directed at In-nam (Hwang Jung-min), a hitman who’s about ready to throw the towel in and retire to Panama, where people apparently go to … Continue reading Deliver us from Evil
Night in Paradise
It’s an eye for an eye, for another eye in Park Hoon-jung’s gangster drama.
Space Sweepers
Lasers, robots, dogfights and a charmingly rogueish cast make for a wonderfully over the top space opera epic.
The Asian Cinema Critic 