It’s a mild, mild, mild, mild world when a treasure map to a million ryo is discovered in Sadao Yamanaka’s classic comedy.
Category: Period
Seoul Vibe
The eighties are fast but very much not furious in Moon Hyun-sung’s car-driving action spectacle.
The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure
Director Kim Jeong-hoon throws absolutely everything at the wall in his swashbuckling pseudo-sequel.
The Singer
A travelling bard sings his way to justice in Cho Jung-rae’s musical drama.
Twins Effect 2
Boys rule, girls drool in Corey Yuen and Patrick Leung’s aged-like-milk fantasy.
Justice, My Foot!
Stephen Chow does what you’d expect of him except this time he’s a lawyer in Johnnie To’s 1992 legal comedy.
Lust, Caution
In Ang Lee’s sexy spy thriller, alliances and relationships are as fraught with peril as any war.
23:59
An old woman runs rampant and terrifies a bunch of soldiers for seventy-five minutes in Gilbert Chan’s low-key horror.
No. 7 Cherry Lane
Poor pacing and amateurish animation diminish the potential charm of Yonfan’s romantic drama.
Detention
In John Hsu’s adaptation of Detention the terror is frighteningly real.
Seoul Searching
A group of rowdy teens struggle to understand where they come from in Benson Lee’s comedy-drama.
Red Cliff, Part Two
In Part 2, the battle for Red Cliff focuses and offers more drama, combat and plenty of flames.