Motherhood, careers and social expectation clash for one newsreader in Jung Ji-yeon’s tense psycho-thriller.
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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
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.
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.