A medical experiment goes disastrously awry, transforming one of its human subjects (Lee Kwang-soo) into a mutated half-man half-fish. When he goes to his ex-girlfriend (Park Bo-young) for help, she instead leaks his appearance onto the Internet and sells him … Continue reading REVIEW: Collective Invention (2015)
A young woman goes to see her grandfather in hospital. He is suffering deeply from depression, and clearly some additional mental illnesses because he is soon chasing a cleaning lady around the ward with a knife. Before long that sequence … Continue reading REVIEW: Love and… (2015)
In 1937 an occupying Japanese regime, in an effort to solidify its control over Korea, banned the teaching of Korean language in all schools. For children going through school at that time, it meant a lifetime of illiteracy. In the … Continue reading REVIEW: Granny Poetry Club (2019)
Joo-ri (Kim Hye-jun) and Yoon-ah (Park Se-jin) are high school classmates who hate one another. Their acrimony only increases when Joo-ri’s father and Yoon-ah’s mother have an affair, resulting in Yoon-ah’s mother Mi-hee (Kim So-jin) falling pregnant. While Mi-hee seems … Continue reading REVIEW: Another Child (2019)
In AD 645, the Goguryeo fortress at Ansi came under siege by the Tang forces of Emperor Taizong. For 88 days the Goguryeo forces defend their homes against the invading Tang, under the leadership of their commander Yang Manchun. Almost … Continue reading REVIEW: The Great Battle (2018)
Eunhee (Park Ji-hu) is a 14 year-old Korean girl living in a troubled household. Her parents fight too much, and her brother keeps violently bullying her. Soon it seems as if her only hope comes from the Chinese teacher from … Continue reading REVIEW: House of Hummingbird (2018)
1951: Ro Ki-soo (Do Kyung-soo) is a rebellious young North Korean prisoner in an American POW camp. He is a troublemaker in the camp and given minor celebrity status by his comrades thanks to his war hero brother. When the … Continue reading REVIEW: Swing Kids (2018)
U-In (Lee Jung-jae) is a disenfranchised Korean public servant who has a boring life, constantly under-achieves and spends most of his spare time masturbating to Internet pornography. Aya (Misato Tachibana) is a depressed Japanese health centre employee who buys shoes … Continue reading REVIEW: Asako in Ruby Shoes (2000)
Shin Yun Bok (Kim Min-sun) is a painter-in-training in 18th century Korea. While skilled and creative, he has two problems. Firstly, he is constantly driven to explore unconventional styles and subject matters for his art – matter which is oftentimes … Continue reading REVIEW: Portrait of a Beauty (2008)
Following the death of her emperor father, Deok-hye (Son Ye-jin) – the last princess of Joseon dynasty – is forcibly relocated to Japan as part of that country’s ongoing occupation of Korea. Trapped in Japan alongside her brother, Deok-hye struggles … Continue reading REVIEW: The Last Princess (2016)
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