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Sector 7 (2011) Movie Review
After spending so much time covering director Kim Ji-hoon’s deep sea monster movie “Sector 7″, you’d think that my lofty expectations would completely ruin the experience for me. And, truthfully, I’d be lying if...
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Moby Dick (2010) Movie Review
Although “Moby Dick” isn’t an adaptation of the Herman Melville classic, but a Korean conspiracy thriller, the film does share a few themes with the whale chasing novel, primarily the all consuming pursuit of...
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White: Melody of Death (aka The Melody of the Curse, 2011) Movie Review
“White: Melody of Death” (aka “White: The Melody of the Curse”) was one of the first big Korean horror releases of Summer 2011, directed by twin brother directing duo Kim Gok and Kim Sun....
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In Love and The War (2010) Movie Review
“In Love and the War” (aka “Sleeping with the Enemy”) sees director Park Geon Yong following up his uplifting sports drama “Lifting King Kong” by tackling the always difficult subject of the Korean War....
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Officer of the Year (2011) Movie Review
Top Korean star Park Joong Hoon returns to the genre which first helped propel him to mega stardom with buddy cop action comedy “Officer of the Year” (aka “The Apprehenders”). Written and directed by...
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Sin of a Family (2010) Movie Review
The first release from popular Korean actor Shin Hyun Jun’s new production company, “Sin of a Family” is a dark detective mystery revolving around the tragic death of a child and the possible involvement...
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Mother Is a Whore (2009) Movie Review
“My Mother is a Whore” is a dark piece of Korean independent cinema from the multi talented Lee Sang Woo, who wrote, produced, directed and even takes the lead role in the exceptionally grim...
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Romantic Heaven (2011) Movie Review
Jang Jin, director of wonderfully offbeat films like “Guns and Talks”, “Murder, Take One”, and more recently “The Quiz Show Scandal”, returns with another equally hard to pigeonhole offering in “Romantic Heaven”. Although its...
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Hanji (2010) Movie Review
Legendary Korean director Im Kwon Taek returns with his 101st feature in “Hanji”, which also happens to be his first filmed in HD. As he did previously with the folk music tradition of Pansori,...
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Shotgun Love (2011) Movie Review
Popular Korean actor Lim Chang Jung, probably still best known for his hilariously undignified role in “Sex is Zero”, returns with more comedy in the form of “Shotgun Love”. As its title suggests, the...
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Bleak Night (2010) Movie Review
As its title suggests, “Bleak Night” is a grim slice of Korean indie drama, which marks the debut of writer director Yoon Sung Hyun. Remarkably, the film was actually Yoon’s graduation project from the...
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Children… (2011) Movie Review
“Children…” is another of the true life crime dramas which Korean cinema seems to do so consistently well, this time revolving around the shocking unsolved murder of five young boys in the rural Daegu...
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Come Rain, Come Shine (2011) Movie Review
“Come Rain, Some Shine” is a Korean indie drama which charts the final day of a soon to split married couple, played by actor Hyun Bin (“Late Autumn”) and actress Lim Soo Jung (“Jeon...
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Heartbeat (2010) Movie Review
Another Korean organ transplant themed thriller arrives in the form of “Heartbeat”, marking the debut of “Hello Schoolgirl” and “My New Partner” scriptwriter Yoon Jae Keun. Pitting popular stars Kim Yoon Jin (from cult...
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Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp (2010) Movie Review
Given that original Korean horror “Death Bell” was somewhat of a sleeper box office hit back in 2008, a sequel was always going to be inevitable, and so it shouldn’t come as too much...
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Battlefield Heroes (2011) Movie Review
Acclaimed “The King and the Clown” director Lee Joon Ik returns with “Battlefield Heroes”, the follow up to his hit 2003 debut “Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield”. The film serves up more...
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The Unjust (2010) Movie Review
With hits like “Crying Fist” and “The City of Violence” under his belt, Korean director Ryoo Seung Wan has made a name for himself as one of the country’s top purveyors of hard-boiled action....
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GLove (2011) Movie Review
Award winning Korean director Kang Woo Suk, known for hard hitting, top quality blockbusters such as “Public Enemy”, “Silmido” and most recently “The Moss”, returns with a change of pace in inspirational baseball drama...
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Be My Guest (2009) Movie review
“Be my Guest” (a.k.a. “Excuse Me”) is an indie Korean outing perhaps best described as a slasher comedy, a wild and wacky slice of gory slapstick and demented family values which premiered at the...
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The Bridge at Nogunri (2009) Movie Review
“The Bridge at Nogunri”, which also played international festivals as “A Little Pond” is a 2009 Korean film charting the events of the No Gun Ri Massacre, one of the most tragic incidents in...
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