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Come, Closer (2010) Movie Review
Korean indie “Come, Closer” marks the debut feature from director Kim Jong Kwan, a winding exploration of love and modern relationships, focusing specifically on the pain of breaking up. Drifting through a series of...
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Villain and Widow (2010) Movie Review
“Villain and Widow” is one of those genre blending Korean films which is difficult to categorise, but which seems to have been advertised as a romantic comedy of sorts. The same was also true...
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Hello Ghost (2010) Movie Review
Actor Cha Tae Hyun certainly has the golden touch, having starred in both “My Sassy Girl” and “Scandal Makers”, two of the biggest box office hits in modern Korean cinema. Here, he weaves his...
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Petty Romance (2010) Movie Review
“Petty Romance” from director Kim Jung Hoon is a Korean romantic comedy with a difference, focusing on the world of erotic manhwa as a writer and artist strike up a relationship while working on...
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Finding Mr. Destiny (2010) Movie Review
Korean romantic comedy “Finding Mr. Destiny” is likely to be of particular interest to genre fans, given that it marks the first post-army outing for TV heartthrob Gong Yoo, who made his name with...
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No Doubt (2010) Movie Review
“No Doubt” is a Korean suspense thriller revolving around the awkward subject of a sex offender in a small rural community being blamed for the disappearance of a young girl. The film was directed...
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I Saw the Devil (2010) Movie Review #2
One of the most eagerly anticipated films of 2010 also turned out to be one of the most controversial, with acclaimed Korean director Kim Jee Woon’s “I Saw the Devil” making headlines as an...
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Haunters (aka Psychic, 2010) Movie Review
“Haunters” offers a twist on the usual superhero tale, with Korean stars Kang Dong Won (“Secret Reunion”) and Ko Su (“White Night”) as two troubled men blessed with special powers facing off against each...
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Romantic Debtors (2010) Movie Review
Given its title and the presence of top Korean goofball Lim Chang Jung, it should come as no surprise to learn that “Romantic Debtors” is a romantic comedy. Directed by Shin Keun Ho, the...
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Bedevilled (2010) Movie Review
“Bedevilled” emerged as one of the most hard hitting and accomplished films from Korea in 2010, a shocking and unforgettable revenge thriller starring actress Seo Young Hee (“The Chaser”) as a woman pushed too...
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Make Yourself at Home (aka Fetish, 2008) Movie Review
Offbeat suburban indie chiller “Make Yourself at Home” marks the US film debut of popular Korean actress Song Hye Kyo, and sees her tackling a very different role to the kind of romantic comedy...
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A Better Tomorrow (2010) Movie Review
Bucking the usual trend, the 2010 remake of John Woo’s 1986 immortal heroic bloodshed classic “A Better Tomorrow” came not from Hollywood, but from Korea. With Woo taking an executive producer role, the film...
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The Man from Nowhere (2010) Movie Review #2
Korean writer director Lee Jeong Beom follows up his 2006 quirky gangster drama “Cruel Winter Blues” with the hard hitting noir action thriller “The Man from Nowhere”, headlined by top Korean star Won Bin...
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Foxy Festival (2010) Movie Review
Korean director Lee Hae Yeong follows up his 2006 sex swap comedy “Like a Virgin” with more bawdy antics in “Foxy Festival”, an ensemble piece charting the huge variety of things that go on...
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Rolling Home with a Bull (2010) Movie Review
Although it might seem like an odd title, the Korean road movie “Rolling Home with a Bull” really is about just that, following a man on a road trip with a bull. Adapted from...
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Grand Prix (2010) Movie Review
“Grand Prix” is a horseracing drama from director Yang Yun Ho that charts the struggle of a plucky female jockey to return to the track after suffering a terrible accident. Although the film is...
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Oki’s Movie (2010) Movie Review
Acclaimed master auteur of Korean indie cinema Hong Sang Soo returns with “Oki’s Movie”, another unconventional film dealing with life, love and drinking. Split into four parts, the film is a complex, overlapping affair...
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Cyrano Agency (2010) Movie Review
As can probably be guessed from the title, Korean romantic comedy “Cyrano Agency” takes its cue from the classic 19th-century French play “Cyrano de Bergerac”. However, rather than adapting the play for the screen...
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Troubleshooter (2010) Movie Review
Although Korean thriller “Troubleshooter” marks the debut of writer director Kwon Hyeok Jae, the helmer already has an impressive pedigree in the genre, having worked on popular hits “The City of Violence” and “Dachimawa...
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Man of Vendetta (2010) Movie Review
Top Korean actor Kim Myung Min follows up his award winning performance in the tough illness drama “Closer to Heaven” with something quite different, though no less difficult in “Man of Vendetta”. Marking the...
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