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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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Missing (2009) Movie Review
The popularity of gritty true crime Korean cinema continues with serial killer kidnap drama “Missing”, directed by Kim Sung Hong, who previously helmed the psycho thrillers “Say Yes” and “The Hole”. Here he offers...
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The Man From Nowhere (2010) Movie Review
Parts “Taken” with a large splash of 2004’s “Man on Fire”, South Korea’s “The Man from Nowhere” is not exactly original by any stretch of the imagination. Then again, the same thing that made...
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The Quiz Show Scandal (2010) Movie Review
Jang Jin, arguably one of the most interesting directors in modern Korean cinema, returns with the sharp comedy “The Quiz Show Scandal”. Jang has previously been known for his well written scripts and skilful...
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The Neighbor Zombie (2010) Movie Review
The Zombie plague reaches Korea with “The Neighbor Zombie”, a film which is the very definition of a labour of love, having been directed by four highly dedicated individuals using a digital camera and...
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Deserted House (2010) Movie Review
orean cinema gets into the found footage horror genre act with “Deserted House”, following an unfortunate documentary film crew who fall foul of the supernatural while investigating a haunted factory. Although a low budget...
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Enemy at the Dead End (aka Desire To Kill, 2009) Movie Review
“Enemy at the Dead End” (also known by the more generic title “Desire to Kill”) marks the debut Kim Sang Hwa and Jo Won Hee, both of whom share writing and directing duties, as...
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July 32nd (2010) Movie Review
“July 32nd” is a grim Korean indie drama directed by Jin Seung Hyun and based upon the short story “Full Moon” by acclaimed writer Ko Un. The film really isn’t a very happy affair,...
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A Barefoot Dream (2010) Movie Review
The Korean “A Barefoot Dream” was one of the many productions hoping to tie in with the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa, and like most sports related films is an inspirational...
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A Good Night Sleep for the Bad (2009) Movie Review
Korean indie crime drama “A Good Night Sleep for the Bad” marks the debut of writer director Kwon Young Chul and is a bleak, no punches pulled affair that follows a set of unfortunate...
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I Saw the Devil (2010) Movie Review
In the admittedly over-saturated world of gritty revenge cinema, acclaimed director Ji-woon Kim’s brutal 2010 thriller “I Saw the Devil” exists in its own stylishly unique universe. Not only does the film have the...
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Blades of Blood (2010) Movie Review
Marking the period drama return of award winning “The King and the Clown” director Lee Joon Ik, “Blades of Blood” was one of the most eagerly awaited Korean films of 2010. Based upon the...
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71: Into the Fire (2010) Movie Review #2
Korean war films tend to have an even more tragic feel to them due to the fact that they usually revolve around the North South conflict which has split the country into two. This...
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Ha Ha Ha (2010) Movie Review
Hong Sang Soo, Korean writer director of acclaimed indie films “Tale of Cinema” and “Woman on the Beach” returns with “HaHaHa”, another offbeat look at modern life, following a conversation between two friends as...
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The Servant (2010) Movie Review
The famous Korean romantic folk story ‘Tale of Chun Hyang’ gets another screen adaptation with “The Servant”, though this time around, with writer director Kim Dae Woo at the helm for his sophomore outing,...
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Moss (2010) Movie Review
Kang Woo Suk, officially Korea’s biggest blockbuster director after scoring an endless run of hits with the likes of “Public Enemy”, “Silmido”, “Hanbando” and more, returns with another box office triumph in “Moss”. Based...
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71: Into the Fire (2010) Movie Review
Let’s face it: war movies have been done to death, and it’s pretty hard to top the Godfather of all war movies, Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan”. Of course, it helps if you have...
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Poetry (2010) Movie Review
After a three year hiatus following his multiple award winning “Secret Sunshine”, master Korean film maker Lee Chang Dong returns with “Poetry”. Unsurprisingly, the film made a similar splash on the festival circuit, having...
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Sooni, Where Are You (2010) Movie Review
Korean director Kim Ho Jun, still best known for his controversial 2005 teen pregnancy romantic drama “Jenny, Juno”, returns with something a bit more straightforward in the form of the madcap comedy “Sooni, Where...
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Republic of Korea 1% (2010) Movie Review
Serving up a Korean take on “G.I. Jane” is “Republic of Korea 1%”, a comedy following a young woman’s efforts to break into the country’s elite Special Forces. Actress Lee Ah Lee (“The Legend”)...
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