South Korea Archive
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Shin Su-won’s “Pluto” (명왕성) – 2013 HKIFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on March 23, 2013 | No CommentsThe South Korean director offers her take on bullying in “Pluto,” a masterpiece that focuses on the cream of the crop at an elite boarding school. -
In Ryoo Seung-wan’s “The Berlin File,” the Cold War lives on
Christopher BournePosted on February 15, 2013 | No CommentsThe latest film from the action maestro imagines the formerly divided city of Berlin as the setting of complicated machinations between North and South Korea. -
“Young Gun in the Time” – 2012 San Diego Asian Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on November 1, 2012 | No CommentsRaymond Chandler meets “Back to the Future,” with a liberal dose of Seijun Suzuki tossed into the mix, in “Young Gun in the Time,” writer-director Oh Young-doo’s clever and funny time-travel detective story. -
Review: Park Chan-wook’s “Thirst”
Christopher BournePosted on July 30, 2012 | No CommentsPark Chan-wook’s vampire movie "Thirst," in the end, is all style and very little substance. -
An interview with Daniel Henney: Comedy, career and Korea
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 29, 2012 | 6 CommentsBefore the New York premiere of “Shanghai Calling,” Daniel Henney spoke with Meniscus Magazine about the movie, how his very first television shoot nearly ended in disaster, why Korea will play a permanent role in his career and much more. -
Review: Shin Sang-ok’s “Mother and a Guest”
Christopher BournePosted on July 27, 2012 | No CommentsOne of four films Shin Sang-ok released in 1961, "Mother and a Guest" remains one of his most celebrated and enduring films. -
Choi Min-Sik (최민식) – 2012 New York Asian Film Festival
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 3, 2012 | No CommentsThe legendary Korean actor Choi Min-Sik 최민식 (OLDBOY, SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE) traveled to the Big Apple for the first time to attend the New York Asian Film Festival. -
Review: Kim Jin-won’s “The Butcher”
Christopher BournePosted on May 18, 2012 | No CommentsA Michael Haneke film on acid, Kim Jin-won’s The Butcher is a relentless 75-minute assault on the senses. The premise is as simple as it is brutal: a group... -
Review: Lee Joon-ik’s “Sunny”
Christopher BournePosted on April 27, 2012 | No CommentsLee Joon-ik’s filmography includes both period films (Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield, The King and the Clown, Battlefield Heroes) and contemporary music-themed films (Radio Star, The Happy Life).... -
Review: Lee Chung-ryoul’s “Old Partner”
Christopher BournePosted on March 30, 2012 | No CommentsLee Chung-ryoul’s documentary Old Partner was a surprise hit in Korea in 2009, expanding through word of mouth from an initial release on seven screens to becoming number one...
