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“Present. Perfect.” (完美現在時) – 2019 SDAFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 10, 2019 | No CommentsShengzhe Zhu’s documentary elicits sympathy for its subjects - a number of live streamers in China - while alluding to the dangers of excessive, passive consumption. -
“It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Show” – 2019 SDAFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 9, 2019 | No CommentsIn "It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Show," a Taiwanese television network is run by a mob-connected boss searching for cash instead of ratings. Cue Crazy TV! -
Shin Su-won’s “Light for the Youth” – 2019 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 2, 2019 | No CommentsWhether "Light for the Youth" (젊은이의 양지) leads to an optimistic path for today’s Generation Y in "Hell Joseon" is ultimately left up to the viewer to decide. -
Kim Jeong-keun’s “Underground” (더그라운드) – 2019 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 27, 2019 | No Comments"Underground" shows the inner workings of the Busan Metro system. But it eventually becomes clear that this work is not without its hazards. -
Busan 2019: Actors talk about “Parasite,” working with Bong Joon-ho
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on October 22, 2019 | No CommentsJang Hye-jin (who played Chung-sook) and Park Myung-hoon (as Geun-sae) addressed the audience prior to the Oct. 7 screening of "Parasite." -
Busan 2019: Director, actors reflect on success of “Extreme Job”
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on October 21, 2019 | No CommentsIn "Extreme Job," a bumbling narcotics unit stakes out a drug kingpin’s hideout by buying out a fried chicken restaurant across the street. -
Busan 2019: Director, actresses Cho Min-soo & Cheetah take on “Jazzy Misfits”
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on October 20, 2019 | No CommentsCheetah, Cho and director Nam Yeon-woo appeared at a Q&A session to discuss “Jazzy Misfits” (초미의 관심사) at the 2019 Busan International Film Festival. -
“Jazzy Misfits” (초미의 관심사) – 2019 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 19, 2019 | No CommentsViewers of genre-twisting Korean film will be pleasantly surprised by "Jazzy Misfits," which breaks new ground in terms of casting, plot and setting. -
Busan 2019: “This Is Not a Documentary 2” directors on film, politics, sequel
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on October 18, 2019 | No CommentsThe film follows Cho Yeong-gwon, a local candidate for the underfunded Justice Party. He’s failed three times in 14 years. -
Busan 2019: Hirokazu Kore-eda discusses “The Truth”
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 14, 2019 | No CommentsHirokazu Kore-eda’s latest work, “The Truth,” made its Asian Premiere in Busan and is his first film made outside of his native country.