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Review: The Quiet Family (Kim Jee-woon, 1998)
Posted on January 30, 2010 | No CommentsThe Kang family have moved from the city to the countryside to start a family business by opening their own lodge. When the very first guest at the house seems to commit suicide, the family panic over what to do. Fearing that the death of their guest will bring bad... -
Review: I’m A Cyborg, But That’s OK (Park Chan-wook, 2006)
Posted on November 27, 2009 | 1 CommentCha Yeong-gun believes she is a robot and one day when working in a factory she decides to plug herself into the electrical mains. The shock doesn’t kill her but it does put her into a mental hospital where she is surrounded by a group of people with their own... -
Review: The Guard Post (Kong Su-chang, 2008)
Posted on November 1, 2009 | No CommentsSergeant Major Noh Seong-gyu has just one evening to investigate and uncover the story behind the bloody events events that have occurred at a Guard Post on the Demilitarised Zone – a job that he finds constantly hindered, not the least because the son of the Army Chief of Staff... -
Review: The Host (Bong Joon-ho, 2006)
Posted on November 1, 2009 | No CommentsHardworking Hee-bong owns a food stall next to the Han River, and he works everyday alongside his slightly simple son, Gang-du. On a sunny day the river is packed with people enjoying the weather and the food stall is busy. When some of the people relaxing by the river see... -
Review: The Art of Fighting (Shin Han-sol, 2006)
Posted on November 1, 2009 | No CommentsSick of being bullied and beaten up at school, Byeung-tae one day witnesses an old man who has incredible fighting skills. Seeing him as a way out of his torment, Byeung-tae tries to convicne the man to become his self-defence teacher. Initially refusing, Byeung-tae manages to wear the stubborn old... -
Review: Say Yes (Kim Sung-hong, 2001)
Posted on October 30, 2009 | No CommentsCelebrating a publishing deal and their first wedding anniversary, young couple Jeong-hyun and Yun-hie decide to take a few days away to spend some time together. Their journey is interupted by an incident with a drfiter who asks to them to give him a lift to their destination – at... -
Review: Cinderella (Bong Man-dae, 2006)
Posted on October 18, 2009 | No CommentsHyunsu has a close relationship with her mother Yoon Hee, who’s job is a plastic surgeon. Yoon Hee has performed surgery on some of her daughters friends, and everyone is shocked when one of these young girls dies in mysterious circumstances. Although the incidence is viewed as a tragic accident,... -
Review: The Isle (Kim Ki-duk, 2000)
Posted on October 15, 2009 | No CommentsHee-Jin is a mute boat-keeper who runs and supplies bait on a fishing lake by day, and then sells her body to the same fishermen at night time. Hyun-Shik arrives, apparently to fish, but he is actually on the run and contemplating suicide. Hee-Jin becomes fascinated by Hyun-Shik as she... -
Review: A Bittersweet Life (Kim Jee-woon, 2005)
Posted on October 11, 2009 | No CommentsSunwoo is the very trusted right hand man of underworld boss Kang. When Kang plans to goes away for three days he asks Sunwoo to keep an eye on his young girlfriend whom he suspects may be cheating on him. Sunwoo keeps an eye on the girl who begins to intrigue... -
Review: Crying Fist (Ryoo Seung-wan, 2005)
Posted on October 6, 2009 | No CommentsKang Tae-shik is an aging boxer with his glory days behind him. Although a silver medallist in the Asian Games in 1990, he’s now a poor man chased by debt-collectors and with little to offer his increasingly distant wife and son. He spends his days on the streets letting passers-by...