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Review: Bestseller (Lee Jeong-ho, 2010)
Posted on October 31, 2010 | No CommentsBestselling author Hee-soo finds her career wrecked when she is accused of plagiarizing a manuscript she has been given to read for judging in a competition. In an attempt to find inspiration and the focus to write her next book – which she hopes will begin to repair her reputation... -
It’s Friday the 13th – Ten Horror films for the hell of it…
Posted on August 13, 2010 | 2 CommentsWell that’s a fairly self explanatory title – today is Friday the 13th so that’s as good an excuse as I need to list ten Korean horror films with some brief reasoning why they’re worth a look. They’re not even necessarily the best ten Korean horror films you can see,... -
Review: To Catch A Virgin Ghost (Shin Jeong-won, 2004)
Posted on June 1, 2010 | No CommentsSeok-tae decides to rip-off the group of gangsters that he works for and leaves the city carrying a bag full of diamonds. After having a road accident he finds himself stranded in a tiny village where the friendly villagers welcome him in to their homes and let him stay for... -
Review: Vampire Cop Ricky (Lee Si-myung, 2006)
Posted on March 21, 2010 | No CommentsNa-do is a corrupt cop who, after being bitten by a mosquito carrying vampire blood, finds himself quite partial to the taste of the red stuff. He also discovers that he sprouts a pair of fangs and has incredible strength when ever he is sexually aroused. When the gangsters that... -
Review: Chaw (Shin Jung-won, 2009)
Posted on February 7, 2010 | No CommentsA peaceful rural village becomes terrorised when the remains of several missing people are found. The local investigators – who are joined by two city policemen in the investigation – think that there is a wild animal on the lose and try to work out how to stop it, something... -
Review: Tell Me Something (Chang Yoon-hyung, 1999)
Posted on February 5, 2010 | No CommentsDetective Cho is on the case of a particularly horrific serial killer – victims are found chopped into pieces which are mixed up with other victims and then left to be found by members of the public. As the limbs are collected they seem to form a pattern which suggests... -
Review: To Sir, With Love (Im Dae-woong, 2006)
Posted on January 30, 2010 | No CommentsRetired teacher Ms Park is suffering from a debilitating illness. She is cared for by one of her former students who decides that as a gift for her old teacher she will arrange a reunion of some of her now adult students. As the guests arrive it appears to be... -
Review: Someone Behind You (Oh Ki-hwan, 2007)
Posted on January 13, 2010 | No CommentsHigh school student Ga-in witnesses the brutal murder of an Aunt while being repeatedly told by a strange school friend to ‘trust no-one, not even yourself’. Her strange dreams and paranioa aren’t exactly helped when the people nearest and dearest to her start trying to take her life… Review A... -
Review: A Tale of Two Sisters (Kim Jee-woon, 2003)
Posted on January 13, 2010 | No CommentsSisters Su-mi and Su-yeon arrive home after time away for treatment of an illness. The girls have a very close and happy relationship with each other but are united in their dislike of their stepmother, a problem that their father seems content to ignore. Enjoying the comfort of a big... -
Review: Into The Mirror (Kim Sung-ho, 2003)
Posted on December 10, 2009 | No CommentsWu Young-min is the head of security at a shopping mall which is about to reopen after a terrible fire. An ex-cop, he is haunted by the tragic event which resulted in his decision to leave the police force. When a young woman is found dead inside the mall and...