Sol Kyung-gu Archive

  • The final few minutes of the life of middle aged businessman Yong-ho are deeply unhappy ones -  shouting and screaming he becomes increasingly more upset before finally throwing himself in front of a train yelling ‘I’m going back’. Peppermint Candy unfolds in a reverse chronological order as we step back...

    Review: Peppermint Candy (Lee Chang-dong, 1999)

    Posted on June 10, 2010 | No Comments
    The final few minutes of the life of middle aged businessman Yong-ho are deeply unhappy ones -  shouting and screaming he becomes increasingly more upset before finally throwing himself in front of a train yelling ‘I’m going back’. Peppermint Candy unfolds in a reverse chronological order as we step back...

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  • Scientist Kim Hwi believes that a recent spate of earthquakes are signposts towards an impending disaster. As he puts together evidence for his theory, he tells everyone who should listen that there is crisis ahead. Do they listen? Of course they don’t! This is a disaster flick after all… Some...

    Review: Haeundae (Yun Je-gyun, 2009)

    Posted on January 7, 2010 | 3 Comments
    Scientist Kim Hwi believes that a recent spate of earthquakes are signposts towards an impending disaster. As he puts together evidence for his theory, he tells everyone who should listen that there is crisis ahead. Do they listen? Of course they don’t! This is a disaster flick after all… Some...

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  • Sadly it’s been a quieter week on the site than I was hoping for – this time due to illness – but at least there’s been two new reviews posted: firstly a look at Park Chan-wook’s quirky rom-com effort I’M A CYBORG, BUT THAT’S OK and secondly a look from...

    News: Tales of two Kims, a birthday and some trailers…

    Posted on December 3, 2009 | No Comments
    Sadly it’s been a quieter week on the site than I was hoping for – this time due to illness – but at least there’s been two new reviews posted: firstly a look at Park Chan-wook’s quirky rom-com effort I’M A CYBORG, BUT THAT’S OK and secondly a look from...

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