k-horror Archive
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Blu-ray Review: A Tale of Two Sisters (Kim Jee-woon / 2003)
Posted on April 3, 2011 | No CommentsIn the eight years since its original release Kim Jee-woon’s A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) has established its status as a classic of Korean cinema. It’s been remade by Hollywood as The Uninivited (Charles Guard, Thomas Guard, USA: 2009) and its director has consistently delivered crowd-pleasing projects within various... -
Review: I Saw The Devil (Kim Jee-woon / 2010)
Posted on March 1, 2011 | No CommentsA psychopath kills a woman. An innocent woman. A beautiful woman. Imagine the plight of her soon-to-be-husband, who loves her and dotes on her. That is the premise. I Saw the Devil is the revenge. Review If one were to ask me the greatest script ever written, or the most...Continue Reading...
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Review: The Uninvited (Lee Su-yeon / 2003)
Posted on February 28, 2011 | 2 CommentsUijeongbu, the present. Interior decorator Kang Jung-won begins the long journey home on the Seoul subway. As he sleeps, a single mother and her two daughters board, seating themselves nearby. At the last stop, he wakes to find the girls are dead and their mother missing, but in his panic...Continue Reading...
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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...Continue Reading...