To capture the subtle violences of late-stage capitalism, it turns out it takes a director skilled with the portrayal of violence, Park Chan-wook, in his exceptional new outing No Other Choice. We live in one of the worst, and most transparently idiotic, eras in the history of capitalism. Layoff
Tempest is coming to Hulu and Korean drama fans need to prepare. On September 10, Disney+ and Hulu present a spy thriller featuring a dynamite cast. Gianna Jun, John Cho, and Gag Dongwon star in a tale based in secrecy and political intrigue. Check out the new trailer for Tempest for yourself right
The upcoming film Lost in Starlight certainly looks like an anime film to the casual observer. However, it may not qualify for the exact definition of "anime film". In fact, if you listen closely, you will notice that you hear not Japanese, but Korean. Yes, that's right. This particular animated
Sleep is a very odd film. Its choice of genres is quite bizarre since it's labeled as a Korean black comedy horror mystery thriller. Even odder is that this is one of the final appearances of Lee Sun-kyun. You might recognize that name from other hit thrillers like Parasite. Sadly, he passed away
Black Knight tries hard to be a Korean Mad Max. In fact, that's what the webtoon/manhwa this live-action Netflix series is based on basically did, and did it well on top of that. Alas, it seems like the director/writer had an attack of hubris and assumed that he could do better than the creator of
Lost in the Reel's video review for Kill Boksoon Kill Boksoon, Netflix's South Korean action extravaganza is coming out just a week after John Wick: Chapter 4... And with many similarities to that beloved franchise: like an underground assassin community and a hero trying to get themselves out of
Lost in the Reel's video review for Decision to Leave Park Chan-Wook, the director of Oldboy, Lady Vengeance and The Handmaiden, is in my opinion, one of the greatest filmmakers working today. While Bong-Joon Ho is the household name from South Korea, due to his groundbreaking work on
Lost in the Reel's video review for Midnight.South Korean entertainment has finally hit the mainstream as of late... but, the country has been making incredible genre fare long before "Parasite" or "Squid Game" hit our shores. From Bong Joon-Ho 's "Memories of Murder" and "Mother", to
For better or for worse, the Cold War action-comedy lives! 35 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein have meshed the longstanding Odd Couple road trip with Iron Curtain hijinks and modern action sensibilities for a surprisingly solid but conceptually
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia gives us a true puppetmistress in the form of Boraqchin in Ep. 11 "An Ungraceful Stone". This episode has shown her to be a master planner and manipulator, making her quite the political genius. However, this episode also reveals that the people she's puppeting don't
Have you ever considered the similarities between the landmark 1978 slasher Halloween and 1982’s First Blood? In both films, a man of few words arrives in a small town that treats him like the bogeyman, and when circumstances escalate to the point of murder, a specialist who’s highly familiar