Korea

Concrete Utopia

By Calan Panchoo | January 2024

With Concrete Utopia, director Eom Tae-hwa has found himself a victim of ambition. The film has many narrative threads, all interweaving, all highly…

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With Concrete Utopia, director Eom Tae-hwa has found himself a victim of ambition. The film has many narrative threads, all interweaving, all highly...

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TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! What writer-director Jason Yu's Sleep truly lacks is an incisive soul. In all other areas, Yu's feature...

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Writer-director Cheon Myeong-Gwan's Hot Blooded (Ddeu-geo-un pi) is about Korean gangster Hee-Soo (Hyun Bong-sik). Based on Kim Un-su's novel, the plot...

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TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022 REVIEW! Devotion is based on the true story of Jesse Brown, the first African-American pilot to complete the...

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If we all acted with any form of ethics, morals, and integrity, we'd miss out on the entire thriller genre—as much as we want to be good, we like being...

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You would think a director’s career would move from humble, small films to grander, big studio features. Director Joon-ho Bong seems to be moving in the...

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There has been a surge of 90’s nostalgia lately that I don’t exactly feel comfortable with because that’s the decade which I came of age and I...

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When a couple starts talking about disappointments they’ve faced over several decades of married life, you know you’re in for a long night. Compound...