Review: HORROR STORIES 2 Slightly Improves Upon Its Predecessor

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By Patryk Czekaj At first glance, Horror Stories 2 looks like a more mature and self-conscious version of the original film. Though the cha... Continue reading →

Review: K-Horror TWO MOONS Scrapes the Bottom of the Barrel

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By Pierce Conran I’m glad that I’m not a particularly big horror buff, because if I was, Korean cinema would seem like a real letdown these ... Continue reading →

Review: The Philosophical Mystery A FISH

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By Pierce Conran Independent cinema in Korea has been gaining a lot of steam over the last few years, and now, as filmmakers become bolder o... Continue reading →

Revenge Week: Dirty Blood's Dangerous Payback

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Part of MKC's  Revenge Week  (July 8-14, 2013). As a society Korea has been slow to change despite its economic growth. At times it can ... Continue reading →

Revenge Week: Don't Cry Mommy - A Necessary Lesson Poorly Delivered

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Part of MKC's  Revenge Week  (July 8-14, 2013). It’s a funny thing to think you understand something and then experience it first hand, ... Continue reading →

Revenge Week: 26 Years - The Ultimate Revenge Narrative

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Part of MKC's  Revenge Week  (July 8-14, 2013). This is not a new piece but it just seemed too a propos not to include. Just like anyone... Continue reading →

Edinburgh 2013: Virgin Forest (원시림, 2012)

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Part of  Connor McMorran's coverage for MKC  of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (June 19-30, 2013). Perhaps because of his lon... Continue reading →

Edinburgh 2013: I Catch a Terrible Cat (こっぴどい猫, Japan) 2012

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Part of Connor McMorran's coverage for MKC of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (June 19-30, 2013). If there can be one major c... Continue reading →

Channeling the Classics: The Russian Novel (러시안 소설) 2012

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Though I scarcely have the time to read these days there are a few classic works of literature I always go back to. On the one hand the Fren... Continue reading →

A Look at Korean Comedy and Mr. XXX-Kisser (아부의 왕, 2012)

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Many films passed through Korean theaters last year and a great number of them made their presence felt. But of course for every chart-toppi... Continue reading →

UDINE 2013: Korean Horror Comedies and Ghost Sweepers (점쟁이들, 2012)

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Korean cinema has proven on many occasions that it can be quite brazen when it comes to generic codes. It can sometimes seem like a kid has ... Continue reading →

Jeonju 2013: Lebanon Emotion (레바논 감정, 2013)

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Part of MKC's coverage of the 14th Jeonju International Film Festival. In the world of cinema, things aren’t always as they seem. A film... Continue reading →

Jeonju 2013: Cheer Up Mr. Lee (힘내세요, 병헌씨, 2012)

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Part of MKC's coverage of the 14th Jeonju International Film Festival. If you watch a lot of films, it’s hard not to get at least a lit... Continue reading →

UDINE 2013: How to Use Guys with Secret Tips (남자 사용설명서, 2013)

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Part of MKC's coverage of the 15th Udine Far East Film Festival. Being one of the more tired genres to litter the multiplexes, every so ... Continue reading →

UDINE 2013: The Thieves (도둑들, 2012)

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Part of MKC's coverage of the 15th Udine Far East Film Festival. The most anticipated Korean film of the year, with its dazzling cast an... Continue reading →

UDINE 2013: A Gothic Fantasy: A Werewolf Boy (늑대소년, 2012)

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Part of MKC's coverage of the 15th Udine Far East Film Festival. (by Rex Baylon) Of all the film cultures in the world that embrace the ... Continue reading →

UDINE 2013: National Security (남영동1985, 2012)

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Part of MKC's coverage of the 15th Udine Far East Film Festival. Corruption, injustice and terror have always been a sad reality of poli... Continue reading →

UDINE 2013: The Berlin File (베를린, 2013)

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Part of MKC's coverage of the 15th Udine Far East Film Festival. From  North By Northwest  (1959) all the way to  Tinker Sailor Soldier ... Continue reading →

Lee Man-hee's The Road to Sampo (삼포 가는길, Samo Ganeungil) 1975

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Korea is not known for road movies and given that the country is smaller than many US states, this hardly comes as a surprise. Nevertheless,... Continue reading →

Fribourg 2013: National Security (남영동1985, Namyeong-dong 1985) 2012

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Playing at the 27th Fribourg International Film Festival (March 16-23, 2013) Corruption, injustice and terror have always been a sad reality... Continue reading →