Review: C'EST SI BON Trades Rich 60s Music Setting for Dull Romance

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By Pierce Conran A terrific period setting is squandered in the disappointing C'est si bon , a twee and lethargic romance masquerading ... Continue reading →

Busan 2014 Review: Bleak and Gripping, HAEMOO Prizes Character over Spectacle

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Part of MKC's coverage of the 19th Busan International Film Festival By Pierce Conran To date, the summer of 2014 has seen the majority ... Continue reading →

Review: Kim Yun-seok on Form in SOUTH BOUND

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By Pierce Conran Normally, when a Korean film's characters decamp to the countryside, we can expect terrible things to happen. But Yim ... Continue reading →

Review: Bleak And Gripping, HAEMOO Prizes Character Over Spectacle

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By Pierce Conran To date, the summer of 2014 has seen the majority of mainstream Korean films fall into either of two categories: the noir t... Continue reading →

News: Jeon Do-yeon And Kim Yoon-seok In Talks for New Lee Yoon-ki Film

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By Rex Baylon For those Korean film fans that have an affinity for quiet settings and slightly damaged female characters, the films of Lee Y... Continue reading →

Review: Jang Joon-hwan Returns With Dark Thriller HWAYI: A MONSTER BOY

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By Pierce Conran Korean cinema has become known for its thrillers, and though the genre is one that is popular around the world, there is o... 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 →

New Korean Films: One Against All (2013 Week 6)

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(by Fabien Schneider) Small week  for Korean film releases , since there is only one new film that will land in theaters. But it's... Continue reading →

KCN: Weinstein Co. Picks up Snowpiercer, Interviews Galore and Much More (11/08-11/14, 2012)

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Lots of news this week, some of its relating to the London Korean Film Festival and its spectacular closing. Save the Green Planet director ... Continue reading →