News: Kim Han-min to Follow ROARING CURRENTS with Manchuria-Set War Pic

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By Pierce Conran In the wake of the record-breaking success of last summer's Roaring Currents , Kim Han-min is opting to remain in the ... Continue reading →

Korean Box Office: British Invasion Shuts Out Local Films (2015 WK 9)

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By Pierce Conran Following the busy Lunar New Year holiday, admissions fell to 1.97 admissions over the weekend but the main victims were lo... Continue reading →

Review: WELCOME TO DONGMAKGOL Is a Surreal Anti-War Drama

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By Chris Horn There is perhaps no region better suited to make a unique anti-war film than Korea, a country itself split and in a constant s... Continue reading →

Korean Box Office: Detectives and Spies Lead Lunar New Year Weekend (2015 WK 8)

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By Pierce Conran Business shot up 70% over last week, as 3.88 million holiday spectators flooded the theaters, however that figure was over ... Continue reading →

Review: WAIKIKI BROTHERS, A True Korean Classic

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By Pierce Conran Yim Soonrye could lay claim to being the first female director to forge a lasting career in the Korean film industry. Inde... Continue reading →

Review: THE KING AND THE CLOWN is a Bawdy, Heartfelt Period Classic

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By Chris Horn There’s no question that Korean period films have continued to increase in popularity in recent years as three of the top ten ... Continue reading →

News: Bae Doo-na Boards Omnibus THE ROMANTIC

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By Pierce Conran Bae Doo-na is close to signing on to what would be her first commercial Korean film since 2012's As One . The film in ... Continue reading →

Review: Im Sang-soo's THE OLD GARDEN, A Heady Cocktail of Art, Ambition and History

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By Pierce Conran Ambition, artistry and Korea’s painful recent past combine to fascinating results in The Old Garden (2006), an impressive... Continue reading →

Review - DETECTIVE K: SECRET OF THE LOST ISLAND, Another Underwhelming Korean Period Action Comedy

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By Pierce Conran Detective Kim is back with his trusty sidekick Seo-pil in the follow up to 2011’s hit period action-comedy Detective K: Sec... Continue reading →

Reel Talk: Korea's Lunar New Year Contenders

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Every Friday I appear on a segment called Reel Talk for Arirang TV on the 2 o'clock news, mostly covering Korean cinema. The Lunar New ... Continue reading →

News: ODE TO MY FATHER Becomes 2nd Most Successful Korean Film of All Time

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By Pierce Conran Yesterday, JK Youn's Ode to My Father surpassed  The Host (2006) and The Thieves (2012) to become the second most s... Continue reading →

News: Record Sales & Slim Profits for Korean Film Industry in 2014

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By Pierce Conran South Korea's film industry topped the two trillion won mark for the first time in 2014, reaching 2.03 trillion won (U... Continue reading →

Review: Grand and Mysterious, THE AVIAN KIND Soars

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By Pierce Conran A great many gems have emerged from the Korean independent scene of late, but some worry that the milieu lacks the unique v... Continue reading →

Review: CASA AMOR: EXCLUSIVE FOR LADIES, But Really Just a Man's World

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By Pierce Conran Every so often, Korean cinema presents us with a new film, filled with the promise of titillating erotica. Invariably, the... Continue reading →

Review: The Past is Present in Lee Yoon-ki's THIS CHARMING GIRL

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By Rex Baylon We love to watch. It’s impossible to deny that fact as advances in technology has made people-watching a popular guilty pleas... Continue reading →

News: HAN GONG-JU Named Best Film by Korean Film Reporters Association

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By Pierce Conran Lee Su-jin's Han Gong-ju has been named the Best Korean Film of 2014 by the Korean Film Reporters Association. The gro... Continue reading →

Review: GANGNAM BLUES, a Gorgeously Overwrought Gangster Classic in the Making

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By Pierce Conran Yoo Ha returns to gangster cinema and knocks it right out of the park with his latest, an evocative and immensely entertain... Continue reading →

News: Gong Yoo Joins Yeon Sang-ho's Live Action Zombie Thriller BUSAN-BOUND

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By Pierce Conran Yeon Sang-ho has come a long way in just a few years. After two highly acclaimed animations and another in post, the filmma... Continue reading →

Coming Attractions: THE DEAL Offers Familiar Thrills

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By Rex Baylon First-time director Son Yong-ho will debut his film The Deal  in March of this year. The film stars Kim Sang-kyung, Park Sung-... Continue reading →

Review: CHRONICLE OF A BLOOD MERCHANT Favors Strong Cast Over Plot

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By Pierce Conran Outside of indie cinema, actors directing themselves in leading roles are quite rare in Korean films,  making Ha Jung-woo’... Continue reading →