We’re back with a new film review and this time we watched ‘Boston 1947’. Let’s take a closer look! Boston 1947 The 2023 film ‘Boston 1947’ was written and directed by Kang Je-Gyu and distributed by Lotte Entertainment. This patriotic film tells the true story of the marathon runner Suh Yun-bok who was the first Korean runner at the Boston ...
We’re back with a new film review and this time we watched the 2019 Korean film ‘Exit’. This movie has been on our to watch list for ages, but we finally got around to watch it. ‘Exit’ was written and directed by Lee Sang-Geun. This was his first major film. Plot In the story we follow our main character Yong-Nam ...
We’re back with a new film review and this time we watched ‘Ballerina’. Let’s take a closer look! ‘Ballerina’ is a 2023 Korean film distributed by Netflix. It was released at the beginning of October. Plot In the film we follow our main character Jang Ok-Ju, portrayed by the excellent Jun Jong-Seo who you might know from the film ‘The ...
We’re back with a new film review and this time we watched ‘Daemuga: Sorrow and Joy’. This Korean film was released in 2022 and was distributed by KT Alpha. ‘Daemuga: Sorrow and Joy’ was written and directed by Lee Han-Jong. The movie has some really good names playing in it so I was a bit surprised I hadn’t heard about ...
We’re back with a new film review and this time we watched ‘My Worst Neighbour’. This 2023 remake of the French film ‘Blind Date’ is a cute romcom with a warm heart. ‘My Worst Neighbour’ was directed by Lee Woo Cheol and adapted by Park So-Hee, Lee Woo-Chul, Kim Ho-Jung. Plot We follow Lee Seung-Jin (Lee Ji-Hoon) as he starts ...
We’re back with a new Korean film review and this time we watched the 2023 film ‘Soulmate’. Ever since the trailer was posted, I simply had to watch this film. Kim Da-mi is a powerhouse and I love her work and the tale of two female childhood friends always gets to me. Let’s take a closer look. Soulmate The film ...
We’re back with a new film review and this time we watched the action comedy ‘Hitman: Agent Jun’. The film was directed by Choi Won-sub and written by Choi and Shin Joong-ryul. The film was released in 2020 and was distributed by Lotte Cultureworks. Plot ‘Hitman: Agent Jun’ tells the story of Jun who was a hitman for the NIS. ...
We’re back with a new film review and this time we watched the 2018 film ‘Believer’. If you’re into crime films at all, keep on reading. ‘Believer’ is a remake of the 2012 Chinese film ‘Drug War’ by Johnny To. I haven’t seen the original so I can’t compare. This new edition was directed by Lee Hae-young and co-written by ...
In this week’s review we are talking about a movie, where the past, present and future meet in one wholesome but also heartbreaking way. Let’s talk about ‘Ditto’. Written and directed by Seo Eun-Young, ‘Ditto’ tells the story of two individuals meeting via a radio and finding out they are from different times. Kim Yong (Yeo Jin-Goo) is an university ...
We’re back with a new film review and this time we watched the 2018 film ‘Our Body’. The story ‘Our Body’ is an interesting indie film. It was written and directed by Han Ka-ram. This was her first feature film. We follow our lead character Ja-young portrayed by Choi Hee-Seo. Ja-young is 31 and has been studying for the civil ...