This week we’re watching ‘The Classic‘, a 2003 film written and directed by Kwak Jae-Yong. Starring in this romantic melodrama were the then newcomers Son Ye-Jin and Cho Seung-Woo. While not as massive a hit as Kwak’s 2001 film ‘My Sassy Girl’, the movie did very well with audiences, and offered a huge boost to both leads’ popularity. I have ...
Are we loved because of how we look? Or because who we are? ‘The Beauty Inside’ is a 2015 film that develops around these two questions, and leaves us with a feeling good sensation at the end. The Beauty Inside Written by Kim Sun-jung and Noh Kyung-hee, and directed by Baek Jong-yul, ‘The Beauty Inside’ tells the story of Woo-jin, ...
Today we’re reviewing ‘My Boss, My Hero’, a high school comedy of sorts from 2001. I say ‘of sorts’, because high school comedies do not traditionally star mafia bosses. However, anyone who was watching dramas, anime, or reading manga in the early 2000’s would know this to be true: Gangsters & delinquents were hip. GTO, Gokusen, or Crows Zero are ...
Today’s movie recommendation is a bit of a hidden gem, titled ‘I’m a Cyborg, but that’s OK’. It’s directed by Park Chan Wook, starring Rain and Im Soo Jung. Before I ever knew who Rain was or what K-pop sounded like, I happened upon the phenomenal masterpiece that is ‘Oldboy’ during a search for Monte Christo-esque tales of vengeance. This ...
Starring Kim Go-eun as Mi-Soo and Jung Hae-in as Hyun Woo, Tune In For Love is a movie full of nostalgia. ...