For this week’s K-movie review we’re watching the 2005 hit ‘The King and The Clown’. Directed by Lee Joon-Ik, this historical drama is still one of the highest grossing Korean movies ever. It stars Kam Woo-Sung, Jung Jin-Young, and then unknown Lee Joon-Gi, who rose to mainstream stardom after this. Let’s dive in… The King and The Clown The story ...
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 ...
‘Time To Hunt’ is a Korean film that was set to be released in February but because of COVID-19 it was delayed and eventually picked up by Netflix. There it was released in April. In essence, ‘Time To Hunt’ is a heist movie in an apocalyptic South Korea. The country is in huge debt to the IMF and due to ...
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 ...
There’s no way around it, the Oscar winning ‘Parasite’ was the film of 2019 that had audiences shook. To be more specific, it was me, I was shook. It’s a little late, and pretty much everyone has written about the movie, but it wanted to throw in my two cents. This review is spoiler free (which was very hard). ‘Parasite’ ...
There are no grand gestures or big moments. It’s more of a collection of small, honest, true moments that pack a heavier punch. ...
I like the fact that Mi-Soo has a lot of ‘chutzpah’, she has guts and even though often she crosses the line with ridiculousness, it’s something to admire her for. ...
The amount of Korean food that is prepared by the main character is enough to fill a restaurant. ...