A sweet wonderfully evocative animation about adolescence and growing up – and well deserving of a wider release next year… (more…)
In the Korean classics category...
Green Days (LKFF)
Wednesday, 1 December, 2010The Housemaid (LKFF)
Friday, 26 November, 2010Less a remake, more a complete reboot of one of Korea’s most well-known (and well-loved) films, Im Sang-soo’s (The President’s Last Bang) take deservedly caused a real stir at this years Cannes Film Festival… (more…)
I Saw The Devil (LKFF)
Tuesday, 9 November, 2010Something icky this way comes… Director Kim Jee-woon (The Good, The Bad, The Weird, A Bittersweet Life) returns with a controversial and rather gory revenge thriller starring Choi Min-sik (Old Boy)… (more…)
Mother
Tuesday, 17 August, 2010A masterful piece of cinema from Bong Joon-ho, director of The Host and Memories Of Murder… (more…)
Chihwaseon
Thursday, 8 March, 2007A beautiful film by veteran filmmaker Im Kwon-taek with a fine performance by Oldboy’s Choi Min-sik, but suffers from covering far too long a period… (more…)
My Wife Is A Gangster
Sunday, 21 January, 2007Some six years after it was originally released this Korean classic has finally been made available in the UK – but has it been worth the wait?… (more…)
Lady Vengeance
Friday, 23 June, 2006Bound to become a flawed, beautiful classic, Park Chan-wook’s final instalment in his revenge trilogy is a master class in the making… (more…)
A Tale of Two Sisters
Wednesday, 1 December, 2004Kim Ji-woon (The Foul King, The Quiet Family) directs this intelligent Asian shocker with more than a few surprises… (more…)
Oldboy
Wednesday, 1 December, 2004Director Park Chan-wook’s follow-up to Sympathy for Mr Vengeance is an even better twisted tale of revenge… (more…)
Barking Dogs Never Bite
Wednesday, 1 December, 2004Biting social satire meets hilarious black comedy. Laugh or the dog gets it… (more…)
The Foul King
Wednesday, 1 December, 2004Let’s get ready to rumble! Song Kang-ho stars in Kim Ji-woon’s (The Quiet Family, A Tale of Two Sisters) hilarious comedy about wrestling… (more…)













