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A Tale of Two Sisters

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

Kim Ji-woon (The Foul King, The Quiet Family) directs this intelligent Asian shocker with more than a few surprises… (more…)

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Barking Dogs Never Bite

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

Biting social satire meets hilarious black comedy. Laugh or the dog gets it… (more…)

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Chihwaseon

Thursday, March 8th, 2007

A 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…)

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Lady Vengeance

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

Bound to become a flawed, beautiful classic, Park Chan-wook’s final instalment in his revenge trilogy is a master class in the making… (more…)

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My Wife Is A Gangster

Sunday, January 21st, 2007

Some 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…)

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Oldboy

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

Director Park Chan-wook’s follow-up to Sympathy for Mr Vengeance is an even better twisted tale of revenge… (more…)

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The Foul King

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

Let’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…)

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