Most of the articles below are reviews and many of them feature a little more critical analysis than your average write-up but a few are longer pieces or essays which are more academic in their style. The main area of focus is 'modern' Korean cinema (from 1998 on) but occasionally, older films are covered also. There is also a section for non-Korean features below.
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Korean Cinema
26 Years (2012)
90 Minutes (2012)
A Better Tomorrow (2010)
A Frozen Flower (2008)
A Good Rain Knows (2009)
All About My Wife (2012)
An Ethics Lesson (2013)
Architecture 101 (2012)
A Werewolf Boy (2012)
A Woman Chasing a Killer Butterfly (1978)
Always (2011)
Azooma (2012)
Barbie (2012)
Battlefield Heroes (2011)
Beat (1997)
B·E·D (2012)
Behind the Camera (2012)
A Good Rain Knows (2009)
All About My Wife (2012)
An Ethics Lesson (2013)
Architecture 101 (2012)
A Werewolf Boy (2012)
A Woman Chasing a Killer Butterfly (1978)
Always (2011)
Azooma (2012)
Barbie (2012)
Battlefield Heroes (2011)
Beat (1997)
B·E·D (2012)
Behind the Camera (2012)
Bestseller (2010)
Blades of Blood (2010)
Bleak Night (2011)
Blind (2011)
Bloody Fight in Iron-Rock Valley (2011)
Born to Kill (1996)
Café Noir (2009)
Champ (2011)
Cheer Up Mr. Lee (2012)
Children... (2011)
Chilsu and Mansu (1988)
Cinderella (2006)
Clash of the Families aka Meet the In-Laws (2011)
Confession of Murder (2012)
Countdown (2011)
Couples (2011)
Dancing Queen (2012)
Dangerously Excited (2012)
Dear Dolphin (2013)
Death Bell (2008)
December (2013)
Dirty Blood (2012)
Doomsday Book (2012)
Early Rain (1966)
Eighteen (2009)
El Condor Pasa (2012)
Eungyo (2012)
Blades of Blood (2010)
Bleak Night (2011)
Blind (2011)
Bloody Fight in Iron-Rock Valley (2011)
Born to Kill (1996)
Café Noir (2009)
Champ (2011)
Cheer Up Mr. Lee (2012)
Children... (2011)
Chilsu and Mansu (1988)
Cinderella (2006)
Clash of the Families aka Meet the In-Laws (2011)
Confession of Murder (2012)
Countdown (2011)
Couples (2011)
Dancing Queen (2012)
Dangerously Excited (2012)
Dear Dolphin (2013)
Death Bell (2008)
December (2013)
Dirty Blood (2012)
Doomsday Book (2012)
Early Rain (1966)
Eighteen (2009)
El Condor Pasa (2012)
Eungyo (2012)
Family Ties (2006)
Fatal (2012)
Fighting Spirit (2011)
Flame (1975)
For Eternal Hearts (2007)
Ghastly (2011)
Ghost Sweepers (2012)
GLove (2011)
Grand Prix (2010)
Grape Candy (2012)
Green Fish (1997)
Groggy Summer (2013)
Fatal (2012)
Fighting Spirit (2011)
Flame (1975)
For Eternal Hearts (2007)
Ghastly (2011)
Ghost Sweepers (2012)
GLove (2011)
Grand Prix (2010)
Grape Candy (2012)
Green Fish (1997)
Groggy Summer (2013)
Haeundae (Tidal Wave) (2009)
Haunters (2010)
Head (2011)
Hero (2010)
Hindsight (2011)
Horror Stories (2012)
Howling (2012)
I Am a Dad (2011)
In Another Country (2012)
In Love and the War (2011)
Iodo (1977)
Jiseul (2012)
King of Pigs (2011)
Late Autumn (2011)
Late Blossom (2011)
Lebanon Emotion (2013)
Little Black Dress (2011)
Mai Ratima (2012)
Mama (2011)
Man on the Edge (2013)
Marrying the Mafia IV (2011)
Masquerade (2010)
Masquerade (2012)
Haunters (2010)
Head (2011)
Hero (2010)
Hindsight (2011)
Horror Stories (2012)
Howling (2012)
I Am a Dad (2011)
In Another Country (2012)
In Love and the War (2011)
Iodo (1977)
Jiseul (2012)
King of Pigs (2011)
Late Autumn (2011)
Late Blossom (2011)
Lebanon Emotion (2013)
Little Black Dress (2011)
Mai Ratima (2012)
Mama (2011)
Man on the Edge (2013)
Marrying the Mafia IV (2011)
Masquerade (2010)
Masquerade (2012)
Memories of Murder (2003)
Metamorpheses (2010)
Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)
Miss Conspirator (2012)
Moby Dick (2011)
Metamorpheses (2010)
Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)
Miss Conspirator (2012)
Moby Dick (2011)
Mr. Gam's Victory (2004)
Mr. XXX-Kisser (2012)
Murder, Take One (2005)
My Dear Enemy (2008)
Nameless Gangster (2012)
National Security (2012)
Neighbors (2012)
New World (2013)
Night Journey (1977)
No. 3 (1997)
No Mercy (2010)
Oki's Movie (2010)
Over My Dead Body (2012)
Pacemaker (2012)
Padak (2012)
Pain (2011)
Penny Pinchers (2011)
Perfect Number (2012)
Perfect Partner (2011)
Petty Romance (2010)
Pink (2011)
Pluto (2012)
Pollen (1972)
Poongsan (2011)
Mr. XXX-Kisser (2012)
Murder, Take One (2005)
My Dear Enemy (2008)
Nameless Gangster (2012)
National Security (2012)
Neighbors (2012)
New World (2013)
Night Journey (1977)
No. 3 (1997)
No Mercy (2010)
Oki's Movie (2010)
Over My Dead Body (2012)
Pacemaker (2012)
Padak (2012)
Pain (2011)
Penny Pinchers (2011)
Perfect Number (2012)
Perfect Partner (2011)
Petty Romance (2010)
Pink (2011)
Pluto (2012)
Pollen (1972)
Poongsan (2011)
Possessed (2009)
Punch (2011)
Quick (2011)
R2B: Return to Base (2012)
Rainy Days (1979)
Re-encounter (2010)
Romance Joe (2012)
Punch (2011)
Quick (2011)
R2B: Return to Base (2012)
Rainy Days (1979)
Re-encounter (2010)
Romance Joe (2012)
Romantic Heaven (2011)
Running Turtle (2009)
Save the Green Planet (2003)
Sector 7 (2011)
Shotgun Love (2011)
Silenced (2011)
Sleepless Night (2012)
Splendid Outing (1978)
Stoker (2013)
Suicide Forecast (2011)
Sunny (2011)
Super Virgin (2012)
Running Turtle (2009)
Save the Green Planet (2003)
Sector 7 (2011)
Shotgun Love (2011)
Silenced (2011)
Sleepless Night (2012)
Splendid Outing (1978)
Stoker (2013)
Suicide Forecast (2011)
Sunny (2011)
Super Virgin (2012)
Take Off (2008)
The Apprehenders aka Officer of the Year (2011)
The Berlin File (2013)
The Boxes of Death, The Live (2012)
The Cat (2011)
The Client (2011)
The Crucible (2012)
The Day He Arrives (2011)
The Divine Bow (1979)
The Foul King (2000)
The Front Line (2011)
The General's Son (1990)
The General's Son 2 (1991)
The General's Son 3 (1992)
The Grand Heist (2012)
The Isle (2000)
The Apprehenders aka Officer of the Year (2011)
The Berlin File (2013)
The Boxes of Death, The Live (2012)
The Cat (2011)
The Client (2011)
The Crucible (2012)
The Day He Arrives (2011)
The Divine Bow (1979)
The Foul King (2000)
The Front Line (2011)
The General's Son (1990)
The General's Son 2 (1991)
The General's Son 3 (1992)
The Grand Heist (2012)
The Isle (2000)
The Man From Nowhere (2010)
The Oldest Son (1984)
The Quiz Show Scandal (2010)
The Restless (2006)
The Road to Sampo (1975)
The Russian Novel (2012)
The Seaside Village (1965)
The Oldest Son (1984)
The Quiz Show Scandal (2010)
The Restless (2006)
The Road to Sampo (1975)
The Russian Novel (2012)
The Seaside Village (1965)
The Show Must Go On (2007)
The Tower (2012)
The Thieves (2012)
The Unjust (2010)
The Yellow Sea (2010)
Traffickers (2012)
Troubleshooter (2010)
Tumbleweed (2012)
Typhoon (2005)
U.F.O. (2011)
Unbowed (2012)
Villain and Widow (2010)
Wang Sib Ri, My Hometown (1976)
War of the Arrows (2011)
When Winter Screams (2012)
The Tower (2012)
The Thieves (2012)
The Unjust (2010)
The Yellow Sea (2010)
Traffickers (2012)
Troubleshooter (2010)
Tumbleweed (2012)
Typhoon (2005)
U.F.O. (2011)
Unbowed (2012)
Villain and Widow (2010)
Wang Sib Ri, My Hometown (1976)
War of the Arrows (2011)
When Winter Screams (2012)
Whispering Corridors (1998)
White Night (2012)
White: The Melody of the Curse (2011)
Woman of Fire (1971)
Yeongja's Heyday (1975)
Young Gun in the Time (2012)
Your Time Is Up (2012)
World Cinema
11 Flowers (China, 2011)
Abba (Taiwan, 2011)
Afro Tanaka (Japan, 2012)
Antonio das Mortes (Brazil, 1969)
Asmaa (Egypt, 2011)
At Home Among Strangers, Strangers at Home (Russia, 1974)
Cold War (Hong Kong, 2012)
Cuchera (Philippines, 2011)
Cut (Japan, 2011)
Egg and Stone (China, 2012)
Fable of the Fish (Philippines, 2011)
Gainsbourg by Gainsbourg (France, 2012)
Golden Slumbers (Cambodia, 2011)
Guerilla (Bangladesh, 2011)
Historias Que So Existem Quando Lembradas (Brazil, 2011)
Honey Pupu (Taiwan, 2011)
In the Open (Argentina, 2011)
It's Never Too Late (Israel, 2011)
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (USA, 2012)
La Desintegration (France, 2011)
Lilou's Adventure (Japan, 2012)
Love in a Puff (Hong Kong, 2010)
Lucky (South Africa, 2011)
Monpura (Bangladesh, 2009)
Morente (Spain, 2011)
One Mile Above (China, 2011)
One Two One (Iran, 2011)
Osaka Violence (Japan, 2012)
Punk's Not Dead (Macedonia, 2011)
Romance (Switzerland, 2011)
Romancing in Thin Air (Hong Kong, 2011)
Runway (Bangladesh, 2010)
Salt (Chile, 2011)
Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy 3D (Hong Kong, 2011)
Sita Sings the Blues (USA, 2008)
Sukiyaki (Japan, 2011)
Tatsumi (Singapore, 2011)
The Bounty (Hong Kong, 2012)
The Heineken Kidnapping (Holland, 2011)
The Last Christeros (Mexico, 2011)
The Last Elvis (Argentina, 2012)
The Last Friday (Jordan, 2011)
The Moon (Thailand, 2011)
The Raid (Indonesia, 2011)
The Suicide Shop 3D (France, 2012)
The Woman in the Septic Tank (Philippines, 2011)
The Woodsman and the Rain (Japan, 2011)
The Zebra (Mexico, 2011)
This Is Not a Film (Iran, 2011)
Tilai (Burkina Faso, 1990)
Tropicalia (Brazil, 2012)
Vulgaria (Hong Kong, 2012)
Where Do We Go Now? (Lebanon, 2011)
Yaaba (Burkina Faso, 1989)
Zombie 108 (Taiwan, 2012)
White Night (2012)
White: The Melody of the Curse (2011)
Woman of Fire (1971)
Yeongja's Heyday (1975)
Young Gun in the Time (2012)
Your Time Is Up (2012)
World Cinema
11 Flowers (China, 2011)
Abba (Taiwan, 2011)
Afro Tanaka (Japan, 2012)
Antonio das Mortes (Brazil, 1969)
Asmaa (Egypt, 2011)
At Home Among Strangers, Strangers at Home (Russia, 1974)
Cold War (Hong Kong, 2012)
Cuchera (Philippines, 2011)
Cut (Japan, 2011)
Egg and Stone (China, 2012)
Fable of the Fish (Philippines, 2011)
Gainsbourg by Gainsbourg (France, 2012)
Golden Slumbers (Cambodia, 2011)
Guerilla (Bangladesh, 2011)
Historias Que So Existem Quando Lembradas (Brazil, 2011)
Honey Pupu (Taiwan, 2011)
In the Open (Argentina, 2011)
It's Never Too Late (Israel, 2011)
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (USA, 2012)
La Desintegration (France, 2011)
Lilou's Adventure (Japan, 2012)
Love in a Puff (Hong Kong, 2010)
Lucky (South Africa, 2011)
Monpura (Bangladesh, 2009)
Morente (Spain, 2011)
One Mile Above (China, 2011)
One Two One (Iran, 2011)
Osaka Violence (Japan, 2012)
Punk's Not Dead (Macedonia, 2011)
Romance (Switzerland, 2011)
Romancing in Thin Air (Hong Kong, 2011)
Runway (Bangladesh, 2010)
Salt (Chile, 2011)
Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy 3D (Hong Kong, 2011)
Sita Sings the Blues (USA, 2008)
Sukiyaki (Japan, 2011)
Tatsumi (Singapore, 2011)
The Bounty (Hong Kong, 2012)
The Heineken Kidnapping (Holland, 2011)
The Last Christeros (Mexico, 2011)
The Last Elvis (Argentina, 2012)
The Last Friday (Jordan, 2011)
The Moon (Thailand, 2011)
The Raid (Indonesia, 2011)
The Suicide Shop 3D (France, 2012)
The Woman in the Septic Tank (Philippines, 2011)
The Woodsman and the Rain (Japan, 2011)
The Zebra (Mexico, 2011)
This Is Not a Film (Iran, 2011)
Tilai (Burkina Faso, 1990)
Tropicalia (Brazil, 2012)
Vulgaria (Hong Kong, 2012)
Where Do We Go Now? (Lebanon, 2011)
Yaaba (Burkina Faso, 1989)
Zombie 108 (Taiwan, 2012)
