Oldboy put South Korean cinema on the map, and now Park Chan-wook is returning to the story once again as Lionsgate is teaming up with the filmmaker to develop an English-language TV adaptation of Park’s iconic film. He will produce the new series version along with his producing partner, Syd Lim. “Lionsgate Television shares my […]
Films That DEMAND Multiple Viewings
It’s time to take a look at those layered films you might not get the first time, and therefore demand multiple viewings… Cinema is a beautiful thing and depending on your mood, there is every kind of film out there to give you what you need. Some films hit every mark on the first viewing […]
Oldboy at 20: The Story Behind Park Chan-wook’s Classic Crime Thriller
Hasitha Fernando revisits Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy as it turns 20… Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy was a film that seared its indelible images into modern-day pop culture whilst functioning as a major turning point in South Korean cinema. It gained widespread attention in the US and almost won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in […]
Perfect Non-Horror Movies for Halloween Viewing
We take a look at some non-horror films that will still creep you out, disturb you or deliver a nightmarish scenario… It’s almost Halloween and so the perfect time to dive into some horror. The genre sees a perfect boost during Halloween season but a film doesn’t need to belong to the horror genre to […]
Movie Review – Decision to Leave (2022)
Decision to Leave, 2022. Written & Directed by Park Chan Wook. Starring Tang Wei, Park Hae-il, Lee Jung-hyun, and Go Kyung-pyo. SYNOPSIS: A detective investigating a man’s death in the mountains meets the dead man’s mysterious wife in the course of his dogged sleuthing. Park Chan-wook is one of the most acclaimed directors of the […]
58th Chicago Critics Film Festival Review – Decision to Leave
Decision to Leave, 2022. Directed by Park Chan-wook. Starring Tang Wei, Park Hae-il, Lee Jung-hyun, Park Yong-woo, Go Kyung-pyo, Kim Shin-young, Yoo Seung-mok, Jung Yi-seo, Jung Young-sook, Lee Hak-joo, Park Jeong-min, Jeong Ha-dam, Seo Hyun-woo, and Yoo Teo. SYNOPSIS: Hae-Joon, a seasoned detective, investigates the suspicious death of a man on a mountaintop. Soon, he […]
2022 BFI London Film Festival Review – Decision to Leave
Decision to Leave, 2022. Directed by Park Chan-wook Starring Park Hae-il, Tang Wei, Go Kyung-Pyo, Jung Yi-seo, Jeong Min Park, Seo Hyun-woo, Teo Yoo, and Lee Jung-hyun SYNOPSIS: From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, […]
Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave gets a new poster and trailer
Ahead of its release this October, a new poster and trailer have arrived online for Oldboy and The Handmaiden director Park Chan-wook’s South Korean thriller Decision to Leave. The film stars Park Hae-il as a detective investigating the death of a man who fell from the peak of a mountain. After meeting the dead man’s […]
The Must Watch Korean Films of Cannes 2022
Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to three absolutely must watch Korean films about to hit Cannes… South Korean film and TV has boomed in worldwide appeal in recent years. The Oscars success of Parasite was followed by the all consuming power of Squid Game, which was THE water cooler series of 2021. The nation appears to […]
Park Chan-wook returns with trailer for Decision to Leave
It has been six long years since a Park Chan-wook film last graced the big-screen with 2016’s five-star epic The Handmaiden, but now the Oldboy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, and Stoker director is about to drop Decision to Leave at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Starring Park Hae-il (Memories of Murder) and Tang Wei (Lust, Caution) […]
