A trailer and posters have been released for The Policeman’s Lineage, the South Korean crime drama from director Kyu-maan Lee which stars Woo-sik Choi (Parasite) and Cho Jin-woong (The Handmaiden) as a rookie police officer and a chief of an investigation team who join forces to dive into a case that could shake the police […]
Movie Review – Monstrum (2020)
Monstrum. 2020. Directed by Jong-ho Huh. Starring Myung-Min Kim, In-kwon Kim, Hyeri Lee, Woo-sik Choi, Sung-woong Park, Hee-soon Park, Kyeong-yeong Lee, and Kyu-bok Lee. SYNOPSIS: Yoon-gyeom is a loyal subject of King Jungjong of Joseon. He struggles to fight against a monster that threatens King Jungjong’s life and a group of people trying to depose […]
Parasite and Snowpiercer: Class divides with Bong Joon Ho
In the first of new series of features, Tom Jolliffe suggests a class-themed double bill of Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite and Snowpiercer… The beauty of cinema is how so many films can form a connective strand with others. Sometimes it can be a film-makers penchant for a similar message between a couple of films, or […]
Bong Joon-Ho’s Palme d’Or winner Parasite gets a new trailer
With just a week to go until it arrives in US cinemas, Neon has released a new trailer for Bong Joon-Ho’s Palme d’Or winner Parasite. The dark comedy drama features a cast that includes Kang-ho Song, Sun-kyun Lee, Yeo-joeng Jo, Woo-sik Choi, Hye-jin Jang, and So-dam Park; watch it here… Meet the Park Family: the […]
Bong Joon Ho’s Palme d’Or winner Parasite gets a first trailer
Neon has debuted the first trailer and a poster for director Bong Joon Ho’s (Okja) upcoming dark comedy drama Parasite. The film received world premiere at Cannes this May, where is was awarded the festival’s highest accolade the Palme d’Or, and features a cast that includes Kang-ho Song, Sun-kyun Lee, Yeo-joeng Jo, Woo-sik Choi, Hye-jin […]
Movie Review – Train to Busan (2016)
Train to Busan, 2016. Directed by Sang-ho Yeon Starring Yoo Gong, Soo-an Kim, Ma Dong-seok, Yu-mi Jeong, Woo-sik Choi, Sohee, Eui-sung Kim SYNOPSIS: In a viral outbreak afflicted South Korea, a group of passengers attempt to stay alive on the train from Seoul to Busan… Long distance train journeys are pretty frustrating at the best of times. […]