Tag: parkheesoon

Playback: Park Chan-wook, Pushed to the Limit, from JOINT SECURITY AREA to NO OTHER CHOICE

Park Chan-wook studies how vengeance and obsession can narrow the mind, reducing problems to a single, violent answer. The Korean director returns to characters consumed by the promise of moral clarity. Park is perhaps best known for his exacting compositions...

Opening This Week: ANACONDA Bites, NO OTHER CHOICE Hunts Jobs, THE PLAGUE Plunges Into Terror

Plus: 'The Testament of Ann Lee,' 'Marty Supreme,' 'Song Sung Blue,' 'The Choral.'

Review: THE SUSPECT Eschews Drama For Action, And Lots Of It

Thinking back to Shiri (1999) and Secret Reunion (2010), North Korean spies have a history of success at the Korean box office. Local producers have been especially keen to capitalize on their appeal this year with no less than four...