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The Host director Bong Joon-ho takes the producer's chair with Sea Fog (Haemoo), the based- on-a-true-story Korean thriller directed by his Memories Of Murder writer Shim Sung-bo. The first teaser for the film arrived back in late June but with...

The Host director Bong Joon-ho slides into the producer's chair for his Memories Of Murder co-writer Shim Sung-bo's directorial debut, Sea Fog (HaeMoo), the based-on-a-true-story tale of a fishing vessel whose attempt to transport illegal immigrants ends very badly, indeed.With...

Woochi The Demon Slayer.  Woochi The Taoist Wizard.  Jeon Woochi.  Of all the titles I've seen used for this South Korean fantasy/superhero film, Woochi The Goofball Asskicker with a Ridiculously Complicated Backstory was an opportunity missed.This is the story of...

Woochi is an arrogant young hothead who might one day become the world's greatest wizard if he wasn't such a douche bag. More interested in fame than perfecting his talents, he has successfully upset not only his own master but...

OK... I know you're heading straight for that play button, but if you want to avoid being scarred for life by listless teenybopper crap surrounding those fine visuals, I advise you turn off your speakers. Or put copious amounts of...

What would you rather choose?1) Playing a hero of the people, sacrificing your life to bring justice amidst the rampant corruption of the mid Joseon era, and meeting a glorious demise at the hand of some spurious forces of evil....

And it looks... fun? Now whether it will be the purely visceral kind, or something with some cinematic meat to boot, that's still too early to tell. But knowing Choi Dong-Hoon, the mastermind behind 범죄의 재구성 (The Big Swindle) and...

And you can officially color me unimpressed. Not that posters matter that much in the grand scheme of things (at least from a film geek standpoint - they certainly do matter for marketing folks and the recipient of their bait...

Sometimes you wonder whether something as alluring as success is really the answer. And no, this is not going to be another one of those odes to perseverance and long-term prospects, chastising talentless starlets and their 15 minutes of fame....

Even for an industry which has seemingly put an inordinate amount of power in the hands of debut directors (and of course I'm talking 1996 onwards), Chungmuro can be rather cruel with its young prodigies. A full six years after...

Korean history buffs might have encountered the name Jeon Woo-Chi at least once. During King Jungjong's reign (early to mid 16th Century), Jeon worked as a bottom-feeder official in one of Hanyang's administrative offices, after which he retired from his...