T Categories Features Movies December 19, 2022 The 25 Best Films of 2022 From After Yang to Top Gun, we break down our favorite movies of the year.
P Categories Movies Reviews October 21, 2022 Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave refuses to abandon noir trappings The director's latest thrills despite never truly surprising.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies Reviews August 27, 2020 “The Handmaiden” explored the passion of female friendship Park Chan-wook's most recent film is an erotically charged but non-salacious look at women finding shelter & understanding in each other.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies August 25, 2020 “Stoker” brought Park Chan-wook to America for a Gothic exercise in style The director's sole English-language film to date is a simmering, occasionally empty exercise in Hitchcockian style.
P Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies August 20, 2020 Park Chan-wook gets silly but sweet with “I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK” Park chan-wook breaks up his tales of blood and vengeance with a bittersweet tale of the thin, romantic line between compassion and delusion.
I Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies August 19, 2020 In “Thirst,” forever is a mighty long time Park Chan-wook’s take on vampire movies is bleak, creepy and undeniably sexy.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies August 13, 2020 “Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance” offers no solace to the aggrieved Park Chan-wook kicks off his Vengeance trilogy with a mournful thriller that laid the groundwork for many of his tonal and class concerns.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies August 12, 2020 “Oldboy” remains as intimate as it is brutal A half-remembered tale of revenge, Park Chan-wook's 2003 thriller is still as steeped in extreme cinema as it is ancient tragedy.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies August 8, 2020 “Joint Security Area” is a split decision Rough around the edges but fascinating nonetheless, Park Chan-wook's breakout hit remains a signal of his later work.
A Categories Filmmaker of the Month August 3, 2020 August’s Filmmaker of the Month: Park Chan-wook The man who arguably put South Korean cinema on the world map is the focus of this month's retrospectives.