Recent Reviews
By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture (2019)
Can smooth-talking Park Hae-soo stay one step ahead of the bad guys, or will physics catch up with him?
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An Ethics Lesson (2013)
You may feel guilty watching this whacky dark comedy, which is a tad bloody and perverse; but also oddly fun
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Secretly Greatly (2012)
Uncommonly ridiculous tale of North Korean spies whose mission in the South is to act like idiots and then die
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The Devil’s Deal (2023)
A twisty tale of corrupt politicians, the gangsters behind them, and the innocents caught in the crossfire
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The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)
Director Kim Jee-won’s ‘Kimchi Western’ tour-de-force that you can follow even without subtitles
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The Man Standing Next (2020)
Despite fine turns by Lee Byung-hun and Lee Sung-min, this languid, somber historical drama is hard to stick with
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Night of the Assassin (2023)
An ailing assassin with a price on his head slices through innumerable badguys and a predictable plot
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Hard Hit (2021)
Jo Woo-jin is terrific as the desperate father whose one wrong move could be the end of him and his kids
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Ashfall (2019)
This disaster extravaganza has the right dose of everything: special effects, high stakes, heroics, betrayal, comedy
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Mission: Cross (2024)
Yum Jung-ah is terrific as the wise-cracking police woman investigating fraudsters … and maybe her husband
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The Swindlers (2017)
Who’s scamming whom? You’ll have to pay careful attention to discover who is the real swindler