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Short Film Review: The Day of Graduation (2025) by Kim Naeeun
Uncertainty in postgraduate life is the centerpiece of Kim Naeeun‘s “The day of Graduation.” Whether or not this is directly based on the director’s experiences, this charming short film has a relaxed...
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Short Film Review: Sound Sleep (2024) by Min Ji-hong
Housing issues in South Korean urban centers have emerged as one of the key sources of inspiration for filmmakers in the country, with a number of short productions in particular dealing with the...
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Short Film Review: Hamjinabi (2023) by Lee Sang-min
A South Korean horror, Lee Sang-min‘s short “Hamjinabi” may leave non-Koreans a little cold without any contextual knowledge as to the wedding ritual its story centres around. And indeed, it is a film...
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Short Film Review: The Lion Doesn’t Cry (2025) by Han Wonyoung
How do we cope with tragedy? That’s a question posed in “The Lion Doesn’t Cry,” where director Han Wonyoung wonderfully portrays people trying to find a solution to such a scenario through nuanced...
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Short Film Review: Buja Judo (2025) by Kim Yoon-yeong
Sport can fulfil many functions, and one of them might be to allow individuals to open up and express themselves in ways that would otherwise remain closed to them. This is one of the ideas implicitly...
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Film Review: Love in the Big City (2024) by E. oni
Six years after her previous movie, “The Accidental Detective 2: In Action” (2018), Lee Eon-hee, also known by her stylized name E.oni, comes back with a mix of romantic drama and comedy, a signature...
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Short Film Review: Family Grave (2024) by Han Hye-hyun
In her latest short film, “Family Grave,” director Han Hye-hyun aims to explore sensitive topics with nuanced diligence. The matters concerned are honoring Korean funeral traditions and how humans...
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Film Review: My Friend An Delie (2024) by Dong Zijian
Already a known actor with titles like “Mountains May Depart” and “A Writer’s Odyssey” under his belt, Dong Zijian decided to make his debut as director, adapting Shuang Xuetao’s novel, “My Friend An...
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