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Jeong Ga-young’s “Miss Ex” is an art-house film set as a stage play
A daytime-drinker barges in The film begins with a drunken girl barging into her ex’s luxury apartment. Her goal is clear, although she does not disclose it from the beginning. She wants to seduce and...
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Lim Kah-Wai’s “After All These Years” is one of the strangest films you’ll...
Ah Jie returns to his hometown after several years, only to find that no one seems to recognize him any more, not even his own family, including his mother. As he is actually kicked out of his parents’...
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Ho Meng Hua’s “Black Magic” is a cult combination of gore, nudity and slapstick
The script starts with black magician Shan Chien Mi performing a ritual for a woman who wants her adulterer husband and his mistress dead. The spell succeeds but after a while, the magician has to...
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Song Kang-Ho to Star in Upcoming Korean Thriller “Drug King”
Box-office king and critically acclaimed thespian Song Kang-Ho is slated to star in the upcoming Korean period thriller, “Drug King”. Song plays a drug lord building his illegal empire in 1970s Busan....
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Watch: ‘Derailed’ New Korean Action Noir Starring Ma Dong-Seok and Choi Min-Ho
Derailed, which screened in the “Korean Cinema Today: Panorama” section at the 2016 BIFF, is an action and crime film helmed by first-time director Lee Seong-tae. Director Lee, who previously served as...
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Jackie Chan’s Railroad Tigers in Theaters January 6th
Railroad Tigers Jackie Chan plans to start 2017 off right by handing out big laughs in Railroad Tigers. The mega star is joined by Wang Kai, Darren Wang and new world star, Huang Zitao. Directed by...
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Lim Kah -Wai’s “Fly me to Minami” lingers between a social drama and a guided...
The story revolves around four people, whose lives come very close in Minami, Osaka, during Christmas. Sherine is a fashion-magazine editor based in Hong Kong, who has been tasked with an article...
View ArticleAnime classic Princess Mononoke Returns to U.S. Theaters
In time for the 20th anniversary of its original release, anime epic Princess Mononoke will hit U.S. theaters on 2017. Princess Mononoke is directed by Japanese anime legend Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited...
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Koh Heeyoung’s “Breathing under water” is a heart-breaking documentary
The theme of Asian women diving without tanks to collect sea goods has recently surfaced in cinema, with “Ama-san” for Japanese women and this particular one for S. Koreans. A thorough research...
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Korean Blockbuster Zombie-Horror Film, “Train to Busan,” Sequel in the Works
The latest Korean blockbuster, “Train to Busan,” is still making headlines months after its release. As one of the most popular Korean films of all time, the film was a major success for its director,...
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5 Awesome New Korean Films Set to Rule the Box Office
Local films have recently led the charge at the Korean box office and not just your typical Korean thriller either. We’ve been spoilt with great films covering a wide range of genres. Here are 4 stand...
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Watch: Atypical Korean Gambling Film ‘Split’ Starring Yoo Ji-Tae (Old Boy)
Director: Choi Kook-hee Distributor: Opus Pictures Cast: Yoo Ji-tae, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee David, Chug Sung-wha Runtime: 121 min. Yoo Ji-tae, who is primarily famous for his role as the villain in Park...
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Yeon Sang-ho’s “Train To Busan” is a mix of zombies, Korean cinema and Hollywood
Sequel to the animated film “Seoul Station”, also by Yeon Sang-ho, “Train to Busan” is the film with the most admissions in South Korea for 2016, with more than 11.5 million. This number places it in...
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Chang Cheh’s “House of Traps” is a definite kung fu cult film
The “Venom Mob” was a group of actors that first appeared on Chang Chen’s internationally appraised “The Five Venom” and continued on shooting more than a dozen films. “House of Traps” is considered...
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Star-studded Korean thriller “Master” to premiere in Los Angeles
South Korean film “Master” premieres in Los Angeles on December 30, 2016. Yonhap News Agency reports that the crime thriller will then open all over U.S. and Canada on January 6, 2017. Master features...
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Matt Damon’s, “The Great Wall,” Tops Chinese Box Office
The long-awaited Matt Damon film, “The Great Wall” debuted in China over the weekend, and made a large financial impact in the Chinese box office. The film, which was co-produced by teams in the U.S....
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Yonfan’s “Immortal story” is a film filled with nostalgia
Probably one of the least known works of Yonfan, “Immortal Story” is a film that exemplifies love and its complexity, as much as Macao. Mei Ling is an orphan girl with a great voice living in Macao,...
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41th Hochi Film Awards
The awards were first presented in 1976, from the sports newspaper Hochi Shinbun, currently named Sports Hochi. The voters include readers of the newspaper and a committee of Japanese film critics....
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The World’s First All Korean Movie Channel Launching Soon
Singapore’s pay TV platform, StarHub TV, will launch an all-Korean channel, tvN Movies HD, come January 11, 2017. StarHub TV subscribers will be the first in Asia to enjoy round-the-clock high...
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Chang Cheh’s “Five Element Ninjas” is one of the most impressive (and cult)...
This was Chang Cheh’s first film not featuring the “Venom Mob,” but he substituted them with gusto, by presenting ninjas, the animosity between China and Japan, and Cheng Tien Chi. Chief Hong, leader...
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