At LKL we don’t focus on film reviews, but over the years we’ve gathered together a reasonable collection of articles on individual films, some of which are formal reviews, others of which are discussions of items of interest in the films. We haven’t got around to reviewing every film we like; and we’ve reviewed films we don’t like. We just do what we fancy. But to make the articles easier to find, here’s an index. The ratings system is explained here.
F = a more or less Full length review
S = a Short, mini-review – a one or two-liner
Director listing (more than one review per director) | Index of other films | Animations | Documentaries | TV Dramas
| Director | Film | Original title / year | F/S | Rating |
| Director listing (more than one review per director) | ||||
| Bong Joon-ho | Memories of Murder | 살인의 추억, 2003 | F |  |
| Bong Joon-ho | The Host | 괴물, 2006 | F |  |
| Bong Joon-ho | Mother | 마더, 2009 | F |  |
| Choo Chang-min | Lost in Love | 사랑을 놓치다, 2006 | F | |
| Choo Chang-min | Masquerade | 광해, 왕이 된 남자, 2012 | F | |
| E J-yong | An Affair | 정사, 1998 | F | |
| E J-yong | Asako in Ruby Shoes | 순애보, 2000 | F | |
| E J-yong | Dasepo Naughty Girls | 다세포 소녀, 2006 | F | |
| E J-yong | Actresses | 여배우들, 2009 | F | |
| Hong Sang-soo | A Virgin Stripped Bare by her Bachelors | 오! 수정, 2000 | F | |
| Hong Sang-soo | Night and Day | 밤과 낮, 2008 | F | |
| Hong Sang-soo | Hahaha | 하하하, 2009 | F | |
| Im Kwon-taek | Jjagko / Mismatched Nose / Pursuit of Death | 짝코, 1980 | F | |
| Im Kwon-taek | Village in the Mist | 안개 마을, 1983 | F | |
| Im Kwon-taek | Gilsoddeum | 길소뜸, 1985 | F | |
| Im Kwon-taek | Taebaek Mountains | 태백산맥, 1994 | F | |
| Im Kwon-taek | Beyond the Years | 천년학, 2007 | F | |
| Jeong Ji-yeong | Nambugun / Southern Partisans | 남부군, 1990 | F | |
| Jeong Ji-young | Beyond the Mountain | 산산이 부서진 이름이여, 1991 | F | |
| Jeong Ji-yeong | White Badge | 하얀전쟁, 1992 | F | |
| Kim Ji-woon | The Good, the Bad and the Weird | 좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈, 2008 | F | |
| Kim Ji-woon | I Saw the Devil | 악마를 보았다, 2010 | F | |
| Kim Ki-duk | The Coastguard | 해안선, 2002 | F | |
| Kim Ki-duk | Arirang | 아리랑, 2011 | F | |
| Lee Chang-dong | Green Fish | 초록 물고기, 1997 | F | |
| Lee Chang-dong | Secret Sunshine / Milyang | 밀양, 2007 | F | |
| Lee Chang-dong | Poetry | 시, 2010 | F | |
| Lee Man-hee | The Marines who Never Returned | 돌아오지 않는 해병, 1963 | F | |
| Lee Man-hee | A Day Off | 휴일, 1968 | F | |
| Lee Man-hee | Assassin | 암살자, 1969 | F | |
| Lee Man-hee | The Road to Sampo | 삼포로 가는길, 1975 | F | |
| Lee Yoon-ki | Love Talk | 러브토크, 2005 | F | |
| Lee Yoon-ki | Come Rain Come Shine | 사랑한다, 사랑하지 않는다, 2011 | F | |
| Leesong Hee-il | White Night Going South Suddenly, Last Summer |
백야, 2012 남쪽으로 간다, 2012 지난여름, 갑자기, 2012 |
F | |
| Min Gyu-dong | Antique | 서양골동양과자점 엔티크, 2008 | F | |
| Min Gyu-dong | All About My Wife | 내 아내의 모든 것, 2012 | S | |
| Na Hong-jin | The Chaser | 추격자, 2008 | F | |
| Na Hong-jin | Yellow Sea | 황해, 2010 | F | |
| Park Chan-wook | Thirst | 박쥐, 2009 | F | |
| Park Chan-wook | Stoker | 2013 | F | |
| Ryu Seung-wan | Dachimawa Lee | 다찌마와 리: 악인이여 지옥행 급행열차를 타라! 2008 | F | |
| Ryu Seung-wan | The Unjust | 부당거래, 2010 | F | |
| Shin Sang-ok | My Mother and her Guest | 사랑방 손님과 어머니, 1961 | F | |
| Shin Sang-ok | Pulgasari | 불가사리, 1985 | F | |
| Song Il-gon | Flower Island | 꽃섬, 2001 | S | |
| Song Il-gon | Feathers in the Wind | 깃, 2004 | F | |
| Song Il-gon | Always / Only You | 오직 그대만, 2011 | F | |
| Yu Hyun-mok | Aimless Bullet | 오발탄, 1960 | F | |
| Yu Hyun-mok | Kim’s Daughters | 김약국의 딸들, 1963 | F | |
| Solo reviews (where so far we’ve only commented on one film for the director) | ||||
| John H Lee | 71 Into the Fire | 포화 속으로, 2010 | F | |
| Song Hae-seong | A Better Tomorrow | 무적자, 2012 | S | |
| Yang Ik-june | Breathless | 똥파리, 2009 | F | |
| Hong Ki-seon | The Case of Itaewon Homicide | 이태원 살인사건, 2009 | F | |
| Pak Chang-song / Kim Kil-in | Centre Forward | 중앙 공격수, 1978 | F | |
| Jeong Yong-Ki | Couples | 커플즈, 2011 | F | |
| Lee Seok-hoon | Dancing Queen | 댄싱퀸, 2012 | F | |
| Noh Young-seok | Daytime Drinking | 낮술, 2008 | F | |
| Park Jeong-woo | Deranged | 연가시, 2012 | F | |
| Im Pil-seong, Kim Ji-woon | Doomsday Book | 인류 멸망 보고서, 2012 | F | |
| Jung Ji-woo | Eungyo / A Muse | 은교, 2009 | F | |
| Park Hong-min | A Fish | (물고기, 2011 | F | |
| Jang Yoon-hyeon | Gabi | 가비 – 加比, 2011 | F | |
| Kim Joo-ho | The Grand Heist | 바람과 함께 사라지다, 2012 | F | |
| Park Chul-soo | Green Chair | 녹색 의자, 2005 | F | |
| Yoon Yong-gyu | Hometown of the Heart | 마음의 고향, 1959 | F | |
| Im Sang-soo | Housemaid | 하녀, 2010 | F | |
| Kim Ki-young | Housemaid | 하녀, 1960 | F | |
| Kim So-yong | In Between Days | 방황의 날들, 2006 | F | |
| Lee Min-yong | Inshallah | 인샬라, 1997 | F | |
| Oh Seok-geun | Love is a Crazy Thing | 연애, 2005 | F | |
| Han Hyeong-mo | Madame Freedom | 자유부인, 1956 | F | |
| Lee Jeong-beom | The Man from Nowhere | 아저씨, 2010 | F | |
| Jeong Yoon-cheol | Marathon | 말아톤, 2005 | F | |
| Kim Ji-hun | May 18 | 화려한 휴가, 2007 | F | |
| Kang Woo-Suk | Moss | 이끼, 2010 | F | |
| Kang Je-gyu | My Way | 마이 웨이, 2011 | F | |
| Yoon Jong-bin | Nameless Gangster | 범죄와의 전쟁: 나쁜놈들 전성시대, 2012 | S | |
| Min Byung-chun | Natural City | 내츄럴 시티, 2003 | F | |
| Kwak Kyung-taek | Pain | 통증, 2011 | F | |
| Kim Jeong-hoon | A Petty Romance | 쩨쩨한 로맨스, 2010 | S | |
| Lim Chan-sang | The President’s Barber | 효자동 이발사, 2004 | F | |
| Bang Eun-jin | Princess Aurora | 오로라 공주, 2005 | F | |
| Lee Yong-ju | Possessed | 불신지옥, 2009 | F | |
| Lee Jeong-hyang | A Reason to Live | 오늘, 2011 | F | |
| Lee Jin-mo | The Shower | 소나기, 1978 | F | |
| Kim Tae-gyun (2) | Spring Snow | 봄, 눈 2012 | F | |
| Jo Jin-mo | Suicide Forecast | 수상한 고객들, 2011 | F | |
| Choi Dong-hoon | The Thieves | 도둑들, 2012 | S | |
| Han Sang-hee | Virgin Snow | 첫눈, 2007 | F | |
| Kim Han-min | War of the Arrows | 최종병기 활, 2011 | F | |
| Lee Byeong-il | The Wedding Day | 시집가는 날, 1956 | F | |
| Seok Rae-myung | Yalkae, a Joker in High School | 고교 얄개, 1976 | F | |
| Animations | ||||
| Oh Sung-yoon | Leafie, a Hen into the Wild | 마당을 나온 암탉, 2011 | F | |
| Han Hye-jin / An Jae-hoon | Green Days | 소중한 날의 꿈, 2011 | F | |
| TV Movie | Pororo to the Cookie Castle | 뽀로로의 대모험, 2004 | F | |
| Documentaries | ||||
| Yang Yonghi | Sona, the other myself | n/a, 2009 | F | |
| Yi Seung-jun | Planet of Snail | 달팽이의 별, 2011 | F | |
| Tony Rayns | Jang Sun-woo Variations | n/a, 2001 | F | |
| Barbara Hammer | Diving Women of Jeju-do | n/a, 2007 | F | |
| Mads Brügger | The Red Chapel / Kim Jong-il’s Comedy Club | Det røde kapel, 2009 | F | |
| Dan Gordon | A State of Mind | n/a, 2004 | F | |
| TV Dramas | ||||
| TV Series | Beethoven Virus | 베토벤 바이러스, 2008 | F | |
| TV Series | Jewel in the Palace | 대장금, 2003 | F | |
| TV Series | Stairway to Heaven | 천국의 계단, 2003/4 | F | |
| TV Series | Stranger than Paradise | 천국보다 낯선, 2006 | F | |
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