While on a cursory glance ‘Broken’ would appear to be yet another example of the Korean revenge thriller, take a closer look and you will find it to be a detailing of one man’s search for closure and a way to bring an end to heart-wrenching pain far more than any pursuit of vigilante justice. [Read More]
People: Jeong Jae-yeong
Confession of Murder (내가 살인범이다, 2012) review: an action-packed tale of fame and revenge
Brutal at times, humorous at others, Confession of Murder is a thoroughly engaging serial killer tale though it could be said that both its narrative and execution borrow ever so slightly too much from a number of classic, and famously noteworthy, Korean thrillers. [Read More]
Moss (이끼, 2010) review: power, corruption and secrets in a closed community
Based on an internet comic of the same name, Moss’s underlying references to power, corruption, revenge and guilt, as well as sin and redemption, create a veritable labyrinth of elements within the narrative, ultimately allowing the film to be far more worthy than one might initially imagine. [Read More]
Film review: Moss
Saharial catches up with one of 2010’s top films on the in-flight entertainment system over the Christmas break. I am liking international travel, especially when the film choices on the flight I took from Vancouver to New York had ‘Moss’ in their Asian cinema collection. Starring Park Hae-il (Memories of Murder) it is a thriller … [Read More]