I know I’ve been somewhat grouchy about a lot of K-film recently, so let me make amends. What could be better than a hilarious but tearjerking shaman gangster almost-semi-gay rom-com. Man on the Edge (aka Shaman Gangster, 박수건달, Dir Jo Jin-gyu, 2013, starring a brilliant Park Sin-yang as a gangster who discovers he is in … [Read More]
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Remember O Goddess (나를 잊지 말아요, 2011) review: lost in the city
Every now and then, a film comes along that from the very outset resolutely, and effortlessly, reminds you of the reasons you fell in love with Korean Cinema in the first place. Yoon-jung Lee’s short film Remember O Goddess (later remade as feature-length Remember You) is one such film… [Read More]