An ex-cop turned pimp races to save a woman from a confessed serial killer before police incompetence sets him free. If Old Boy and Memories of Murder had an illegitimate love child it would be The Chaser. That said, the plot still grippingly supplants expectations. [Read More]
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Bedevilled (김복남 살인사건의 전말, 2010) review: a brutal, poignant exploration of abuse, apathy and revenge
Set on an isolated island ruled by brutality and social complicity, Bedevilled charts one woman’s relentless abuse and another’s refusal to intervene. A slow burning film which racks up the tension incrementally, Bedevilled builds to unleash violent, bloody retribution within a tale which is ultimately powerful, poignant and deeply moving. [Read More]