While the action set pieces of Illang: The Wolf Brigade are without exception visually jaw-dropping and grippingly frenetic, it is actor Gang Dong-won’s frozen, slightly pained yet kind of blank expression regardless of what emotion is required to be conveyed that is by far Illang’s weakest link. [Read More]
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Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned (가려진 시간, 2016) review — childhood, time and impossible love
Blending fantasy, mystery and coming-of-age drama, Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned tells a hauntingly beautiful story of childhood, belief and love across impossible boundaries. With striking visuals, subtle special effects and strong performances, Uhm Tae-hwa’s film contrasts adult scepticism with the boundless imagination and emotional truth of youth. [Read More]