Daytime Drinking is a gentle comedy which is the perfect antidote the view that Korean cinema has lost its way. And it’s a film which makes you feel connected to Korea much more than many of the horror and action films which come our way. From the soulless self-catering guesthouse (or “pension”) in the mountains … [Read More]
Title: Daytime Drinking
Daytime Drinking (낮술, 2008) review: a road movie of self-inflicted misadventure
Daytime Drinking is a low-budget independent film about Hyuk-jin, whose low self-esteem and alcohol overindulgence lead to a series of self-inflicted predicaments. It’s such a gently paced, deeply eccentric and genuinely funny road movie that once you’ve had even a tiny taste of it, you’ll want to drink it to the very last drop. [Read More]