Tag Archives: South Korea

Identities 2017: Dohee-ya (A Girl At My Door)

Posted on September 6, 2017 by cornholio1980

Dohee-ya South Korea 2014 Written by July Jung Directed by July Jung Watched on 12.06.2017 As a massive fan of “Sense8”, Doona Bae alone was reason enough for me to watch this movie (we have to stand by our cluster, … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2016 – Day 2: Alone (Hon-ja)

Posted on November 19, 2016 by cornholio1980

Alone (Hon-ja) South Korea 2015 Written by Hye-jin Cha & Hong-min Park Directed by Hong-min Park Watched on 21.10.2016 Every year there are a couple of movies that end up on my “maybe”-list. Sometimes, I decide to give them a … Continue reading →

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/slash 2016 – Day 9: The Priests (Geomeun sajedeul)

Posted on November 9, 2016 by cornholio1980

The Priests South Korea 2015 Written by Jae-hyun Jang Directed by Jae-hyun Jang Watched on 04.10.2016 I’m very glad that I skipped this one in the cinema and watched the screener instead, since I’m pretty sure that if I had … Continue reading →

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/slash 2016 – Day 4: The Handmaiden (Ah-ga-ssi)

Posted on September 28, 2016 by cornholio1980

The Handmaiden South Korea 2016 Written by Seo-Kyung Chung & Chan-wook Park Directed by Chan-wook Park Watched on 25.09.2016 “The Handmaiden” is the latest movie from Chan-wook Park. After his Revenge-trilogy, “Thirst” and “Stoker”, my expectations were incredibly high, and … Continue reading →

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/slash 2016 – Day 2: Train to Busan

Posted on September 24, 2016 by cornholio1980

Train to Busan South Korea 2016 Written by Sang-ho Yeon Directed by Sang-ho Yeon Watched on 23.09.2016 I have a hard time believing that the guy who did “Seoul Station” also is responsible for “Train to Busan”, since this is … Continue reading →

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/slash 2016 – Day 2: Seoul Station

Posted on September 24, 2016 by cornholio1980

Seoul Station South Korea 2016 Written by Sang-ho Yeon Directed by Sang-ho Yeon Watched on 23.09.2016 “Seoul Station” starts off quite strong and promising, but in time, it lost a little bit of its appeal. One thing that it has … Continue reading →

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/slash 2015 – Day 7: O piseu (Office)

Posted on October 1, 2015 by cornholio1980

O piseu South Korea 2015 Written by Hong Won-Chan Directed by Hong Won-Chan Watched on 23.09.2015 Like so many other movies at this years /slash Filmfestival, “Office” actually starts off quite strong, only to ultimately disappoint. It also would have … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2014 – Day 7: Deu tae-ro ra-i-beu (The Terror Live)

Posted on December 31, 2014 by cornholio1980

Deu tae-ro ra-i-beu South Korea 2013 Written by Byeong-woo Kim Directed by Byeong-woo Kim I probably would have been a lot more impressed with “The Terror Live” if I hadn’t already seen eight and a half seasons of “24”. Yes, … Continue reading →

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