Archive for the ‘ Arts ’ Category
R-Point (2004, Korean with English subtitles) is a Korean horror movie that doesn’t feature too highly on the ‘must see’ list of films to come from the peninsula. Random searches brings up the favourites, like Old Boy, Taekukgi, Joint Security Area and Memories of Murder, reviewed for this website by Stu in late March. Eugene [ READ MORE ]
Yes, I’m back with another film entry. “So soon?”, you say? I know, but you see, I’ve been sick for over a week, so I’m not capable of reflecting upon much anything of substance these days (see previous entry). However, in this case, I’ll let the film do the heavy work. I’m talking about Joint Security [ READ MORE ]
Memories of Murder is a 2004 crime drama based on the true story of the country’s first-known serial murder-rapes in the Korean countryside near Hwaseong, Gyeonggi province between 1986 and 1991. The movie, directed by Bong Joon-Ho, is resonant on many levels — the acting is excellent and the plot is engaging, comic and tragic (both [ READ MORE ]
“Korean versions of Christmas carols were playing incessantly all day, mostly in Korean, though some were in English. It was fantastic.” Stuart’s article on Christmas and a recent query from a friend back home has inspired me to put up this short piece. It’s more of an audio visual piece than commentary, but focuses on the [ READ MORE ]