We take a look at eight films featuring incredible acting that should certainly be on the watch list for any aspiring actors… Great actors are one key piece of a jigsaw and the big picture everyone hopes for is a great movie at the end of it. Some actors can be so great they often […]
Films That DEMAND Multiple Viewings
It’s time to take a look at those layered films you might not get the first time, and therefore demand multiple viewings… Cinema is a beautiful thing and depending on your mood, there is every kind of film out there to give you what you need. Some films hit every mark on the first viewing […]
2023 Oscar Nominations: Reasons to Cheer and Reasons to Jeer
We look at the Oscar nominations. The surprises, the nods to celebrate and some glaring omissions… The Oscar nominations for the 2023 ceremony were announced this week. It’s time to warm up your slapping hands, sorry, clapping hands and ready yourself for the main event. As with every year, there are predictable choices, and pleasing […]
Movie Review – Decision to Leave (2022)
Decision to Leave, 2022. Written & Directed by Park Chan Wook. Starring Tang Wei, Park Hae-il, Lee Jung-hyun, and Go Kyung-pyo. SYNOPSIS: A detective investigating a man’s death in the mountains meets the dead man’s mysterious wife in the course of his dogged sleuthing. Park Chan-wook is one of the most acclaimed directors of the […]
58th Chicago Critics Film Festival Review – Decision to Leave
Decision to Leave, 2022. Directed by Park Chan-wook. Starring Tang Wei, Park Hae-il, Lee Jung-hyun, Park Yong-woo, Go Kyung-pyo, Kim Shin-young, Yoo Seung-mok, Jung Yi-seo, Jung Young-sook, Lee Hak-joo, Park Jeong-min, Jeong Ha-dam, Seo Hyun-woo, and Yoo Teo. SYNOPSIS: Hae-Joon, a seasoned detective, investigates the suspicious death of a man on a mountaintop. Soon, he […]
2022 BFI London Film Festival Review – Decision to Leave
Decision to Leave, 2022. Directed by Park Chan-wook Starring Park Hae-il, Tang Wei, Go Kyung-Pyo, Jung Yi-seo, Jeong Min Park, Seo Hyun-woo, Teo Yoo, and Lee Jung-hyun SYNOPSIS: From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, […]
Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave gets a new poster and trailer
Ahead of its release this October, a new poster and trailer have arrived online for Oldboy and The Handmaiden director Park Chan-wook’s South Korean thriller Decision to Leave. The film stars Park Hae-il as a detective investigating the death of a man who fell from the peak of a mountain. After meeting the dead man’s […]
The Must Watch Korean Films of Cannes 2022
Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to three absolutely must watch Korean films about to hit Cannes… South Korean film and TV has boomed in worldwide appeal in recent years. The Oscars success of Parasite was followed by the all consuming power of Squid Game, which was THE water cooler series of 2021. The nation appears to […]
Park Chan-wook returns with trailer for Decision to Leave
It has been six long years since a Park Chan-wook film last graced the big-screen with 2016’s five-star epic The Handmaiden, but now the Oldboy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, and Stoker director is about to drop Decision to Leave at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Starring Park Hae-il (Memories of Murder) and Tang Wei (Lust, Caution) […]
The Movies To Watch Out For In 2021
Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to the cinematic offerings that 2021 will bring… Despite the uncertainty running throughout the film industry in the continuing pandemic, and a genuine threat to the future of cinemas, 2021 (in principal) promises a whole host of cinematic delights. Looking ahead to some of the most enticing films will also bring […]
