A Bittersweet Life, 2005. Directed by Kim Jee-woon. Starring Lee Byung-hun, Shin Min-a, Kim Yeong-cheol, Hwang Jung-min, and Jin Goo. SYNOPSIS: A mobster with a conscience falls foul of his boss when he disobeys an order, forcing him on a path of revenge. No country does revenge movies quite like South Korea, and Kim Jee-woon’s […]
2023 BFI London Film Festival Review – Cobweb
Cobweb, 2023. Directed by Kim Jee-Woon Starring Song Kang-ho, Lim Soo-jung, Oh Jung-se, Krystal Jung, Park Jeong-su, Jeon Yeo-been, and Jang Young-Nam SYNOPSIS: In the 1970s, Director Kim is obsessed by the desire to re-shoot the ending of his completed film Cobweb, but chaos and turmoil grip the set with interference from the censorship authorities, […]
Apple TV+ shares trailer for Korean sci-fi drama Dr. Brain
Apple TV+ has released a trailer for Dr. Brain, the Korean sci-fi drama from director Kim Jee-woon (I Saw the Devil). Based on the webtoon of the same name, the series follows neuroscientist Sewon (Lee Sun-Kyun – Parasite) as he navigates through the memories of the dead in search of the truth behind the tragic […]
Blu-ray Review – A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
A Tale of Two Sisters, 2003. Directed by Kim Jee-woon. Starring Im Soo-jung, Moon Geun-young, Kim Kap-su, and Yum Jung-ah. SYNOPSIS: A young girl returns home after being released from a mental institution to find that her troubles are far from over. You have to hand it to South Korea as when it comes to […]
Netflix acquires Kim Jee-woon’s live-action anime adaptation Illang: The Wolf Brigade
Variety is reporting that Netflix has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to South Korean filmmaker Kim Jee-woon’s (I Saw the Devil) new film Illang: The Wolf Brigade. A live-action adaptation of the 1999 anime Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, the film is set in 2029 and ” follows the actions of a special forces squad set up […]
Movie Review – The Age of Shadows (2016)
The Age of Shadows, 2016. Directed by Kim Jee-woon. Starring Lee Jung-chool, Um Tae-goo, Yoo Gong, Byung-hun Lee, and Han Ji-min. SYNOPSIS: Set in the late 1920s, The Age of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance fighters trying to bring in explosives from Shanghai to destroy key Japanese facilities in Seoul, and […]
