Tom Jolliffe offers up some essential Korean cinema gems… While Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite garnered global attention on its way to becoming the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture back in 2020, Korean cinema has been crafting trend setting, ahead of the curve cinema for years and always comfortable to […]
20 Great Performances from the Past Decade
Tom Jolliffe looks back at 20 great performances from the past decade… There have been plenty of legendary performances through the years. Some gain the greatest of acclaim from the off, culminating in Oscar glory. Others hit below the radar, or don’t get the marketing push required for an Oscar run. Award season is in […]
If Film & TV Is A Game… Is Korea Winning?
Tom Jolliffe looks at the booming worldwide popularity of Korean film and TV. With the Western studios so preoccupied with IP, are we getting more engaging films and shows from Korea? German cinema in the 30’s. American noir in the 40’s. Japanese cinema in the 50’s. Nordic cinema from the 50’s and 60’s. British cinema […]
Bong Joon Ho says HBO’s Parasite series “will be something of great genius, I hope”
After making history at the Oscars, HBO announced that a television series adaptation of Parasite was currently in development from writer Adam McKay, and now director Bong Joon Ho has shared his optimism for the series. “[The television series] will be something of great genius, I hope. I worked with Adam McKay and he’s figuring out […]
Parasite HBO series is an original story in the film’s universe and not a remake, confirms writer Adam McKay
Shortly after making history at the Oscars after winning Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Foreign Language Film, it was announced that director Bong Joon Ho was teaming up with writer Adam McKay and HBO for a television series adaptation. Now, during an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast (via Collider), […]
Bong Joon Ho has finished his first post-Parasite script and revealed some details
The success of Parasite not only highlighted the strength of Korean cinema as whole, it also meant that many people had their eyes opened to an entire Bong Joon Ho back-catalogue which they could plough through during lockdown. Well, now that everyone has hopefully been educated on the brilliance of Memories of Murder and Mother, […]
Cheesy But Entertaining B-Movie Monster Horror Films That No One Talks About
Marvelous Videos presents B-movie monster horror films from the depths of cheesiness… B-movies have consistently benefitted from lack of interference from studio heads. They represent what happens when you have unadulterated auteurism; filmmakers given a limited budget and told to go nuts. Producers are aware that there is a niche appeal from moviegoers. The best […]
Bong Joon-ho has completed one of two scripts he’s developing as his Parasite follow-up
Following up a highly successful and Acadamy Awards sweeping film like Parasite is no easy task. No one knows that more than the filmmaker behind it, Bong Joon-ho. This week marked the first anniversary of his historic run at the Oscars, and he’s looking to get started on his follow-up projects. The Parasite and Memories […]
Now Is The Time for Indie Films To Strike
Tom Jolliffe looks at a pre-Covid rise in popularity for independent films, and a big upcoming push for content going forward… Slowly but surely, changes were afoot this time last year. It had been a progressive rise for a few years. Cinema was still monopolised by the mega budget blockbusters. In particular, Disney and every […]
Is Bong Joon-Ho the best in the business right now?
Tom Jolliffe looks at Bong Joon-Ho’s work this century. Is there anyone better? There are some exceptional directors in cinema right now. Some fresh talent burning bright, just etching the beginnings of their (hopefully consistent) legacies. I’m massively into Robert Eggers right now, and the Safdie Brothers. Steve McQueen continues producing powerful work across several […]
