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  • Ashfall (2019)
    Review preview for Ashfall

    Against the odds, Ashfall works at a dramatic level, largely thanks to the hard work of its cast and a real sense of commitment to the story that holds no matter how silly things get.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    When Baekdu Mountain unexpectedly erupts and threatens to cause an earthquake that could devastate the Korean peninsula, a South Korean team must enter North Korea and steal American-guarded nuclear material in order to stop it.
  • A Bittersweet Life (2005)
    Review preview for A Bittersweet Life

    All it does is liberally steal pieces from superior films and cobble them together without realising just why those movies worked.

    Scott Macdonald · 1.5 out of 5
    A tale of revenge, infidelity and gangland warfare in South Korea.
  • Concrete Utopia (2023)
    Review preview for Concrete Utopia

    Um is interested in how such landscapes seduce us into particular ways of thinking.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Survivors from a massive earthquake struggle for a new life in Seoul.
  • The Good, The Bad, The Weird (2008)
    Review preview for The Good, The Bad, The Weird

    Despite its lengthy duration, this film gallops along.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Manchurian homage to Sergio Leone sees unlikely protagonists vie over a treasure map.
  • I Saw The Devil (2010)
    Review preview for I Saw The Devil

    A triumph of blood-soaked style over meaningful substance.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    After the daughter of a police chief is murdered by a serial killer, her fiance vows to hunt him down.
  • The Man Standing Next (2020)
    Review preview for The Man Standing Next

    Everything is beautifully realised on screen and there are some simply stunning set pieces.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    In the 1970s Korea is under the absolute control of its president, Park, who controls the KCIA the organization with the edge over any branch of government.
  • No Other Choice (2025)
    Review preview for No Other Choice

    Park keeps inviting us to laugh, then forcing us to confront what, exactly, we’re laughing at.

    Edin Custo · 4 out of 5
    When a man loses his job he finds himself drifting before deciding to take things into his own hands...

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