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  • 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.
  • Cobweb (2023)
    Review preview for Cobweb

    Its pastiches of mid-20th Century Korean cinema are beautifully observed and a lot of fun.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    An experimental and genre-defying drama shot entirely on sound stages in support of a film-within-a-film narrative.
  • 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.
  • A Tale Of Two Sisters (2003)
    Review preview for A Tale Of Two Sisters

    A superior psychological thriller, beautifully handled by the actors, especially Lim su-jeong, who conveys fear with an almost unbearable tension.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Skeletons rattle in the cupboard of a haunted South Korean family.
  • Three... Extremes 2 (2002)
    Review preview for Three... Extremes 2

    A far more essential viewing experience than its dumb-assed Western title might suggest.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Tryptich of short horror films, featuring Memories, The Wheel and Going Home.

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