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  • Decision To Leave (2022)
    Review preview for Decision To Leave

    Park does it the hard way, building up a complex psychological and intellectual relationship in which sexual desire feels like an emergent characteristic rather than a starting point.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A detective investigates a man's death in the mountains.
  • The Handmaiden (2016)
    Review preview for The Handmaiden

    One of the film’s leading forces is its stunning visual composition.

    Evelin Toth · 5 out of 5
    A handmaiden sets out to swindle an heiress but things don't go to plan.
  • I'm A Cyborg, But That's OK (2006)
    Review preview for I'm A Cyborg, But That's OK

    Chan-wook Park has crafted perhaps the most original film of the year and one of the most moving.

    Chris · 5 out of 5
    A young woman convinced she is a killer cyborg is hospitalised and falls in love with a young man who believes he can steal people's souls.
  • Lady Vengeance (2005)
    Review preview for Lady Vengeance

    Again and again Chang-wook and his cinematographer, Jeong Jeong-hun, deliver scenes and frames of singular cinematic style and beauty.

    Paul Griffiths · 4 out of 5
    Revenge is ugly and intricately planned in South Korea. Now out to own as part of the Vengeance Trilogy box set.
  • 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...
  • Oldboy (2004)
    Review preview for Oldboy

    A film both extreme and tender, yet tremendously entertaining.

    Iain Macleod · 5 out of 5
    A revenge drama from South Korea creates a mystery for the long term prisoner who is released. Now out to own as part of the box set.
  • Sympathy For Mr Vengeance (2002)
    Review preview for Sympathy For Mr Vengeance

    Korean sensibilities have dispensed with their protective shield.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    South Korean tale of kidnap and revenge, with torture and violence thown in. Now out to own as part of the Vengeance Trilogy box set.
  • Stoker (2013)
    Review preview for Stoker

    The heightened sense of India's reality is mimicked by Park's style and Miller's creations, who are pushed into the realm of melodrama and perilously close to caricature in pursuit of gothic thrills.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A bereaved girl's charismatic uncle spells trouble when he comes to stay.
  • Thirst (2009)
    Review preview for Thirst

    Park presents familiar vampiric tropes in a fresh and interesting way.

    Scott Macdonald · 3.5 out of 5
    A man is turned into a vampire by an experimental medical treatment.
  • Three Extremes (2004)
    Review preview for Three Extremes

    While the three Twilight Zone-style movies - Dumplings, Cut and Box - are not without merit, they are far from satisfying or truly terrifying.

    Leanne McGrath · 3 out of 5
    Three of Asia's premier horror directors deliver spine-tingling short tales of terror, torture and tormented twins.
  • The Vengeance Trilogy (2006)
    Six-disc box set celebration of Chan-Wook's trilogy of tales about love, loss and revenge.

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