Category: World Cinema
For Newbies: ‘Must-See’ Modern Korean Horror Movies
Whispering Corridors (1998) Yeogo Goedam Directed by Ki-hyung Park Whispering Corridors should be placed in the genre of films encompassing the horrors of school, along…
Pablo Larraín’s Ema (2019) comes to MUBI
The somehow sedated delirium of Pablo Larraín‘s cinema exudes a heated energy in his latest directorial effort, Ema. The opening scene of a traffic light…
Parasite – How a South Korean Film Changed the Landscape
Sometimes, a film is just a film. Then, films like Parasite happen. Parasite premiered at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival to huge acclaim. It won…
Review: Poetry (2010)
Some time in 2011, I had the good fortune of being able to travel from California’s Central Valley to San Francisco to see a film…
Memories of Murder (2003) Review
As someone who never used to really dabble in a lot of foreign cinema, the first time I sat down to watch a foreign movie…
Train To Busan: A Quarantine First Take
I love zombie movies. My dad showed me Night of the Living Dead when I was like ten, and he went on at length about…
Dark Cinema: Horror from Japan and Korea
An Overview By Ren Zelen ‘No body’ does it better When a new era of Asian horror films entered mainstream Western cinema with Hideo Nakata’s…
VIDEO – the Best 50 Films from South Korea
Almost 200 examples of South Korean cinema collected votes as many of you and others beyond selected your own preferences in this flourishing segment of…
Review: System Crasher
Child actress, now eleven years old, Helena Zengel, has made the natural progression to sensation look like a breeze. Within seconds of watching her play…
Film Review: Portrait of a Lady on Fire
French director Céline Sciamma has been well-known amongst those who are into European cinema for some time now, with her films Water Lillies, Tomboy and…
Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory Earns 16 Goya Nominations
It is no surprise to see the maestro himself, Pedro Almodóvar, again hitting big with a nomination tally of 16 for Pain and Glory at…
Kiki’s Delivery Service – Limited Edition 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition Releasing in December
Studio Ghibli fans are having a feast this year. Classics of the studio have been projected on the big screen at film fests, and some…
Film Review: I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
The participation of Romania during World War II will likely go over the head of many. Depends what you’ve read. Or where you’re from. The…
92nd Academy Awards: Submissions for Best International Feature Film
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has published the chosen films from their respective country to be shortlisted for Best International Feature…
