Reviews from South Korea

Superlative - everyone should see this
Great, a must-see if you like the genre
Good, a decent example of the genre
Watchable, but only for serious genre fans
Unwatchable
Half stars could have gone either way depending on mood.
Movie Name / Release Year Rating Summary Date Reviewer
Parasite (2019) Class consciousness 2023-09-03 Simon
Welcome To Dongmakgol (2005) Beautiful, unique and devastating 2021-07-03 Simon
A Taxi Driver (2017) Powerful 2020-09-05 Simon
My Sassy Girl (2001) The most romantic movie of all time? 2020-06-19 Simon
Desire To Kill (2010) Delicious black comedy about revenge 2014-08-06 Simon
Musa (2001) Superb epic 2002-04-04 Simon
The Wailing (2016) Lives up to its reputation 2021-07-31 Simon
Memories Of Murder (2003) Murder, remembered 2021-05-09 Simon
Mother (2009) No memories of murder 2021-05-31 Simon
Castaway on the Moon (2009) A beautiful piece of magical realism 2021-04-25 Simon
Arahan (2004) Urban martial arts action 2020-07-04 Simon
The Host (2006) Quirky monster movie with added social commentary 2021-05-16 Simon
The Scarlet Letter (2004) Intense and painful, full of dark emotions 2012-05-25 Simon
JSA (Joint Security Area) (2000) Beautifully filmed, written and acted 2001-05-25 Simon
Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance (2002) Well crafted and challenging 2003-04-12 Simon
Bungee Jumping Of Their Own (2001) Original and impressive 2003-06-28 Simon
My Wife Is A Gangster (2001) Wonderful piece of film-making 2002-03-07 Simon
A Bittersweet Life (2005) Yeah, I needed to watch it again 2023-09-01 Simon
The Killer: A Girl Who Deserves To Die (2022) On the shortlist for best action of the year 2022-10-26 Simon
Han Gong-ju (2013) All the more potent for being understated 2021-09-22 Simon
Snowpiercer (2013) Bong Joon-Ho's least subtle political allegory 2021-06-11 Simon
Burning (2018) Burning Slowly 2021-04-18 Simon
Space Sweepers (2021) Superficial but slick and polished 2021-02-23 Simon
The Foul King (2000) ...read review... 2020-06-14 Simon
3-Iron (2004) How to disappear completely 2020-06-13 Simon
War Of The Arrows (2011) Nice looking period action film 2012-11-09 Simon
Memories Of Murder (2003) Engrossing and enjoyable 2005-06-12 Simon
Jakarta (2000) Clever 'heist gone wrong' movie 2002-01-15 Simon
No. 3 (1997) stylishly filmed, clever, interesting, amusing 2002-03-17 Simon
Guns & Talks (2001) Funny, smart, stylish 2002-09-25 Simon

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