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	Summary	Date	Reviewer
The Killer: A Girl Who Deserves To Die (2022)	On the shortlist for best action of the year	2022-10-26	Simon
Space Sweepers (2021)	Superficial but slick and polished	2021-02-23	Simon
Deliver Us From Evil (2020)	Not much to recommend it but has some decent action	2021-03-20	Simon
The Swordsman (2020)	Straightforward but satisfying entertainment	2021-03-02	Simon
Parasite (2019)	Class consciousness	2023-09-03	Simon
Burning (2018)	Burning Slowly	2021-04-18	Simon
Human, Space, Time and Human (2018)	Waste of space, time and human	2020-09-01	Simon
A Taxi Driver (2017)	Powerful	2020-09-05	Simon
Asura: The City of Madness (2016)	Grimy and bleak	2024-03-22	Simon
The Wailing (2016)	Lives up to its reputation	2021-07-31	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
War Of The Arrows (2011)	Nice looking period action film	2012-11-09	Simon
Desire To Kill (2010)	Delicious black comedy about revenge	2014-08-06	Simon
I Saw The Devil (2010)	Really just unpleasant	2012-11-17	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
Breathless (2008)	Violence begets violence	2013-07-04	Simon
The City of Violence (2006)	Disappointing follow up to Arahan	2021-06-03	Simon
The Host (2006)	Quirky monster movie with added social commentary	2021-05-16	Simon
A Bittersweet Life (2005)	Yeah, I needed to watch it again	2023-09-01	Simon
Welcome To Dongmakgol (2005)	Beautiful, unique and devastating	2021-07-03	Simon
Sympathy For Lady Vengeance (2005)	Not what I expected	2012-11-15	Simon
She's On Duty (2005)	not much you won't have seen before	2012-05-25	Simon
Shadowless Sword (2005)	Probably a bad film but it's at least kind of pretty	2012-05-25	Simon
Hi, Dharma 2 - Showdown In Seoul (2005)	vapid and tired	2012-05-25	Simon
April Snow (2005)	Quiet, realistic look at pain	2007-03-17	Simon
A Bittersweet Life (2005)	Will have to watch it again, might have been in the wrong mood	2012-05-30	Simon
Crying Fist (2005)	Crying Audience	2005-07-31	Simon
Arahan (2004)	Urban martial arts action	2020-07-04	Simon