ENTERTAINMENT
September 3, 2024 10:20am
[History through films] ‘The Man Standing Next’: President’s assassination revisited
The 2020 suspenseful history flick “The Man Standing Next” revisits one of the most pivotal incidents in Korea’s modern history: the 1979 presidential...
September 2, 2024 02:10pm
Young Seoulite’s love, friendships explored in ‘Love in the Big City’
When it was published in 2019, “Love in the Big City” gained popularity for its refreshingly frank portrayal of Seoul’s queer scene, gaining internati...
September 1, 2024 02:46pm
[Herald Review] ‘Concerning My Daughter’: Learning how to love someone without understanding
Sang-ok (Oh Min-ae) is a mother in her 50s working as a caregiver at a nursing home. When Sang-ok’s 30-something daughter unexpectedly moves into her ...
August 31, 2024 04:00pm
[What to Watch] 3 summer horror films that are killer at beating the heat
The summer heat seems to be taking its time in going away, meaning there are still ample reasons to watch the latest horror films in theaters. Several...
August 30, 2024 02:56pm
'Past Lives' star Yoo Teo cast as lead in Hollywood film 'Karoshi'
South Korean actor Yoo Teo, acclaimed for his performance in the Oscar-nominated romance drama "Past Lives" (2023), has been officially cast as the le...
August 30, 2024 09:00am
[Box office] Movies in theaters this week
“Alien: Romulus” (US) Opened Aug. 14 Horror/Sci-fi Directed by Fede Alvarez Set in 2142, a group of young space colonizers go out for an adventure a...
August 29, 2024 04:21pm
29th BIFF selects 12 world premiere films of emerging directors
The 29th Busan International Film Festival announced Thursday 12 selections for the “Korean Cinema Today -- Vision” section, which premieres indie fil...
August 27, 2024 05:38pm
[News Analysis] Are movie tickets in Korea too expensive?
Veteran actor Choi Min-sik’s remarks on an interview show recently have sparked debate about whether movie tickets at South Korean cinemas are indeed ...
August 26, 2024 02:08pm
20th JIMFF to kick off next week, features 98 music films
The 20th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival will kick off Sept. 5 for a six-day run, with a program combining contemporary music and cinema a...
August 23, 2024 05:48pm
The 29th BIFF to hold special program on late actor Lee Sun-kyun
The late actor Lee Sun-kyun will get special attention during the 29th Busan International Film Festival when it presents a special program entitled “...
August 23, 2024 09:00am
[Box office] Movies in theaters this week
“Twisters” (US) Opened Aug. 14 Action/Adventure Directed by Lee Isaac Chung Retired tornado chaser and meteorologist Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones) is per...
August 22, 2024 10:44am
BIFAN-winning director Francis Galluppi says ‘don’t go to film school’
“I would argue that this movie is not a Western,” Francis Galluppi, director of “The Last Stop in Yuma County,” said about his first feature film just...
August 21, 2024 01:21pm
‘I, the Executioner’ exudes ‘new kind of energy’: director, actors
Ryoo Seung-wan, who directed the 2015 action blockbuster “Veteran,” is returning with sequel “I, the Executioner” this fall. The movie picks up the st...
August 19, 2024 05:15pm
[Herald Review] Lee Isaac Chung serves up 90s rom-com, meteorological mayhem in ‘Twisters’
This summer Korean American movie director Lee Isaac Chung brings us “Twisters,” an entertaining disaster flick inspired by the 1996 summer blockbuste...