Voice of Silence (2020) Director: Hong Eui-jeong Screenwriter: Hong Eui-jeong Starring: Yoo Ah-in, Yoo Jae-myung, Moon Seung-ah, Lee Ka-eun Voice of Silence is the feature debut from Hong Eui-jeong, included in the Glasgow Film Festival programme as part of their spotlight on South Korean cinema. It is a fairly low-stakes and often gentle crime drama …
Oldboy (2003) Director: Chan-wook Park Screenwriters: Chan-wook Park, Chun-hyeong Lim, Jo-yun Hwang Starring: Min-sik Choi, Ji-Tae Yoo, Hye-jeong Kang Korean auteur Chan-wook Park’s fifth film, and the second in his Vengeance Trilogy, follows the story of Dae-su Oh, a middle aged man who disappears while on a drunken night out, the night of his daughter’s …
This article was originally published to SSP Thinks Film by Sam Sewell-Peterson. The Host (2006) Director: Bong Joon-ho Screenwriters: Bong Joon-ho, Ha Won-jun, Baek Chul-hyun Starring: Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona, Ko Ah-sung To shamelessly appropriate and warp the catchphrase of a beloved cartoon character, The Host is smarter than the average monster movie. I …